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John Cox (Alaska)
John Cox (Republican Party) ran for election to the Alaska State Senate to represent District P. He lost in the Republican primary on August 18, 2020.
Heading into the August 21, 2018, Republican primaries, District 31 was represented by state Rep. Paul Seaton, who left the Republican caucus after the 2016 elections and joined a majority coalition that included all 17 Democrats, two independents, and Republicans Gabrielle LeDoux and Louise Stutes. The coalition elected Bryce Edgmon (D) as speaker and Seaton became the Finance Committee co-chairman.
Following the formation of the coalition, Alaska GOP Chairman Tuckerman Babcock invited LeDoux, Seaton, and Stutes to leave the party and said they would face challengers in the Republican primaries on August 21, 2018. Seaton filed to run for re-election as an independent in the Democratic primary.
Visit this page to learn more about the primaries: Alaska state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
Biography
Cox served in the U.S. Navy for 30 years. He is a professional locksmith and the owner of Smokin', a fine cigar and loose tobacco store. Cox is also the President of the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce and current Chairman of Homer Friends of the NRA.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Alaska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Alaska State Senate District P
Incumbent Gary Stevens defeated Greg Madden in the general election for Alaska State Senate District P on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gary Stevens (R) | 66.6 | 12,895 |
| Greg Madden (Alaskan Independence Party) | 33.1 | 6,404 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 75 | ||
| Total votes: 19,374 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District P
Incumbent Gary Stevens defeated John Cox in the Republican primary for Alaska State Senate District P on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Stevens | 53.1 | 2,105 |
 | John Cox | 46.9 | 1,861 | |
| Total votes: 3,966 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District P
Greg Madden advanced from the Alaska Democratic and Independence parties primary for Alaska State Senate District P on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Greg Madden | 100.0 | 2,284 | |
| Total votes: 2,284 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated incumbent Paul Seaton in the general election for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sarah Vance (R) | 54.8 | 5,243 |
 | Paul Seaton (D) | 44.3 | 4,236 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 91 | ||
| Total votes: 9,570 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Sarah Vance defeated John Cox and Hank Kroll in the Republican primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Vance | 44.6 | 1,222 |
| John Cox | 40.9 | 1,122 | |
 | Hank Kroll | 14.5 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 2,742 | |||
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Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary election
Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31
Incumbent Paul Seaton advanced from the Alaska Democratic, Libertarian, and Independence parties primary for Alaska House of Representatives District 31 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Paul Seaton | 100.0 | 1,490 |
| Total votes: 1,490 | |||
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Republican primary overview
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes (running as a nonpartisan candidate) |
What made this a battleground race?
| Paul Seaton held this seat heading into the 2018 elections. He was one of three Republicans to leave their party and join the Democratic-led majority coalition after the 2016 elections.[2] After the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that independents could run in party primaries, Seaton filed for re-election as a nonpartisan candidate and chose to run in the Democratic primary.[3] No other Democrats filed to run, while Republicans John Cox (who unsuccessfully challenged Seaton in the 2016 primaries), Sarah Vance, and Hank Kroll filed to run. |
2016
Elections for the Alaska House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 1, 2016.
Incumbent Paul Seaton ran unopposed in the Alaska House of Representatives District 31 general election.[4][5]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 31 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican |  Paul Seaton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Paul Seaton defeated John R. Cox and Mary E. Wythe in the Alaska House of Representatives District 31 Republican Primary.[6][7]
| Alaska House of Representatives, District 31 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Seaton Incumbent |
48.13% | 1,531 | |
| Republican | John R. Cox | 27.32% | 869 | |
| Republican | Mary E. Wythe | 24.55% | 781 | |
| Total Votes | 3,181 | |||
2014
Cox ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large District. Cox was defeated by incumbent Don Young in the primary on August 19, 2014.[8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Don Young Incumbent |
74.3% | 79,393 | ||
| John Cox | 13.6% | 14,497 | ||
| David Seaward | 7.1% | 7,604 | ||
| David Dohner | 5% | 5,373 | ||
| Total Votes | 106,867 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State |
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2012
Cox ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Alaska's at-large District. He was defeated by incumbent Don Young in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012.[9][10]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Cox did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Cox's campaign website listed the following issues:[11]
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| —John Cox's campaign website, [13] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Cox has three children and two grandchildren.[14]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- John R. Cox Official Campaign Website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- John R. Cox Campaign Facebook Page
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, "About Me," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ KBBI, "Republican Party has a contender to run against Rep. Paul Seaton," February 14, 2018
- ↑ name=seatonAlaska Public Media, "Seaton files to run as independent in Democratic primary," June 1, 2018
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "General Election Official Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "August 16, 2016 Primary Candidate List," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ State of Alaska Division of Elections, "2016 Primary Election results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedprimary - ↑ Alaska Secretary of State, "Primary candidate list," accessed September 3, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary results," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Campaign website, "Platform," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Platform," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ John Cox for Congress, "About Me," accessed December 31, 2011
