Greg Ryan (Minnesota)

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Greg Ryan

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August 11, 2020

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Greg Ryan ran for election to the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in Minnesota. He lost in the primary on August 11, 2020.

Ryan was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota.

Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Ramsey County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2

Incumbent Mary Jo McGuire defeated Dan McGrath in the general election for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Jo McGuire (Nonpartisan)	69.7	26,281
		Dan McGrath (Nonpartisan)	29.9	11,270
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	169

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,720
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2

Incumbent Mary Jo McGuire and Dan McGrath defeated Greg Ryan in the primary for Ramsey County Board of Commissioners District 2 on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Jo McGuire (Nonpartisan)	76.8	10,792
✔		Dan McGrath (Nonpartisan)	12.5	1,753
		Greg Ryan (Nonpartisan)	10.7	1,505

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,050
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2018

See also: Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Incumbent Betty McCollum defeated Greg Ryan and Susan Pendergast Sindt in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum (D)	66.0	216,865
		Greg Ryan (R)	29.7	97,747
		Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	4.2	13,776
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	226

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 328,614 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Incumbent Betty McCollum defeated Muad Hassan and Reid Rossell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Betty McCollum	91.0	86,842
	Submit photo	Muad Hassan	5.7	5,398
	Submit photo	Reid Rossell	3.3	3,156

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 95,396
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Fasil Moghul (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4

Greg Ryan advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 4 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Ryan	100.0	23,021

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,021
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2016

See also: Minnesota's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Betty McCollum (D) defeated Greg Ryan (R) and Susan Pendergast Sindt (Legal Marijuana Now) in the general election on November 8, 2016. McCollum defeated Steve Carlson in the Democratic primary, while Ryan defeated Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey and Gene Rechtzigel to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 9, 2016.

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Betty McCollum Incumbent	57.8%	203,299
	Republican	Greg Ryan	34.4%	121,032
	Legal Marijuana Now	Susan Pendergast Sindt	7.7%	27,152
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	461
Total Votes				351,944
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Betty McCollum Incumbent	94%	33,336
Steve Carlson	6%	2,128
Total Votes		35,464
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Greg Ryan	82%	5,618
Gene Rechtzigel	12.3%	845
Nikolay Bey	5.7%	390
Total Votes		6,853
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2020

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2016

The following issues were listed on Ryan's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Greg Ryan will Uphold the U.S. Constitution and will vote to... Support the 2nd Amendment, Protect Our Borders, Protect Religious Liberty, Return Power to the States, Reform the Tax Code, Cut Federal Spending, Repeal Obamacare, Restore Jobs and Economic Growth, Help Our Veterans.	”
—Greg Ryan's campaign website, http://www.ryan4us.com/issues

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Footnotes

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Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

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