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Angel Torres (Arizona)
Angel Torres (Green Party) ran for election for Governor of Arizona. Torres lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Education:[1]
- East High School
- 1986: Arizona State University, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Organizational Communication
Elections
2018
- See also: Arizona gubernatorial election, 2018
Cary Dolego (Green), Arthur Ray Arvizu (RTO), James "Marvelman" Gibson II (HUM), Patrick Masoya (None), and Christian Komor (None) ran as write-in candidates.
General election
General election for Governor of Arizona
Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated David Garcia and Angel Torres in the general election for Governor of Arizona on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Ducey (R) | 56.0 | 1,330,863 |
 | David Garcia (D) | 41.8 | 994,341 | |
 | Angel Torres (G) | 2.1 | 50,962 | |
| Total votes: 2,376,166 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Noah Dyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona
David Garcia defeated Steve Farley and Kelly Fryer in the Democratic primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Garcia | 50.6 | 255,555 |
 | Steve Farley | 32.3 | 163,072 | |
 | Kelly Fryer | 17.2 | 86,810 | |
| Total votes: 505,437 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Arizona
Incumbent Doug Ducey defeated Ken Bennett in the Republican primary for Governor of Arizona on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Ducey | 70.7 | 463,672 |
 | Ken Bennett | 29.3 | 191,775 | |
| Total votes: 655,447 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Libertarian primary election
No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Barry J. Hess (L)
- Merissa Hamilton (L)
- Jeff Funicello (L)
- Kevin McCormick (L)
2016
- See also: Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Arizona State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Catherine Miranda defeated Angel Torres in the Arizona State Senate District 27 general election.[2][3]
| Arizona State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Catherine Miranda Incumbent |
81.04% | 40,085 | |
| Green | Angel Torres | 18.96% | 9,381 | |
| Total Votes | 49,466 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Catherine Miranda defeated Maritza Saenz in the Arizona State Senate District 27 Democratic Primary.[4]
| Arizona State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Catherine Miranda Incumbent |
56.04% | 6,049 | |
| Democratic | Maritza Saenz | 43.96% | 4,746 | |
| Total Votes | 10,795 | |||
2012
Torres ran in the 2012 election for Arizona House of Representatives District 27. He ran unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Green Party primary. He was defeated in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ruben Gallego Incumbent |
40.5% | 27,522 | |
| Democratic | Catherine Miranda Incumbent |
39.2% | 26,683 | |
| Republican | Daniel Coleman | 14.8% | 10,088 | |
| Green | Angel Torres | 5.4% | 3,702 | |
| Total Votes | 67,995 | |||
Endorsements
Torres received endorsement from the Arizona Green Party.[7]
2010
Torres was unopposed in the August 24 primary. He was defeated by Democrats Ruben Gallego and Catherine H. Miranda in the November 2 general election.[8]
| Arizona House of Representatives, District 16 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Catherine H. Miranda (D)
|
19,197 | |||
| Ruben Gallego (D)
|
18,365 | |||
| Michael Gular (R) | 8,551 | |||
| Angel Torres (G) | 2,532 | |||
See also
- Arizona State Senate
- Arizona State Senate District 27
- Arizona State Senate elections, 2016
- Arizona State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter feed
Footnotes
- ↑ Torres for State House, "About Angel," accessed September 22, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election ," accessed September 9, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 official general election results," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information - Primary Candidate List," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Torres for State House, "Endorsement," accessed September 22, 2012
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "General election results," accessed December 13, 2013
