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Chad Gant was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of North Carolina.[1] Gant was defeated by Ted Budd in the Republican primary.[2]

Elections

2016

See also: North Carolina's 13th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Ted Budd (R) defeated Bruce Davis (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. In the Democratic primary, Bruce Davis defeated Adam Coker, Bob Isner, Kevin Griffin, and Mazie Ferguson. Budd defeated 16 other Republican candidates to win the Republican nomination.

Incumbent George Holding (R) of District 13 sought re-election for the District 2 seat in 2016. He defeated fellow Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers and Greg Brannon in the primary.[3] Holding's change of plans came after redistricting in North Carolina in February 2016 substantially changed the constituency of both districts. Holding's decision to run in District 2 essentially made District 13 an open seat, and as a result, 22 candidates filed to run for the seat. [4][5][6][1][7][3]

U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTed Budd 56.1% 199,443
     Democratic Bruce Davis 43.9% 156,049
Total Votes 355,492
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTed Budd 20% 6,340
John Blust 10.4% 3,308
Hank Henning 10.4% 3,289
Julia Howard 10.3% 3,254
Matthew McCall 9.1% 2,872
Andrew Brock 8.8% 2,803
Jason Walser 7.3% 2,319
Dan Barrett 7.2% 2,296
Harry Warren 4% 1,266
Vernon Robinson 3.1% 970
Kay Daly 2.8% 889
George Rouco 2.4% 773
Jim Snyder 1.4% 436
Farren Shoaf 1.3% 404
Chad Gant 0.6% 198
David Thompson 0.5% 147
Kathy Feather 0.4% 142
Total Votes 31,706
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections


U.S. House, North Carolina District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Davis 25.7% 4,709
Bob Isner 25.1% 4,597
Adam Coker 22.5% 4,125
Mazie Ferguson 16.2% 2,963
Kevin Griffin 10.6% 1,946
Total Votes 18,340
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

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

  • National Security: ​The rise of radical Islam through most notably the Taliban and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) or their preferred name, ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), has created national security threats for our country as well as for those traveling abroad in our military or in civilian business or diplomatic roles.
  • ​National Debt: ​​Currently our country is on a spending frenzy that must be circumvented. We must become fiscally responsible and begin to refuse to borrow for things that we simply do not have the funds for.
  • Abortion: ​Our country will never be blessed by God like it could be until we stop the killing of our unborn children. This is an issue that I will fight for every single chance and opportunity that I get. We cannot rest until Roe v. Wade is overturned and the blood of our innocent children is no longer being spilled in our country.
  • 2nd Amendment: ​​"God, guns and guts made America great." This statement sounds somewhat cliche but it is the truth. Our founding fathers were fighting men of spirit and of faith. I would will do everything in my power while representing the 13th District to ensure that men of faith and spirit can continue to have one of the staple rights that our founding fathers believed in.

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—Chad Gant's campaign website, http://www.chadgantforcongress.com/issues.html

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