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Harry Spikes
Harry Spikes (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Spikes also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 7th Congressional District. He lost in the special Democratic primary on February 4, 2020.
Biography
Spikes earned a bachelor's degree from Morgan State University and a master's in public administration from the University of Baltimore. He worked in the office of Elijah Cummings for 15 years, occupying the position of district director when the former congressman died.[1]
Elections
2020
Regular election
See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 7th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Incumbent Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik, Charles Smith, and Ray Bly in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 71.6 | 237,084 |
 | Kim Klacik (R) | 28.0 | 92,825 | |
 | Charles Smith (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | |
 | Ray Bly (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 16 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,052 | ||
| Total votes: 330,998 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gary Schuman (Independent)
- Amber Ivey (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 74.3 | 113,061 |
 | Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 10.0 | 15,208 | |
 | Jill Carter | 8.7 | 13,237 | |
| Alicia Brown | 1.2 | 1,841 | ||
| Charles Stokes | 0.9 | 1,356 | ||
 | T. Dan Baker | 0.7 | 1,141 | |
 | Jay Jalisi | 0.7 | 1,056 | |
 | Harry Spikes | 0.7 | 1,040 | |
 | Saafir Rabb | 0.6 | 948 | |
 | Mark Gosnell | 0.5 | 765 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 501 | ||
 | Jeffrey Woodard | 0.2 | 368 | |
 | Gary Schuman | 0.2 | 344 | |
| Michael Howard Jr. | 0.2 | 327 | ||
| Jermyn Michael Davidson | 0.2 | 298 | ||
| Dan Hiegel | 0.1 | 211 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.1 | 189 | |
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 187 | ||
 | Adrian Petrus | 0.1 | 170 | |
| Total votes: 152,248 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Terri L. Hill (D)
- Brian Britcher (D)
- F. Michael Higginbotham (D)
- Talmadge Branch (D)
- Leslie Grant (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 68.8 | 16,465 |
 | Elizabeth Matory | 14.2 | 3,401 | |
 | William Newton | 5.3 | 1,271 | |
| Ray Bly | 5.2 | 1,234 | |
| Brian Brown | 4.7 | 1,134 | ||
| M.J. Madwolf | 1.8 | 442 | ||
| Total votes: 23,947 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Christopher Anderson (R)
- Mekkah Mohammed (R)
- Reba Hawkins (R)
Special election
See also: Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election, 2020
Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 7th Congressional District special election (February 4, 2020 Republican primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7
Kweisi Mfume defeated Kim Klacik in the special general election for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on April 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume (D) | 73.8 | 111,955 |
| Kim Klacik (R) | 25.1 | 38,102 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 1,661 | ||
| Total votes: 151,718 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kweisi Mfume | 43.0 | 31,415 |
| Maya Rockeymoore Cummings | 17.1 | 12,524 | |
| Jill Carter | 16.0 | 11,708 | |
 | Terri L. Hill | 7.4 | 5,439 | |
 | F. Michael Higginbotham | 4.4 | 3,245 | |
| Harry Spikes | 3.5 | 2,572 | |
| Saafir Rabb | 1.8 | 1,327 | |
| Jay Jalisi | 1.7 | 1,257 | |
 | Talmadge Branch | 1.1 | 810 | |
| Mark Gosnell | 0.8 | 579 | |
| T. Dan Baker | 0.5 | 377 | |
| Charles Stokes | 0.4 | 297 | ||
 | Paul Konka | 0.3 | 251 | |
| Darryl Gonzalez | 0.3 | 245 | ||
| Alicia Brown | 0.2 | 180 | ||
| Leslie Grant | 0.2 | 176 | ||
 | Anthony Carter Sr. | 0.2 | 155 | |
| Jay Fred Cohen | 0.2 | 150 | ||
| Matko Lee Chullin III | 0.1 | 79 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.1 | 75 | |
| Adrian Petrus | 0.1 | 60 | |
| Nathaniel Costley Sr. | 0.1 | 49 | ||
| Dan Hiegel | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Jermyn Michael Davidson | 0.0 | 31 | ||
| Total votes: 73,032 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 7 on February 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kim Klacik | 40.2 | 4,525 |
| Elizabeth Matory | 24.3 | 2,740 | |
| James Arnold | 12.4 | 1,401 | ||
 | Reba Hawkins | 8.1 | 913 | |
 | Christopher Anderson | 7.6 | 852 | |
| William Newton | 3.7 | 414 | |
| Ray Bly | 2.1 | 236 | |
| Brian Brown | 1.6 | 185 | ||
| Total votes: 11,266 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Maryland House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 25, 2014. Cory V. McCray and incumbents Talmadge Branch and Cheryl D. Glenn defeated Marques Dent, Kevin W. Parson, Harry Spikes, Robert Stokes, Sr. and Aaron Keith Wilkes in the Democratic primary, while Rick Saffery and Larry O. Wardlow, Jr. were unopposed in the Republican primary. McCray, Branch and Glenn defeated Saffery, Wardlow and Ronald Owens-Bey (L) for three seats in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
29.4% | 18,197 | |
| Democratic | Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
29.1% | 18,058 | |
| Democratic | Cory V. McCray |
27.6% | 17,123 | |
| Republican | Rick Saffery | 5% | 3,078 | |
| Republican | Larry Wardlow | 4.5% | 2,805 | |
| Libertarian | Ronald M. Owens-Bey | 4.4% | 2,734 | |
| Total Votes | 61,995 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Cheryl Glenn Incumbent |
22.3% | 6,446 |
| Talmadge Branch Incumbent |
21.2% | 6,120 |
| Cory V. McCray |
19.5% | 5,624 |
| Robert Stokes, Sr. | 16.9% | 4,867 |
| Kevin W. Parson | 6.4% | 1,842 |
| Marques Dent | 6.2% | 1,793 |
| Harry Spikes | 4.9% | 1,414 |
| Aaron Kieth Wilkes | 2.6% | 738 |
| Total Votes | 28,844 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Harry Spikes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
| “ |
Creating Economic Opportunity Harry believes that Marylanders deserve opportunities to create wealth and ensure economic security for themselves and their families. He believes working and middle class families are the backbone of America’s prosperity and their hard work should be valued. Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Harry supports repealing the 2017 Republican tax law which overwhelmingly benefits high-income and high-wealth individuals and he supports using that revenue to increase the federal minimum wage to $15. All Americans deserve a living wage and increased wages boost the local and national economy. Job Creation Harry supports increasing federal funding to states and local governments to improve the nation’s infrastructure. Maryland has many serious infrastructure needs including our roads and bridges, schools, dams, water systems and transit system. As we invest in rebuilding America, we will provide the American people and businesses with careers paying living wages and make our country safer for future generations. Retirement Security Harry knows that Social Security is a critical part of Americans’ retirement security and he will work to strengthen Social Security for today’s beneficiaries and future generations. He supports increasing or eliminating the Social Security cap on taxable wages and increasing Social Security payroll tax rates. Social Security reduces poverty for millions of Americans and Harry will work to maintain its solvency so every beneficiary will receive the benefits they earned.[5] |
” |
| —Harry Spikes' 2020 campaign website[6] | ||
2014
Spikes' website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | Education The greatest asset of a community is the quality of its education. Every child, teenager, adult, and senior deserves the opportunity to access quality education or skills-based programs. I believe in an educational renaissance. Low family literacy and weak school-family relationships are a few of many challenges with which our school systems struggle. As Delegate, I will look at various educational models in cities, states, districts, and schools that could aid us in our quest to educate our State. I would also share what we offer in our State with other jurisdictions across the nation to help them meet their educational goals. Housing Health Jobs Safety |
” |
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Maryland Secretary of State - Official candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Harry Spike's 2020 campaign website, “About,” accessed December 12, 2019
- ↑ Maryland Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Official 2014 Gubernatorial Primary Election results for House of Delegates," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Harry Spikes' 2020 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed December 13, 2019
- ↑ Friends of Harry Spikes, "Beliefs," accessed June 16, 2014
