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John Andrew Harris
John Andrew Harris (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Alabama House of Representatives to represent District 83. Harris lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Harris was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Alabama. He was defeated by Mike Rogers in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Alabama House of Representatives District 83
Jeremy Gray defeated Michael Holden in the general election for Alabama House of Representatives District 83 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeremy Gray (D) | 63.4 | 8,943 |
 | Michael Holden (R) | 36.5 | 5,143 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 14,108 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House of Representatives District 83
Jeremy Gray defeated Pat Jones in the Democratic primary runoff for Alabama House of Representatives District 83 on July 17, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeremy Gray | 54.3 | 1,505 |
| Pat Jones | 45.7 | 1,269 | ||
| Total votes: 2,774 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 83
Pat Jones and Jeremy Gray advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ronnie Reed and John Andrew Harris in the Democratic primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 83 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Jones | 41.5 | 1,926 | |
| ✔ | | Jeremy Gray | 30.0 | 1,392 |
 | Ronnie Reed | 17.3 | 802 | |
 | John Andrew Harris | 11.2 | 521 | |
| Total votes: 4,641 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 83
Michael Holden advanced from the Republican primary for Alabama House of Representatives District 83 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Holden |
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2012
Harris ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Alabama's 3rd District. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary on March 13. He was defeated by incumbent Republican Mike Rogers in the November 6 general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Andrew Harris | 35.8% | 98,141 | |
| Republican |  Mike Rogers Incumbent |
64% | 175,306 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 0.2% | 483 | |
| Total Votes | 273,930 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2012
Harris' campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
- Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs
- Excerpt: "Unemployment has dropped over the last year! Prior to this time unemployment soars to unimaginable bondaries! Eight years under the leadership of former President George Bush left our nation, our state and our community on a jobs starvation diet. "
- Education
- Excerpt: "Our Educational System for America has fallen from first and the highly technical nations to worse. Alabama is even worse than that and the 3rd Congressional District level of education is just down right deplorable!"
- Budget
- Excerpt: "America must balance her budget! Just as families are required to balance their budgets, so must our government! How we balance our budget is critical to the working poor and middle class of America! We must not make drastic cuts that will implode our nation's economy and bankrupt America!"
- National Defense/Security
- Excerpt: "Amid the threats of terrorism facing America our military, CIA and FBI need to be strong. America must be protected from rogue nations who sought to develop nuclear warhead; make terroristic strikes on the United States of America and it's allies. We must have a strong resolve that America will stand head and shoulders above any other nation on this planet!"
- Infrastructure Repairs
- Excerpt: "Bridges and highways in America are in a sad state of disrepair! It is time to put Americans back to work rebuilding our highways and bridges: America lags behind in the high speed rail transportation. Investments into new technology and procedures on how roads are repaired has to be implemented which would decrease the amount of times a road need to be repaved."
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Alabama House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Alabama House of Representatives
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Alabama House of Representatives
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
