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November 6, 2018

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Chip Evans (Democratic Party) ran for election for Washoe County Assessor in Nevada. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Evans was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Nevada.[1]

Elections

2018

See also: Municipal elections in Washoe County, Nevada (2018)

General election

General election for Washoe County Assessor

Incumbent Michael Clark defeated Chip Evans in the general election for Washoe County Assessor on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Clark (R)
 
50.1
 
91,758
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Chip Evans (D)
 
49.9
 
91,222

Total votes: 182,980
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County Assessor

The following candidates ran in the primary for Washoe County Assessor on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Clark (R)
 
26.2
 
14,457
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Chip Evans (D)
 
24.2
 
13,386
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Wendy Jauregui-Jackins (D)
 
23.6
 
13,019
Chris Sarman (R)
 
11.9
 
6,585
Aaron Clark (R)
 
7.0
 
3,890
Lisa Maciel (R)
 
7.0
 
3,869

Total votes: 55,206
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2016

See also: Nevada's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mark Amodei (R) defeated Chip Evans (D), John Everhart (Independent American), and Drew Knight (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Amodei faced no opposition in the Republican primary, while Evans defeated Vance Alm and Rick Shepherd to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[2][3][4]

U.S. House, Nevada District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Amodei Incumbent 58.3% 182,676
     Democratic Chip Evans 36.9% 115,722
     Independent American John Everhart 2.8% 8,693
     No Party Drew Knight 2% 6,245
Total Votes 313,336
Source: Nevada Secretary of State


U.S. House, Nevada District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChip Evans 45.1% 11,333
Rick Shepherd 35.8% 8,983
Vance Alm 19.1% 4,803
Total Votes 25,119
Source: Nevada Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

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

  • Jobs and the Economy: support a robust program to repair and modernize our nation’s infrastructure. We must begin repairing and reinvesting in our nation’s bridges, roads, railways, ports and airports to remain safe and to remain competitive in the world economy.
  • Campaign Finance Reform: I reject the notions that corporations are people and money is speech.
  • Climate Change and the Environment: I support the rapid move to sustainable, renewable energy sources and away from fossil fuels.
  • Social Security: I support preserving and expanding Social Security, the most successful anti-poverty program in the history of humankind.
  • Health Care: I support the Affordable Care Act and want Congress to focus on making it better.

[5]

—Chip Evans' campaign website, http://www.chipevans4congress.com

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See also

Washoe County, Nevada Nevada Municipal government Other local coverage
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