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Chip Maxwell
Chip Maxwell was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska.[1] He was defeated by Don Bacon in the Republican primary.[2]
In 2014, Maxwell unsuccessfully ran as an Independent candidate for the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Nebraska.[3] Although he had acquired the 2,000 signatures necessary to run in the general election as an independent candidate, Maxwell withdrew from the race in July 2014 after various Republicans had expressed their concern that he would split the vote with incumbent Lee Terry, leaving Democrat Brad Ashford to win the seat.[4]
Biography
Maxwell is the host for a New Radio 1110 KFAB show, "Good Morning Saturday." He earned his B.A. in political science from Boston College. He then earned a Master's in American history from Oxford University and a Law degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Maxwell has served previously as a Nebraska state Senator and Douglas County commissioner. His professional experience includes working as a former trust officer at TS Bank, as an adjunct professor at Bellevue University and Grace University and as an executive director of several organizations.[5][6]
Elections
2016
Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Don Bacon (R) defeated Democratic incumbent Brad Ashford and Steven Laird (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bacon defeated Chip Maxwell to win the Republican primary, while Laird defeated Andy Shambaugh and Jeffrey Lynn Stein to win the Libertarian nomination. The primary elections took place on May 10, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Don Bacon |
48.9% | 141,066 | |
| Democratic | Brad Ashford Incumbent | 47.7% | 137,602 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Laird | 3.3% | 9,640 | |
| Total Votes | 288,308 | |||
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Don Bacon |
66% | 32,328 | ||
| Chip Maxwell | 34% | 16,677 | ||
| Total Votes | 49,005 | |||
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steven Laird |
46.2% | 108 | ||
| Andy Shambaugh | 38% | 89 | ||
| Jeffrey Lynn Stein | 15.8% | 37 | ||
| Total Votes | 234 | |||
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State |
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2014
Maxwell ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Nebraska's 2nd District. Maxwell announced on July 24, 2014, that he was withdrawing from the race because he feared that he would split the Republican vote and cause the Republicans to lose this U.S. House seat.[4]
Splitting the vote in 2014
Although he planned to run as an Independent in the general election, Maxwell was known to be a tea-party Republican, and he claimed that he would reunite with the Republican Party if elected to Congress. This decision led Republicans to fear that Maxwell would split the vote, paving Democrat Brad Ashford's road to success. Maxwell responded to this concern by stating, "If Ashford wins, it will be due to the-party-is-our-private-club Republicans who refuse to face the reality that it’s time to quit supporting an incumbent who is not the kind of Republican we need in the battle to get the country back on track."[3] Dan Frei, who lost to Lee Terry in the Republican primary, refused to endorse Terry, stating that he would endorse a different conservative. This comment led to speculations that Frei and Maxwell had been working together, although Maxwell emphasized that Frei had no idea that he would be running.[7]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Maxwell's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Chip Maxwell's campaign website, http://www.maxwellforcongress.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Nebraska Primary Results," May 10, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nebraska Watchdog, "Tea party’s Maxwell turns Omaha House race upside down," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Nebraska Watchdog, "It’s official: Tea partyer Maxwell won’t challenge GOP’s Lee Terry," accessed July 28, 2014
- ↑ Maxwell for Congress, "About," accessed November 19, 2015
- ↑ News Radio 1110 KFAB, "Chip Maxwell," accessed November 19, 2015
- ↑ Omaha, "'I have a plan to save the country': Chip Maxwell to run against Lee Terry," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
