Evan Evans
Evan Evans was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 48 of the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Evans was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 48 of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He also ran for the 2nd Congressional District of Connecticut in 2014. He was defeated in the GOP primary convention.[1]
Elections
2016
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 7, 2016.
Incumbent Linda Orange defeated Evan Evans in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 general election.[2]
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Linda Orange Incumbent |
55.96% | 6,702 | |
| Republican | Evan Evans | 44.04% | 5,275 | |
| Total Votes | 11,977 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
Incumbent Linda Orange ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 Democratic primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Linda Orange Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Evan Evans ran unopposed in the Connecticut House of Representatives District 48 Republican primary.
| Connecticut House of Representatives, District 48 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Evan Evans (unopposed) | |
2014
State house
Elections for the Connecticut House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 12, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 10, 2014. Incumbent Linda A. Orange defeated Jason Paul in the Democratic primary and defeated Evan Evans (R), who filed to run after the primary, in the general election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda A. Orange Incumbent |
53.4% | 4,688 | |
| Republican | Evan Evans | 40.4% | 3,544 | |
| Working Families | Linda A. Orange Incumbent |
6.2% | 547 | |
| Total Votes | 8,779 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Linda Orange Incumbent |
69.8% | 724 |
| Jason Paul | 30.2% | 313 |
| Total Votes | 1,037 | |
Congress
Evans ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 2nd District. Evans was defeated by Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh in the Republican convention on May 16, 2014.[1]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Evan + Evans + Connecticut + House"
See also
- Connecticut House of Representatives
- Connecticut House of Representatives District 48
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Connecticut State Legislature
External links
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Evan Evans on Facebook
- Evan Evans on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CT GOP Convention 2014, "Candidates," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of the State, "Election Night Reporting, 2016 General Election," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Official primary and general election results," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed August 12, 2014
