Greg Sowards
Greg Sowards was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from New Mexico. It was Sowards' third run for Congress.[1] He lost to Heather Wilson in the primary.[2]
Sowards is a small-business owner and U.S. Army veteran.[3]
Campaign themes
2012
According to his website, Sowards' campaign platform included the following issues[4]:
- Repeal Obamacare
- Scale back environmental regulation
- Oppose abortion
Elections
2012
Sowards ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing New Mexico. He lost to Heather Wilson in the June 5 Republican primary.[2]
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics published an article called Sabato's Crystal Ball on March 22, 2012, detailing the eight races in the Senate in 2012 that will decide the political fate of which party will end up with control in 2013.[5] The seat rated a toss-up that the Sabato's Crystal Ball believes is most likely to end up Democratic is the Senate seat in New Mexico. The article notes that the state has generally been leaning Democratic and did not become a race with much interest until the incumbent Jeff Bingaman announced he would retire rather than seek re-election in 2012.[5] The Republican challenger Heather Wilson is expected to give Republicans a "fighting chance in a tough state for them."[5]
A poll taken in mid-May had Wilson defeating Sowards in the Republican primary 66 percent to 20 percent.[6] Wilson has outraised and outspent Sowards leading up to the primary.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Heather Wilson |
70% | 63,631 |
| Greg Sowards | 30% | 27,214 |
| Total Votes | 90,845 | |
Endorsements
2012
Sowards was endorsed by Rep. Rand Paul.[9]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Associated Press, "Gloves stay on in quiet NM Senate primary," May 24, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "New Mexico - Summary Vote Results," June 6, 2012
- ↑ Greg Sowards campaign website, "Meet Greg," accessed May 26, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Greg Sowards campaign website, "Issues," accessed May 26, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Center for Politics, "Tilting the Toss Ups – the Eight Races That Will Decide the Senate" accessed April 9, 2012
- ↑ Huffington Post, "NM-2012 Senate Democratic Primary: 51% Heinrich, 26% Balderas (Albuquerque Journal 5/21-24)," May 30, 2012
- ↑ The (Columbus) Republic, "Candidates to replace retiring NM Sen. Bingaman report spending $1.6M as June 5 primary nears," May 25, 2012
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Real Clear Politics, "Rand Paul Backs Sowards in N.M. Senate Race," May 2, 2012
