Christopher Young
Christopher Young (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District. Young lost in the Democratic primary on September 12, 2018.
Biography
Christopher Young was born in Providence, Rhode Island, attended Classical High school and graduated in 1986. He then went to Northeastern University and the University of Rhode Island where he earned an electrical engineering degree.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Patrick Donovan in the general election for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David N. Cicilline (D) | 66.7 | 116,099 |
| Patrick Donovan (R) | 33.1 | 57,567 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 417 | ||
| Total votes: 174,083 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Guilmette (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
Incumbent David N. Cicilline defeated Christopher Young in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David N. Cicilline | 78.0 | 47,762 |
 | Christopher Young | 22.0 | 13,474 | |
| Total votes: 61,236 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Hamlet Lopez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1
Patrick Donovan defeated Frederick Wysocki in the Republican primary for U.S. House Rhode Island District 1 on September 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Patrick Donovan | 78.3 | 7,574 | |
 | Frederick Wysocki | 21.7 | 2,093 | |
| Total votes: 9,667 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent David Cicilline (D) defeated Russell Taub (R), Rufus Bailey Jr. (I), and Jeff Lemire (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cicilline defeated Christopher Young in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2016.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  David Cicilline Incumbent |
64.5% | 130,534 | |
| Republican | Russell Taub | 35.1% | 71,023 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.4% | 814 | |
| Total Votes | 202,371 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Cicilline Incumbent |
67.6% | 24,136 | ||
| Christopher Young | 32.4% | 11,594 | ||
| Total Votes | 35,730 | |||
| Source: Rhode Island Board of Elections |
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2012
Young ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Rhode Island's 1st District. Young sought the nomination on the Democratic ticket. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was June 27, 2012. Young was up against Anthony Gemma and Ann Marie Delaney and incumbent Rep. David N. Cicilline in the Democratic primary. Cicilline won the election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
David Cicilline Incumbent |
62.1% | 30,203 |
| Anthony Gemma | 30.2% | 14,702 |
| Christopher Young | 7.6% | 3,701 |
| Total Votes | 48,606 | |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Young's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Christopher Young's campaign website | ||
Polls
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| Poll | David Cicilline | Anthony Gemma | Christopher Young | Not Sure | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| "Campaign 2012 Exclusive Poll" August 19-22 | 43.4% | 31.1% | 4.3% | 17.2% | +/-5.7% | 302 | |||||||||||||
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
- Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Were to Vote: Christopher Young, "Biography," accessed August 27, 2012
- ↑ Rhode Island Secretary of State, "Candidates for Representative," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Rhode Island House Primary Results," September 13, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
