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John Dickinson
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Seattle University

Graduate

Seattle University

Personal
Profession
Casting director

John Dickinson (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 37-Position 1. Dickinson lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Biography

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Dickinson earned his B.S. in 1992 and his M.P.A. in 1995 from Seattle University. Dickinson has worked as the director of a casting company for 25 years.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Dickinson in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
 
91.1
 
54,088
Image of John Dickinson
John Dickinson (R)
 
8.6
 
5,112
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
148

Total votes: 59,348
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Dickinson advanced from the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
 
92.1
 
32,796
Image of John Dickinson
John Dickinson (R)
 
7.3
 
2,596
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
198

Total votes: 35,590
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2020

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Stafford in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
 
81.7
 
63,557
Image of John Stafford
John Stafford (D) Candidate Connection
 
16.9
 
13,165
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
1,043

Total votes: 77,765
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Stafford defeated William Burroughs and John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sharon Tomiko Santos
Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
 
77.2
 
40,028
Image of John Stafford
John Stafford (D) Candidate Connection
 
11.8
 
6,141
Image of William Burroughs
William Burroughs (D) Candidate Connection
 
5.5
 
2,829
Image of John Dickinson
John Dickinson (Unaffiliated)
 
4.8
 
2,483
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
366

Total votes: 51,847
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2018

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2

Incumbent Eric Pettigrew defeated Tamra Smilanich in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eric Pettigrew
Eric Pettigrew (D)
 
88.5
 
55,127
Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party)
 
11.5
 
7,152

Total votes: 62,279
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2

Incumbent Eric Pettigrew and Tamra Smilanich defeated John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eric Pettigrew
Eric Pettigrew (D)
 
89.1
 
31,627
Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party)
 
7.9
 
2,793
Image of John Dickinson
John Dickinson (Independent)
 
3.0
 
1,080

Total votes: 35,500
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2016

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Dickinson in the Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 general election.[2]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent 90.91% 57,092
     No party preference John Dickinson 9.09% 5,709
Total Votes 62,801
Source: Washington Secretary of State


Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Dickinson were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 top two primary.[3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent
    No party preference Green check mark transparent.png John Dickinson
Source: Washington Secretary of State

2014

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) and Daniel Bretzke (R) defeated John Dickinson (R) in the primary. Santos defeated Bretzke in the general election.[5][6][7]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent 86.9% 33,001
     Republican Daniel Bretzke 13.1% 4,971
Total Votes 37,972
Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngSharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent 86.1% 19,176
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Bretzke 8.5% 1,885
     Republican John Dickinson 5.4% 1,204
Total Votes 22,265

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

John Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Dickinson submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[8]

I am education focused.[9]

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