Arun Jhaveri
Arun Jhaveri was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of Washington.[1] Jhaveri was defeated in the top-two primary on August 2, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Pramila Jayapal (D) defeated Brady Walkinshaw (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Jayapal and Walkinshaw defeated seven other candidates in the primary. Incumbent Jim McDermott (D) did not seek re-election in 2016, leaving the seat open.[1][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
56% | 212,010 | |
Democratic | Brady Walkinshaw | 44% | 166,744 | |
Total Votes | 378,754 | |||
Source: Washington Secretary of State |
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic |
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42.1% | 82,753 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
21.3% | 41,773 | |
Democratic | Joe McDermott | 19.1% | 37,495 | |
Republican | Craig Keller | 8.2% | 16,058 | |
Republican | Scott Sutherland | 4.6% | 9,008 | |
Democratic | Arun Jhaveri | 1.7% | 3,389 | |
Independent | Leslie Regier | 1.3% | 2,592 | |
Democratic | Donovan Rivers | 1.2% | 2,379 | |
Independent | Carl Cooper | 0.5% | 1,056 | |
Total Votes | 196,503 | |||
Source: Washington Secretary of State |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Jhaveri's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Arun Jhaveri's campaign website, http://www.arunforcongress.com/issues |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Washington's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
- Washington's 7th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.