Arvin Vohra

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Arvin Vohra

Libertarian Party

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May 23, 2020

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Arvin Vohra (Libertarian Party) ran for election for President of the United States. He lost in the Libertarian Party convention on May 23, 2020.

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Maryland

Incumbent Ben Cardin defeated Tony Campbell, Neal Simon, and Arvin Vohra in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Cardin (D)	64.9	1,491,614
		Tony Campbell (R)	30.3	697,017
		Neal Simon (Independent)	3.7	85,964
		Arvin Vohra (L)	1.0	22,943
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,351

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,299,889 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ben Cardin	80.3	477,441
		Chelsea Manning	5.8	34,611
		Jerry Segal	3.4	20,027
		Debbie Wilson	3.2	18,953
	Submit photo	Marcia Morgan	2.7	16,047
		Lih Young	1.7	9,874
		Richard Vaughn	1.6	9,480
		Erik Jetmir	1.4	8,259

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 594,692
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mia Mason (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tony Campbell	29.2	51,426
		Chris Chaffee	24.1	42,328
		Christina Grigorian	17.5	30,756
	Submit photo	John Graziani	8.8	15,435
		Blaine Taylor	5.0	8,848
		Gerald Smith	4.3	7,564
		Brian Vaeth	3.1	5,411
	Submit photo	Evan Cronhardt	2.5	4,445
		Bill Krehnbrink	2.0	3,606
		Nnabu Eze	2.0	3,442
	Submit photo	Albert Howard	1.5	2,720

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 175,981
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sam Faddis (R)
• David Pae (R)

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen	60.9%	1,659,907
	Republican	Kathy Szeliga	35.7%	972,557
	Green	Margaret Flowers	3.3%	89,970
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	3,736
Total Votes				2,726,170
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. Senate, Maryland Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris Van Hollen	53.2%	470,320
Donna Edwards	38.9%	343,620
Freddie Dickson	1.7%	14,856
Theresa Scaldaferri	1.5%	13,178
Violet Staley	1.2%	10,244
Lih Young	1%	8,561
Charles Smith	0.9%	7,912
Ralph Jaffe	0.8%	7,161
Blaine Taylor	0.7%	5,932
Ed Tinus	0.3%	2,560
Total Votes		884,344
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. Senate, Maryland Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathy Szeliga	35.6%	135,337
Chris Chaffee	13.7%	52,066
Chrys Kefalas	9.6%	36,340
Richard Douglas	7.6%	29,007
Dave Wallace	6.1%	23,226
Sean Connor	5.7%	21,727
Lynn Richardson	5.5%	20,792
John Graziani	4.4%	16,722
Greg Holmes	4.3%	16,148
Mark McNicholas	2.6%	9,988
Joseph Hooe	2.2%	8,282
Anthony Seda	1%	3,873
Richard Shawver	0.8%	3,155
Garry Yarrington	0.8%	2,988
Total Votes		379,651
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

Vohra ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 4th District. Vohra ran as a Libertarian Party candidate. Arvin Vohra lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

U.S. House, Maryland District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Donna Edwards Incumbent	70.2%	134,628
	Republican	Nancy Hoyt	28.3%	54,217
	Libertarian	Arvin Vohra	1.5%	2,795
	Write-in	Others	0.1%	197
Total Votes				191,837
Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results

2012

See also: Maryland's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

Vohra ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 5th District. Vohra ran as a Libertarian. He faced Steny Hoyer (D), Anthony O'Donnell (R), Bob Auerbach (G) and Jeremy Stinson (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

U.S. House, Maryland District 5 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steny Hoyer Incumbent	69.4%	238,618
	Republican	Anthony O'Donnell	27.7%	95,271
	Libertarian	Arvin Vohra	1.3%	4,503
	Green	Bob Auerbach	1.5%	5,040
	N/A	Other Write-ins	0.1%	388
Total Votes				343,820
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections "Representative in Congress"

2010

See also: Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2010

Vohra ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary on September 14. In the general election, Vohra faced Republicans Sylvia Darrow and Matthew Mockerman, who both automatically advanced to the general election. Additionally, three candidates advanced from the Democratic primary on September 14 between Kathleen Dumais (incumbent), Brian Feldman (incumbent), Aruna Miller, David Fraser-Hidalgo and Lara Wibeto.

Vohra lost in the general election on November 2, 2010, coming in seventh. Three seats were available in the district.

Campaign themes

2018

Vohra’s campaign website stated the following:

“	Fewer Enemies If we end all taxpayer-subsidized involvement in foreign civil wars, we will no longer have self-created threats to American soil, and you will get to keep more of the money you earn. Better Education If we eliminate the Department of Education, and eliminate taxpayer-subsidized student loans and bribes for Common Core states, colleges will be forced to decrease tuition costs, states will no longer be coerced into implementing a backwards and counterproductive system of education, your children will get a better and cheaper education, and you will get to keep more of the money you earn. Longer Lives If we eliminate the taxpayer-funded FDA, life-saving drugs will reach the market at the life-saving speeds seen in other countries, and antibiotics, cancer treatments, and drugs for rare diseases will become profitable for pharmaceutical companies, causing an increase in investment and research. You will have greater access to better drugs that will cure or treat more diseases, and, of course, you will get to keep more of the money you earn. Healthier Food If we eliminate all taxpayer-funded crop subsidies, we will defund powerful farming companies, empower farmers to grow what the market demands, increase food quality and health in our country, and give you back more of the money you’ve earned. Less Violence If we end the failed, taxpayer-subsidized War on Drugs, black market profits on these drugs will disappear, cartels and drug lords will vanish overnight, legal drug businesses will be able to settle disputes in court without the use of weapons, our country will be safer, and you will get to keep more of the money you earn. No Warrantless Wiretapping If we massively downsize our redundant, taxpayer-funded spy agencies, ending warrantless wiretapping and the invasive overreach of the government, we will restore and preserve the privacy and dignity of Americans, and you will get to keep more of the money you earn. More Money in Your Wallet If we end the blatant robbery of the American people through the income tax, the government will not be able to ruin peoples’ lives with the very things mentioned above, you will get to keep the money you earn, and you will get to choose to spend it on charity, research, art, business, food, education, or whatever you see fit.	”
—Arvin Vohra’s campaign website (2018)

2016

The following issues were listed on Vohra's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Eliminate the Federal Income Tax: If elected, I will imme­di­ately spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to cut spend­ing to 1992 lev­els and elim­i­nate the Fed­eral Income Tax. This will deny the gov­ern­ment the power to con­tinue to make ter­ri­ble deci­sions for our coun­try and will put that power (and earned money) back into the hands of the people. End the Ed: If elected, I will imme­di­ately spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to elim­i­nate the Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion and all guar­an­teed fed­eral loans, and to cut taxes accord­ingly. This will lead to dra­matic improve­ments in the qual­ity of edu­ca­tion in this coun­try, and it will put money back in the hands of the peo­ple who earned it. End the Drug War: If elected, I will imme­di­ately spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to com­pletely end the war on drugs, abol­ish the DEA, release all non-violent drug users, pro­duc­ers, trans­porters and sell­ers from prison, and cut taxes accord­ingly. This will sub­stan­tially reduce vio­lent crime, and boost the national econ­omy while putting money back into the hands of the peo­ple who earned it. Repeal “Gun Free” School Zone Laws: If elected, I will spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to elim­i­nate all restric­tions on the Sec­ond Amend­ment. In par­tic­u­lar, I will spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to repeal the trag­i­cally failed “gun-free” school zone laws, so that schools can defend them­selves from vio­lence. This will allow indi­vid­u­als, com­mu­ni­ties, and schools to pro­tect themselves. Cut Military Spending by 60% or More: If elected, I will imme­di­ately spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to cut mil­i­tary spend­ing by 60% or more, end all trade sanc­tions, and cut taxes accord­ingly. This will reduce the vio­lence against our coun­try and enhance our global eco­nomic capabilities.	”
—Arvin Vohra's campaign website, http://votevohra.com/index.php/category/issues/

See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Maryland, 2018

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Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)