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Jerry Torres
Jerry Torres (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8
Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Jerry Torres, David Kennedy, and Bentley Hensel in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D) | 71.5 | 274,593 |
 | Jerry Torres (R) | 24.7 | 94,676 | |
 | David Kennedy (Independent)  | 2.6 | 9,956 | |
 | Bentley Hensel (Independent) | 1.0 | 3,656 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,034 | ||
| Total votes: 383,915 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeramy Olmack (No Party Affiliation)
- Stephen Leon (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Campbell (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jerry Torres advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Webb (R)
- Bill Moher (R)
- Adam Sahebian (R)
- Heerak Christian Kim (R)
- Gavin Proffitt (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Torres in this election.
2022
See also: Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 14
Incumbent Kathy Castor defeated James Judge in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Castor (D) | 56.9 | 149,737 |
 | James Judge (R) | 43.1 | 113,427 | |
| Total votes: 263,164 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 14
Incumbent Kathy Castor defeated Christopher Bradley in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 14 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kathy Castor | 90.3 | 62,562 |
 | Christopher Bradley | 9.7 | 6,684 | |
| Total votes: 69,246 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Eldon (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 14
James Judge defeated Jerry Torres and Samar Nashagh in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 14 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Judge | 53.1 | 20,466 |
| Jerry Torres | 29.6 | 11,398 | |
 | Samar Nashagh | 17.3 | 6,650 | |
| Total votes: 38,514 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Urbina (R)
- Landon Campbell (R)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jerry Torres did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Jerry Torres completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Torres' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I'll put a stop to runaway spending and rampant inflation. You deserve to keep more of what you earn!
- We need a secure border. An open border makes all of us less safe and lets illicit drugs to flood into our country.
- Florida's families deserve safe communities and schools that deliver a quality education.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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