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Eugene Ruyle
Eugene Ruyle was a 2014 Peace and Freedom Party candidate for of the California State Assembly. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Elections
2014
Elections for the California State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Elizabeth Echols (D) and Tony Thurmond (D) defeated Clarence Hunt (D), Sam Kang (D), Pamela Price (D), Rich Kinney (R), Eugene E. Ruyle (Peace & Freedom) and Bernt Rainer Wahl (I) in the blanket primary. Thurmond defeated Echols in the general election.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tony Thurmond |
54.3% | 66,661 | |
| Democratic | Elizabeth Echols | 45.7% | 56,071 | |
| Total Votes | 122,732 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Elizabeth Echols |
31.1% | 21,664 | |
| Democratic | Tony Thurmond |
24.4% | 16,963 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Price | 17.1% | 11,898 | |
| Republican | Rich Kinney | 10.8% | 7,531 | |
| Democratic | Sam Kang | 6.7% | 4,630 | |
| Democratic | Clarence Hunt | 4.8% | 3,329 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Eugene E. Ruyle | 3.5% | 2,426 | |
| Independent | Bernt Rainer Wahl | 1.6% | 1,132 | |
| Total Votes | 69,573 | |||
2012
Ruyle ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 15. Ruyle ran against Nancy Skinner (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012. Ruyle ran as a Peace and Freedom Party write-in candidate. He was subsequently defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4] Ruyle won in the June 5, 2012 blanket primary.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy Skinner Incumbent |
86.8% | 164,929 | |
| Peace and Freedom Party | Eugene Ruyle | 13.2% | 25,167 | |
| Total Votes | 190,096 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Eugene + Ruyle + California + Assembly"
See also
- California State Assembly
- California State Assembly elections, 2014
- California State Legislature
- California State Assembly District 15
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed July 31, 2012
