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Danny Basham
Danny Basham was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Indiana.[1] Basham was defeated by Barry Welsh in the Democratic primary.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Luke Messer (R) defeated Barry Welsh (D) and Rich Turvey (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Messer defeated Charles Johnson Jr. and Jeff Smith in the Republican primary, while Welsh defeated Danny Basham, George Thomas Holland, Bruce Peavler, and Ralph Spelbring to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Luke Messer Incumbent |
69.1% | 204,920 | |
| Democratic | Barry Welsh | 26.7% | 79,135 | |
| Libertarian | Rich Turvey | 4.2% | 12,330 | |
| Total Votes | 296,385 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Luke Messer Incumbent |
77.7% | 91,828 | ||
| Jeff Smith | 12.7% | 14,963 | ||
| Charles Johnson Jr. | 9.7% | 11,447 | ||
| Total Votes | 118,238 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barry Welsh |
35.6% | 15,258 | ||
| Danny Basham | 24.4% | 10,474 | ||
| George Holland | 20.6% | 8,851 | ||
| Bruce Peavler | 11.4% | 4,897 | ||
| Ralph Spelbring | 7.9% | 3,385 | ||
| Total Votes | 42,865 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Basham's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Danny Basham's campaign website, https://dannybashamforcongress.com/home/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Indiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2016
- Indiana's 6th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Email submission to Ballotpedia, January 8, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ Indiana Secretary of State, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
