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Bob Apple
Bob Apple (Republican Party) ran for election to the Spokane County Commission to represent District 2 in Washington. He lost in the primary on August 2, 2022.
Apple was a 2012 Democratic candidate for District 3-Position 1 of the Washington House of Representatives.
In 2020, Apple participated in a Candidate Conversation hosted by Ballotpedia and EnCiv. Click here to view the recording.
Elections
2022
See also: Municipal elections in Spokane County, Washington (2022)
General election
General election for Spokane County Commission District 2
Amber Waldref defeated Michael Cathcart in the general election for Spokane County Commission District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Waldref (D) | 55.1 | 18,570 | |
| Michael Cathcart (R) | 44.8 | 15,109 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 33,722 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Spokane County Commission District 2
Amber Waldref and Michael Cathcart defeated Bob Apple and Glen Stockwell in the primary for Spokane County Commission District 2 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amber Waldref (D) | 55.0 | 11,669 | |
| ✔ | Michael Cathcart (R) | 32.9 | 6,971 | |
 | Bob Apple (R) | 9.5 | 2,018 | |
| Glen Stockwell (R) | 2.3 | 491 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 53 | ||
| Total votes: 21,202 | |||
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2020
See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington House of Representatives District 3-Position 2
Incumbent Timm Ormsby defeated Bob Apple in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 3-Position 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timm Ormsby (D) | 62.6 | 41,298 |
| Bob Apple (R) | 37.1 | 24,467 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 254 | ||
| Total votes: 66,019 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 3-Position 2
Incumbent Timm Ormsby and Bob Apple advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 3-Position 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Timm Ormsby (D) | 61.4 | 22,263 |
| ✔ | | Bob Apple (R) | 38.2 | 13,851 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 145 | ||
| Total votes: 36,259 | |||
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2012
Apple ran in the 2012 election for Washington House of Representatives, District 3-Position 1. Apple was defeated by Marcus Riccelli and Tim Benn, who also bested Jon Snyder and Morgan Oyler, in the August 7 blanket primary election. Riccelli and Benn face each other in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Marcus Riccelli |
27.8% | 6,277 | |
| Republican | Tim Benn |
21.6% | 4,868 | |
| Democratic | Jon Snyder | 19.2% | 4,317 | |
| Democratic | Bob Apple | 18.1% | 4,086 | |
| Republican | Morgan Oyler | 13.3% | 2,993 | |
| Total Votes | 22,541 | |||
2010
Bob Apple was defeated by Dave White (R) and Andy Billig (D) in the primary election.[3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 3-Position 1 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Andy Billig (D)
|
20,291 | |||
| Dave White (R) | 13,348 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 3-Position 1 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Dave White (R)
|
6,030 | 31.57% | ||
| Andy Billig (D)
|
5,894 | 30.86% | ||
| Bob Apple (D) | 3,894 | 20.39% | ||
| Louise Chadez (D) | 3,284 | 17.19% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Apple did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Candidate Conversations
Moderated by journalist and political commentator Greta Van Susteren, Candidate Conversations is a virtual debate format that allows voters to easily get to know their candidates through a short video Q&A.
Click below to watch the conversation for this race.
Bob Apple did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Apple's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]
- Business/Economic Development
- Excerpt: "Our city must compete by offering comparable incentives as other cities to encourage local industry to grow and to bring in new businesses. We are ideal as a transportation hub, and expected freeway improvements would help chances for finished-goods processing and production operations."
- Living Wage Ordinance
- Excerpt: "We must first encourage job production, emphasizing the creation of jobs that provide a livable wage."
- Human Services Spending
- Excerpt: "Spokane should spend money to support human services, at a higher level than is being provided now."
- Priorities For City Services
- Excerpt: "The physical infrastructure and maintenance of essential services -- water, sewer and streets -- must be first priority, followed by the necessary safety concerns."
- Crime
- Excerpt: "Illegal drugs have compounded all crime rates, leaving a trail of carnage and loss. We must send a clear message from every source to these criminals."
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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