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Elliot Pope
Elliot Pope was a 2018 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Virginia.[1]
Virginia's Sixth District Republican Committee voted to hold a convention on May 19, 2018, to select a Republican nominee for the seat rather than hold a primary. The committee also supported an amendment that would limit the vote to one ballot, instead of the multi-ballot voting system used at most conventions.[2] Candidates disputed whether this change was designed to favor one candidate or provided a more transparent process.[3][4]
Biography
Pope owns Envision Construction, a small home building business. As of 2018, he was pursuing a master's degree in public policy at Liberty University.[5]
Elections
2018
General election
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 6
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Benjamin Lee Cline (R) | 59.7 | 167,957 |
 | Jennifer Lewis (D) | 40.2 | 113,133 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 287 | ||
| Total votes: 281,377 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Frend (Independent)
- Steve America (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 6
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Lewis | 47.7 | 8,202 |
 | Peter Volosin | 27.2 | 4,678 | |
 | Charlotte Moore | 18.5 | 3,175 | |
 | Sergio Coppola | 6.7 | 1,150 | |
| Total votes: 17,205 | |||
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Republican primary election
The 6th Congressional District Republican Committee scheduled a nominating convention which was held on May 19, 2018. Ben Cline was selected as the party's nominee.[6]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
- Virginia's 6th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ WHSV, ""Eight Republicans seek 6th district nomination,"" January 18, 2018
- ↑ Roanoke Times, "GOP chooses convention to pick 6th District candidate, haggles over voting rules," January 6, 2018
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Plurality vote rule for 6th District Republican convention gets pushback," January 20, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Cynthia Dunbar," January 9, 2018
- ↑ News Leader, "6th District GOP field balloons to eight," January 18, 2018
- ↑ The News Virginian, "Cline wins Republican nomination for 6th congressional district seat," May 19, 2018
