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Donald May (Texas)
Donald May was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 19th Congressional District of Texas.[1] May was defeated by Glen Robertson and Jodey Arrington in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
May ran for election to the same seat in 2014.[3]
Biography
May earned his B.S. in microbiology from the University of Illinois, Champaign, going on to receive his M.D. from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. He has worked on the staffs of the University of Illinois, the University of Texas, the University of California, Tulane University and the Texas Tech Health Sciences University. May served as a major in the U.S. Air Force and founded the USAF Retina/Vitreous/Ocular Trauma Service.[4]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Jodey Arrington (R) defeated Mark Lawson (G) and Troy Bonar (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Arrington defeated Glen Robertson in the Republican primary runoff election on May 24, 2016. Robertson and Arrington defeated Greg Garrett, Donald May, DeRenda Warren, Don Parrish, Jason Corley, John Key and Michael Bob Starr in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race. Incumbent Randy Neugebauer did not seek re-election.[5][2][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jodey Arrington Incumbent |
86.7% | 176,314 | |
| Libertarian | Troy Bonar | 8.5% | 17,376 | |
| Green | Mark Lawson | 4.8% | 9,785 | |
| Total Votes | 203,475 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Glen Robertson |
26.8% | 27,868 | ||
| Jodey Arrington |
25.9% | 27,013 | ||
| Michael Bob Starr | 21.4% | 22,303 | ||
| Donald May | 9.2% | 9,616 | ||
| Greg Garrett | 8% | 8,309 | ||
| Jason Corley | 2.5% | 2,558 | ||
| DeRenda Warren | 2.2% | 2,323 | ||
| Don Parrish | 2.1% | 2,197 | ||
| John Key | 1.9% | 1,959 | ||
| Total Votes | 104,146 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jodey Arrington |
53.7% | 25,322 | ||
| Glen Robertson | 46.3% | 21,832 | ||
| Total Votes | 47,154 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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2014
May ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 19th District. May was defeated by incumbent Randy Neugebauer in the Republican primary on March 4, 2014.[7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Randy Neugebauer Incumbent |
64.4% | 39,611 | ||
| Donald May | 23.6% | 14,498 | ||
| Chris Winn | 12.1% | 7,429 | ||
| Total Votes | 61,538 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on May's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Donald May's campaign website, http://mayfortexas.com/#priorities | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 19th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 19th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Everything Lubbock, "Donald May Announces Bid for Congress," October 14, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2014 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 10, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, "Biography," accessed January 23, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ The Texas Tribune, "Primary 2014 Election Results," March 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
