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Elan Carr
Elan Carr was a candidate for District 5 representative on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in California. He was defeated in the primary election on June 7, 2016.
Carr was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of California.[1] Elan Carr lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Carr served in the U.S. Army in Iraq. He continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps. After returning from Iraq, Carr joined the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office as a Deputy District Attorney.[2]
Campaign themes
2014
Carr's campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
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| —Elan Carr's campaign website, http://www.elancarrforcongress.com/issues.php | ||
Elections
2016
Los Angeles County held elections for county commission, district attorney, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on July 7, 2016. The candidate filing deadline for this election was on March 11, 2016. The following candidates ran in the Los Angeles County board of supervisors, District 5 primary election.[5]
| Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, District 5 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Kathryn Barger |
29.64% | 105,520 |
| Darrell Park |
15.50% | 55,185 |
| Bob Huff | 14.71% | 52,359 |
| Ara James Najarian | 13.08% | 46,587 |
| Mitchell Englander | 12.03% | 42,823 |
| Elan Carr | 11.40% | 40,580 |
| Billy Malone | 2.44% | 8,701 |
| Raj Kahlon | 1.20% | 4,285 |
| Total Votes | 356,040 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Primary Election Results," July 1, 2016 | ||
2014
Carr ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd District. Carr advanced past the crowded blanket primary on June 3, 2014. Carr was then defeated by Ted Lieu (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ted Lieu |
59.2% | 108,331 | |
| Republican | Elan Carr | 40.8% | 74,700 | |
| Total Votes | 183,031 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Elan Carr |
21.6% | 23,476 | |
| Democratic | Ted Lieu |
18.8% | 20,432 | |
| Democratic | Wendy Greuel | 16.6% | 17,988 | |
| Independent | Marianne Williamson | 13.2% | 14,335 | |
| Democratic | Matt Miller | 12% | 13,005 | |
| Republican | Lily Gilani | 7.1% | 7,673 | |
| Republican | Kevin Mottus | 2.4% | 2,561 | |
| Democratic | Barbara Mulvaney | 2.3% | 2,516 | |
| Democratic | David Kanuth | 1.4% | 1,554 | |
| Democratic | Kristie Holmes | 0.9% | 994 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Herd | 0.8% | 883 | |
| Green | Michael Sachs | 0.7% | 732 | |
| Democratic | Michael Shapiro | 0.6% | 650 | |
| Independent | Tom Fox | 0.5% | 509 | |
| Democratic | Zein Obagi | 0.4% | 477 | |
| Democratic | Vince Flaherty | 0.3% | 345 | |
| Democratic | James Graf | 0.3% | 327 | |
| Independent | Brent Roske | 0.2% | 188 | |
| Total Votes | 108,645 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Carr and his wife, Dahlia, have two daughters and live in Los Angeles.[2]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Elan + Carr + California + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 33rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 33rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Los Angeles Times, "Bill Bloomfield passes on race for Waxman seat; Republican jumps in," February 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Campaign website, "About Elan," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 23, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "2016 Primary Election Final List of Qualified Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
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