Richard Charles
Richard Charles (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Nevada. He did not appear on the ballot for the general election on November 6, 2018.
Charles was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Nevada.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Dina Titus (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2] Charles was previously a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Nevada.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Nevada
Jacky Rosen defeated incumbent Dean Heller, Barry Michaels, Tim Hagan, and Kamau Bakari in the general election for U.S. Senate Nevada on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jacky Rosen (D) | 50.4 | 490,071 |
 | Dean Heller (R) | 45.4 | 441,202 | |
 | Barry Michaels (Independent) | 1.0 | 9,269 | |
 | Tim Hagan (L) | 0.9 | 9,196 | |
 | Kamau Bakari (Independent American Party) | 0.7 | 7,091 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 15,303 | ||
| Total votes: 972,132 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Charles (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacky Rosen | 82.9 | 110,567 |
 | David Drew Knight | 4.8 | 6,346 | |
 | Allen Rheinhart | 3.6 | 4,782 | |
 | Jesse Sbaih | 3.4 | 4,540 | |
 | Bobby Mahendra | 2.9 | 3,835 | |
| Daniel Burleigh | 2.4 | 3,244 | ||
| Total votes: 133,314 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada
Incumbent Dean Heller defeated Tom Heck, Sherry Brooks, Sarah Gazala, and Vic Harrell in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Heller | 73.0 | 99,509 |
 | Tom Heck | 19.3 | 26,296 | |
| Sherry Brooks | 3.8 | 5,145 | ||
 | Sarah Gazala | 2.9 | 4,011 | |
| Vic Harrell | 0.9 | 1,282 | ||
| Total votes: 136,243 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Danny Tarkanian (R)
2014
Charles ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 1st District. Charles was defeated by incumbent Dina Titus (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Despite running as a Republican in 2012, Charles switched his party affiliation to Libertarian for the 2014 elections.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Dina Titus Incumbent |
56.8% | 45,643 | |
| Republican | Annette Teijeiro | 37.9% | 30,413 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Charles | 3.3% | 2,617 | |
| Independent American | Kamau Bakari | 2% | 1,626 | |
| Total Votes | 80,299 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Charles ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Nevada. He lost in the Republican primary on June 12, 2012.
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics publishes an online newsletter called Sabato's Crystal Ball. On March 22, 2012, the website listed eight races in the Senate in 2012 that could have impacted the political fate of which party ended up with control in 2013.[4] The seat rated a toss-up that Sabato's Crystal Ball believed was most likely to depend on the outcome of the Presidential election in November was the Senate seat in Nevada.[4] According to the article, "the size of the Hispanic vote in Nevada come November may be more of a deciding factor in this contest than any SuperPAC."[4]
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in Nevada, 2018
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- Nevada's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Clark County Nevada, "2014 Candidate Filing Search," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2014 Nevada House Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate," accessed April 9, 2012
