Joe Galdo
Joe Galdo was a 2014 Green Party candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Virginia.[1] Joe Galdo lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
He was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of Virginia. He was defeated by Gerald Connolly on November 6, 2012.[2]
Campaign themes
2012
According to Galdo's website, his campaign themes included:
- Education: "No investment will pay better dividends for jobs, for insuring a robust economy, and for maintaining the vitality of our democratic form of government than providing a quality education for our nation's youth."
- Economy: "In order to restore long term economic prosperity and low unemployment, these policies must be reversed.[3]
Elections
2014
Galdo ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 11th District.[1] Galdo ran as a Green Party candidate. Joe Galdo lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Gerald Connolly Incumbent |
56.9% | 106,780 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Scholte | 40.4% | 75,796 | |
| Green | Joe Galdo | 0.9% | 1,739 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Harrold | 1.7% | 3,264 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 226 | |
| Total Votes | 187,805 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
2012
Galdo ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 11th District. He ran as a Green Party candidate. He faced Gerald Connolly (D), Chris Perkins (R), Peter Marchetti (I), Chris DeCarlo (I) and Mark Gibson (I) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4] He was defeated by Gerald Connolly on November 6, 2012.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Connolly Incumbent |
61% | 202,606 | |
| Republican | Chris Perkins | 35.5% | 117,902 | |
| Green | Joe Galdo | 0.7% | 2,195 | |
| Independent | Peter Marchetti | 0.6% | 1,919 | |
| Independent | Chris DeCarlo | 0.9% | 3,027 | |
| Independent | Mark Gibson | 1.1% | 3,806 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 788 | |
| Total Votes | 332,243 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- Virginia's 11th Congressional District
- Virginia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Virginia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives
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Footnotes
