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Bob Musselwhite
Bob Musselwhite (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Musselwhite was a 2018 Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House. He withdrew from the election before the primary scheduled for August 28, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Michael Muscato and Taliban Hendrix in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Lesko (R) | 59.6 | 251,633 |
 | Michael Muscato (D)  | 40.4 | 170,816 | |
| Taliban Hendrix (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 422,467 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ryan Risselman (R)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Michael Muscato defeated Bob Olsen, Bob Musselwhite, and Kyle Martin in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Muscato | 54.4 | 35,923 |
 | Bob Olsen | 31.1 | 20,547 | |
 | Bob Musselwhite | 14.5 | 9,578 | |
| Kyle Martin (Write-in) | 0.1 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 66,093 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Lesko | 100.0 | 105,758 |
| Total votes: 105,758 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Rodriguez (R)
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Lesko (R) | 55.5 | 168,835 |
 | Hiral Tipirneni (D) | 44.5 | 135,569 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 304,417 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Augie Beyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Hiral Tipirneni advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hiral Tipirneni | 100.0 | 52,215 |
| Total votes: 52,215 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Musselwhite (D)
- Brianna Westbrook (D)
- Bob Olsen (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Sandra Dowling in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Lesko | 77.2 | 73,776 |
 | Sandra Dowling | 22.8 | 21,825 | |
| Total votes: 95,601 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Bob Musselwhite did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
