Brett Murdock

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Brett Murdock

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

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Brett Murdock ran for election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator in California. Murdock lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.

Murdock was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 39th Congressional District of California.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Orange County, California (2018)

General election

General election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Todd Spitzer defeated incumbent Tony Rackauckas in the general election for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Todd Spitzer (Nonpartisan)	53.2	484,830
	Submit photo	Tony Rackauckas (Nonpartisan)	46.8	425,764

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910,594
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator

Incumbent Tony Rackauckas and Todd Spitzer defeated Brett Murdock and Lenore Albert-Sheridan in the primary for Orange County District Attorney-Public Administrator on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Tony Rackauckas (Nonpartisan)	38.5	209,148
✔	Submit photo	Todd Spitzer (Nonpartisan)	35.2	191,346
		Brett Murdock (Nonpartisan)	22.4	121,818
		Lenore Albert-Sheridan (Nonpartisan)	3.8	20,890

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 543,202
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2016

See also: California's 39th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Edward Royce (R) defeated Brett Murdock (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Both candidates advanced past the top-two primary on June 7, 2016, by default.

U.S. House, California District 39 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Edward Royce Incumbent	57.2%	150,777
	Democratic	Brett Murdock	42.8%	112,679
Total Votes				263,456
Source: California Secretary of State

U.S. House, California District 39 Primary, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Edward Royce Incumbent	60.5%	85,035
	Democratic	Brett Murdock	39.5%	55,520
Total Votes				140,555
Source: California Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Murdock's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Campaign Finance Reform: Brett believes we must overturn Citizen’s United, a Supreme Court decision that continues to allow big corporations and billionaires to spend unlimited amounts of money in politics. Freedom of speech is one of our most important civil liberties; but affording money the same protections as speech is destroying American’s belief that our political system actually works. We must work harder to regulate money in politics and insist on complete transparency in campaign financing. Gun Control: Brett supports the second amendment and firmly believes that law-abiding citizens that do not have a history of mental illness should be able to exercise their second amendment rights. However, gun violence in America is out of hand and completely unacceptable. Debt-free College: Education is the cornerstone of our democracy. Though more people are getting a higher education than ever before, their hard work is being rewarded with more student loan debt than ever before. Brett is passionate about higher education. He is a part-time professor at a public university. Brett believes we must amend the tax code to make it easier for middle class Americans to pay back student loans and take serious steps toward making higher education affordable for all. Environment/Climate Change: Climate change is real. There’s no denying it. Brett considers this to be one of the largest threats facing our country and world today. Veterans: We cannot send young men and women into war if we are not going to show continuous dedication to help them adjust to life at home again when they return. We must fully fund and expand the VA and give particular focus on improving mental health services for our veterans.	”
—Brett Murdock's campaign website, http://brettmurdock.com/

See also

Orange County, California	California	Municipal government	Other local coverage

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