Calandra Vargas

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Calandra Vargas

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Last election

June 26, 2018

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Calandra Vargas (Republican Party) ran for election to the El Paso County Commission to represent District 1 in Colorado. Vargas lost in the Republican primary on June 26, 2018.

Vargas was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Colorado. Vargas was defeated by incumbent Doug Lamborn in the Republican primary.

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in El Paso County, Colorado (2018)

General election

General election for El Paso County Commission District 1

Holly Williams defeated Frank DeLalla in the general election for El Paso County Commission District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holly Williams (R)	70.2	45,944
		Frank DeLalla (D)	29.8	19,478

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,422
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 1

Frank DeLalla advanced from the Democratic primary for El Paso County Commission District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Frank DeLalla	100.0	6,621

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 1

Holly Williams defeated Calandra Vargas in the Republican primary for El Paso County Commission District 1 on June 26, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holly Williams	59.5	13,316
		Calandra Vargas	40.5	9,060

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,376
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ann Howe (R)

2016

See also: Colorado's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Doug Lamborn (R) defeated Misty Plowright (D), Mike McRedmond (L), and Curtis Imrie (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lamborn defeated Calandra Vargas in the Republican primary, while Plowright defeated Donald Martinez to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.

U.S. House, Colorado District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Doug Lamborn Incumbent	62.3%	225,445
	Democratic	Misty Plowright	30.9%	111,676
	Libertarian	Mike McRedmond	6.9%	24,872
Total Votes				361,993
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Doug Lamborn Incumbent	68%	51,018
Calandra Vargas	32%	23,968
Total Votes		74,986
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

U.S. House, Colorado, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Misty Plowright	58.1%	13,419
Donald Martinez	41.9%	9,658
Total Votes		23,077
Source: Colorado Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

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

“	Allow Americans to thrive: Abolish the IRS and establish a flat tax system Secure our financial future: establish a balanced budget and end deficit spending Prioritize national security: guard our borders and enforce immigration laws Empower our Military: prioritize budget expenditures to modernize and fully equip Fight for those who fought for us: fix the VA and allocate more resources to vets End corruption: defund all unconstitutional agencies and immoral special interests Defend human dignity: protect life at all stages and advocate for victims of trafficking Protect Social Security: honor those who were promised and prevent theft of funds	”
—Calandra Vargas' campaign website, http://calandraforcongress.com/issues-2/

See also

El Paso County, Colorado	Colorado	Municipal government	Other local coverage
Government of El Paso County, Colorado El Paso County, Colorado Counties in Colorado Cities in Colorado	Colorado Colorado elections, 2018 Public policy in Colorado Endorsers in Colorado	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2018 municipal elections School board elections, 2018 Local ballot measure elections in 2018 2018 local judicial elections

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