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Fayyaz Raja
Fayyaz Raja (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Clark County Commission to represent District C in Nevada. Raja lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Raja was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 34 of the Nevada State Assembly.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Clark County, Nevada (2020)
General election
General election for Clark County Commission District C
Ross Miller defeated Stavros Anthony in the general election for Clark County Commission District C on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ross Miller (D) | 50.0 | 76,592 |
 | Stavros Anthony (R) | 50.0 | 76,577 | |
| Total votes: 153,169 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Clark County Commission District C
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Clark County Commission District C on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ross Miller | 38.3 | 8,957 |
 | Hunter Cain | 25.2 | 5,902 | |
 | Patsy Brown | 16.3 | 3,821 | |
| Jenny Penney | 10.1 | 2,364 | ||
 | Fayyaz Raja | 6.7 | 1,564 | |
| Gary Hosea | 3.4 | 788 | ||
| Total votes: 23,396 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Stavros Anthony advanced from the Republican primary for Clark County Commission District C.
2014
- See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Victoria Seaman ran unopposed in the Republican primary, while Meghan Smith defeated Gary Fisher, Fayyaz Raja and Sanje Sedera in the Democratic primary. Smith was disqualified from the ballot on October 16, 2014, after it was determined that she did not reside in the district for 30 days prior to her declaration of candidacy. Because of the late date of the court order, Smith remained on the ballot. Seaman defeated Smith in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Victoria Seaman |
56.2% | 6,840 | |
| Democratic | Meghan Smith | 43.8% | 5,324 | |
| Total Votes | 12,164 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Meghan Smith |
35.5% | 765 |
| Gary Fisher | 34.3% | 740 |
| Sanje Sedera | 25.7% | 555 |
| Fayyaz Raja | 4.5% | 97 |
| Total Votes | 2,157 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Fayyaz Raja did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Raja's campaign website highlighted the following priorities:[5]
- Excerpt: "Simplify and streamline state budget."
- Excerpt: "Reduce violence and crime in our community."
- Excerpt: "Develop close and cooperative community relations."
- Excerpt: "Encourage and strengthen every opportunity to bring additional state, federal and private business to the community."
- Excerpt: "Bring professional soccer team in Nevada state."
- Excerpt: "Invest in good jobs and prosperity for all Nevadans."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Vote for Raja, "Priorities," accessed May 21, 2014
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