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Bao Nguyen
Bao Nguyen was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 46th Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Loretta Sanchez (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. She instead sought election to California's U.S. Senate seat in 2016. Lou Correa (D) defeated Bao Nguyen (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Correa and Nguyen defeated Joe Dunn (D), Bob Peterson (R), Louie Contreras (R), Rodolfo Rudy Gaona (R), Lynn Schott (R), and Nancy Trinidad Marin (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Lou Correa |
70% | 115,248 | |
| Democratic | Bao Nguyen | 30% | 49,345 | |
| Total Votes | 164,593 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Lou Correa |
43.7% | 40,880 | |
| Democratic | Bao Nguyen |
14.6% | 13,625 | |
| Republican | Bob Peterson | 12.6% | 11,781 | |
| Democratic | Joe Dunn | 12.4% | 11,596 | |
| Republican | Lynn Schott | 7.9% | 7,373 | |
| Republican | Louie Contreras | 3.7% | 3,441 | |
| Independent | Nancy Marin | 3.5% | 3,306 | |
| Republican | Rodolfo Gaona | 1.7% | 1,567 | |
| Total Votes | 93,569 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Nguyen's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Bao Nguyen's campaign website, https://bao2016.com/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 46th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 46th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Santa Ana, "Bao Nguyen announces his candidacy for Congress in the 46th C.D." October 13, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
