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Gene Scharer
Gene Scharer (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 9th Congressional District. Scharer lost as a write-in in the Democratic primary on August 2, 2022.
Scharer was a 2018 Democratic special election candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Arizona.[1] Scharer was removed from the candidate list on January 22, 2018, for insufficient signatures.[2]
Scharer was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Arizona. He was the Democratic nominee for Arizona's 3rd Congressional District in 2000.
Biography
Gene Scharer served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1972, working as a Pershing Missile Crewman during that time. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan. Scharer's career experience includes working as a math teacher for Millington Community Schools in Michigan, a UPS delivery driver and teamster, a real estate agent, the owner-operator of Roadway Services, and a teacher at Glendale Union High School.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Arizona's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Richard Grayson and Thomas Tzitzura in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Gosar (R) | 97.8 | 192,796 |
 | Richard Grayson (D) (Write-in) | 1.8 | 3,531 | |
| Thomas Tzitzura (D) (Write-in) | 0.4 | 858 | ||
| Total votes: 197,185 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gareth Gilsdorf (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | David Lucier (Write-in) | 72.7 | 1,319 | |
 | Gene Scharer (Write-in) | 27.3 | 496 | |
| Total votes: 1,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9
Incumbent Paul Gosar defeated Randy Kutz, Adam Morgan, Sandra Dowling, and Jack Harper in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 9 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Gosar | 65.9 | 67,340 |
 | Randy Kutz | 13.1 | 13,387 | |
 | Adam Morgan | 12.2 | 12,508 | |
 | Sandra Dowling | 8.7 | 8,851 | |
 | Jack Harper (Write-in) | 0.1 | 76 | |
| Total votes: 102,162 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Saul Rodriguez (R)
- Orlando Johnson (R)
- Jana Jackson (R)
2020
See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Schweikert (R) | 52.2 | 217,783 |
 | Hiral Tipirneni (D) | 47.8 | 199,644 | |
| Total votes: 417,427 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Lewellen (Independent)
- Gennaro Napolitano (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Hiral Tipirneni defeated Anita Malik, Stephanie Rimmer, and Karl Gentles in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hiral Tipirneni | 53.1 | 42,566 |
 | Anita Malik | 36.5 | 29,238 | |
 | Stephanie Rimmer | 5.7 | 4,601 | |
 | Karl Gentles | 4.6 | 3,657 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 80,149 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gene Scharer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Incumbent David Schweikert advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Schweikert | 100.0 | 94,526 |
| Total votes: 94,526 | |||
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2018
Scharer sought election to the 8th Congressional District of Arizona in the 2018 special election.[1] He was removed from the candidate list on January 22, 2018.[2]
2012
Scharer ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th District. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012. He lost to incumbent Trent Franks (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Trent Franks Incumbent |
63.3% | 172,809 | |
| Democratic | Gene Scharer | 35.1% | 95,635 | |
| Americans Elect | Stephen Dolgos | 1.6% | 4,347 | |
| Total Votes | 272,791 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gene Scharer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gene Scharer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Scharer's campaign website listed the following issues:[7]
- Economy & Employment
- Excerpt: "Let me say that again: If we continue down this path for a few more years, America will be in 1928. This is not a scare tactic or a joke. This is exactly what happened in 1928 and it will happen again. American’s cannot give any more without giving up the engine that drives the economy."
- Education
- Excerpt: "As a 22-year public high school teacher I am very pro-public education. As a youngster I attended an old-fashioned one-room school and I am a firm believer in our traditional system of public education. Public education is one of the pillars of our democracy, the friend of the working class and a great unifying force in our society, but now it's under attack."
- Environment & Energy
- Excerpt: "The simultaneous destruction of the world's great forests and the wanton production of greenhouse gases is causing global warming and climate change, a threat to countless species, including our own. Therefore our goal must be to cut greenhouse gas emissions and move our energy system away from fossil fuels and into energy efficiency and renewable energy."
- Immigration & Border Security
- Excerpt: "In summary, immigration reform can be corrected without being inhuman and while still protecting America. The politicians do not want to fix it because this issue is used as a distraction to trick you into voting based on your emotions rather than facts. In the past, this trickery was less obvious, but now that illegal migration has stopped, the hysterical politicians are exposed as manipulative vote grabbers."
- Luke Air Force Base
- Excerpt: "Luke is vital to our nation’s defense and to our state and local economy. Luke is home to the nation’s largest fighter wing and its only F-16 pilot training base. This fall the Air Force will roll out its 5th generation stealth fighter, the F-35 Lightning Joint Strike Fighter and Luke has been chosen to be its pilot training site. With this new mission, Luke seems assured of being around for years to come."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Scharer and his wife, Victoria, have two children.[8]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. News, "13 Republicans, 3 Democrats File for Ex-US Rep. Franks Seat," January 10, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arizona Capitol Times, "1 of 3 Democrats seeking Congress seat short of signatures," January 22, 2018
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email communication with Gene Scharer," July 28, 2022
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary results," August 28, 2012
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Arizona," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, Issues
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
