Jeff Esmus
Jeff Esmus (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Esmus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 8
Jay Obernolte defeated Chris Bubser in the general election for U.S. House California District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jay Obernolte (R) | 56.1 | 158,711 |
 | Chris Bubser (D) | 43.9 | 124,400 | |
| Total votes: 283,111 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 8
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 8 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jay Obernolte (R) | 34.9 | 50,677 |
| ✔ | | Chris Bubser (D) | 28.7 | 41,595 |
 | Tim Donnelly (R) | 20.7 | 30,079 | |
 | Bob Conaway (D) | 6.2 | 9,053 | |
 | Jeff Esmus (Independent) | 2.8 | 4,042 | |
 | James Ellars (D) | 2.7 | 3,948 | |
 | Jeremy Staat (R) | 1.6 | 2,288 | |
| Jerry Laws (R) | 1.4 | 2,010 | ||
| Justin David Whitehead (R) | 0.9 | 1,305 | ||
 | Jacquetta Green (Unaffiliated) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 11 | |
| Total votes: 145,008 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Cook (R)
- Peter Mathisen (Nonpartisan)
- Nathan Charette (R)
- Destiny Lovato (R)
Candidate profile
Party: Independent
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am Jeff Esmus, father, teacher, and ordinary citizen. My home is in Hesperia, California, located in the heart of California's District 8. My son attends a local public school. For many years I worked as a mechanic and now I teach students the employability skills they need to find careers of their own. Out of high school I worked full-time as a warehouse worker while attending college classes to earn more for my family as a mechanic. Today I teach those same values to my students; work hard and invest in yourself to gain access to opportunity. "
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House California District 8 in 2020.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Esmus completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Esmus' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Strengthen our economy by investing in education and infrastructure.
- Improve our democracy by ending Gerrymandering and implementing automatic voter registration.
- Hold our politicians accountable with limits on lobbying, term limits, and more government transparency.
Courage - We need someone who has the guts to make difficult choices.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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