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Charles Lingerfelt
Charles Lingerfelt (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Lingerfelt was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 30th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Biography
Charles Lingerfelt was born in Tennessee and lives in Texas. He earned a bachelor's degree from Lee University. Lingerfelt's career experience includes working as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 5
Lance Gooden defeated Dan Wood in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lance Gooden (R) | 62.3 | 130,617 |
 | Dan Wood (D) | 37.5 | 78,666 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 224 | ||
| Total votes: 209,507 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5
Lance Gooden defeated Bunni Pounds in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance Gooden | 53.1 | 23,294 |
 | Bunni Pounds | 46.9 | 20,542 | |
| Total votes: 43,836 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5
Dan Wood advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Wood | 100.0 | 16,923 |
| Total votes: 16,923 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 5 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lance Gooden | 30.0 | 17,551 |
| ✔ | | Bunni Pounds | 21.9 | 12,851 |
 | Sam Deen | 17.2 | 10,051 | |
 | Kenneth Sheets | 12.0 | 7,024 | |
 | Jason Wright | 11.4 | 6,690 | |
| Danny Campbell | 3.0 | 1,770 | ||
 | David Williams | 2.7 | 1,601 | |
 | Charles Lingerfelt | 1.7 | 1,022 | |
| Total votes: 58,560 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) defeated Charles Lingerfelt (R), Jarrett Woods (L), and Thom Prentice (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Johnson defeated Barbara Mallory Caraway and Brandon Vance in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Lingerfelt faced no opposition in the Republican primary.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent |
77.9% | 170,502 | |
| Republican | Charles Lingerfelt | 19% | 41,518 | |
| Libertarian | Jarrett Woods | 2.2% | 4,753 | |
| Green | Thom Prentice | 0.9% | 2,053 | |
| Total Votes | 218,826 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Eddie Bernice Johnson Incumbent |
69.4% | 44,527 | ||
| Barbara Mallory Caraway | 23.8% | 15,273 | ||
| Brandon Vance | 6.8% | 4,339 | ||
| Total Votes | 64,139 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Charles Lingerfelt participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on February 26, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Charles Lingerfelt's responses follow below.[5]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Illegal Immigration 2) Border and National Security |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Foreign policy: I am deeply concerned about the nations around the world that we support financially, and yet they turn around and stab us in the back! I believe in keeping our word and promises to our friends abroad; but I do not think we should stand with And support those nations/peoples who do not stand with us.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[7]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Charles Lingerfelt answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?
| “ | Ronald Reagan[7] | ” |
| “ | Experience, maturity, honesty and integrity[7] | ” |
| “ | Experience, maturity, honesty and integrity.[7] | ” |
| “ | Faithfulness to the people you represent.[7] | ” |
| “ | The legacy of bringing our federal government back to the people![7] | ” |
| “ | The assassination of President John F Kennedy. I was a freshman in college.[7] | ” |
| “ | My very first job was a stocker/sales person in a department store at 14 years of age-making $.35 per hour! That was my job through high school![7] | ” |
| “ | The Bible - Because it helps me to build up on my relationship with God Almighty.[7] | ” |
| “ | The writing and making of laws for the nation.[7] | ” |
| “ | No[7] | ” |
| “ | The development of peace throughout the world.[7] | ” |
| “ | The House Judicial committee-[7] | ” |
| “ | Yes[7] | ” |
| “ | I am a believer in term limits![7] | ” |
| “ | Congressman Gowdy from South Carolina-[7] | ” |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 30th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 30th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Charles Lingerfelt for U.S. Congress District 5 Texas, "Charles Lingerfelt for U.S. Congress," accessed February 10, 2018
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Charles Lingerfelt's responses," February 26, 2018
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
