John Bonaventura
John Bonaventura (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Nevada. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 12, 2018.
Bonaventura completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
- See also: Nevada gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Nevada
Steve Sisolak defeated Adam Laxalt, Ryan Bundy, Russell Best, and Jared Lord in the general election for Governor of Nevada on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Sisolak (D) | 49.4 | 480,007 |
 | Adam Laxalt (R) | 45.3 | 440,320 | |
 | Ryan Bundy (Independent) | 1.4 | 13,891 | |
 | Russell Best (Independent American Party) | 1.0 | 10,076 | |
 | Jared Lord (L)  | 0.9 | 8,640 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 18,865 | ||
| Total votes: 971,799 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steve Sisolak | 51.8 | 72,749 |
 | Chris Giunchigliani | 40.3 | 56,511 | |
 | John Bonaventura | 3.1 | 4,351 | |
 | Henry Thorns | 2.0 | 2,761 | |
 | David Jones | 1.8 | 2,511 | |
| Asheesh Dewan | 1.0 | 1,468 | ||
| Total votes: 140,351 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Nevada
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Nevada on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Laxalt | 74.7 | 101,651 |
 | Dan Schwartz | 9.5 | 12,919 | |
 | Jared Fisher | 4.9 | 6,696 | |
 | Stephanie Carlisle | 4.7 | 6,401 | |
| Bill Boyd | 4.4 | 6,028 | ||
 | Stan Lusak | 0.7 | 1,011 | |
| Frederick Conquest | 0.6 | 766 | ||
| Edward Dundas | 0.4 | 576 | ||
| Total votes: 136,048 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
John Bonaventura participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 15, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and John Bonaventura's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Education, Criminal Justice, and Prison Reform Taxes[2][3] | ” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | No sanctuary cities. Protect our 2nd amendment gun rights. No new unfair Internet taxes. I believe that we should follow the Constitution. The Constitution has been usurped for too long, as in the case of what the two County Commissioners running for Governor did to the Las Vegas Constable’s Office. Circumventing the voters and violating the Constitution. We have to hold our elected officials accountable for violations of our Nevada Constitution and their oaths of office. I’m the most conservative Democrat running. We need a governor that will serve the people not their own self interest.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. John Bonaventura answered the following:
Is there a book, essay, film, or something else that best describes your political philosophy?
| “ | https://1drv.ms/b/s!Ato0PheBz0t3gQXZs6YQaKJIJjQl[3] | ” |
| “ | I believe that we should follow and uphold the US and the Nevada Constitution. The Constitution has been usurped for too long. Elected officials should never violate their oath of office.[3] | ” |
| “ | Honesty Integrity I’m a conservative Democrat[3] | ” |
| “ | To protect Nevada our constitution and it’s citizens.[3] | ” |
| “ | One of the greatest Governors ever.[3] | ” |
| “ | When President Kennedy was shot I was just a young boy.[3] | ” |
| “ | Battling the political corruption in Clark County.[3] | ” |
| “ | A chance to protect Nevada our constitution and it’s citizens from corrupt County Commission Governor candidates.[3] | ” |
| “ | Good Government[3] | ” |
| “ | I believe that my experience as a Nevada State Legislator will be quite useful when dealing with the Legislature.[3] | ” |
| “ | The Governor must maintain a good working relationship with the State Legislature.[3] | ” |
| “ | It’s beauty![3] | ” |
| “ | Education Taxes Sanctuary cities Guns Criminal Justice Reform[3] | ” |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "John Bonaventura's responses," May 15, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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