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John Fitzgerald (California)
John Fitzgerald (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Fitzgerald was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 11th Congressional District of California.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 11
Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier defeated John Fitzgerald in the general election for U.S. House California District 11 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 74.1 | 204,369 |
 | John Fitzgerald (R) | 25.9 | 71,312 | |
| Total votes: 275,681 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 11
Incumbent Mark DeSaulnier and John Fitzgerald defeated Dennis Lytton and Chris Wood in the primary for U.S. House California District 11 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark DeSaulnier (D) | 68.3 | 107,115 |
| ✔ | | John Fitzgerald (R) | 23.1 | 36,279 |
 | Dennis Lytton (D) | 5.5 | 8,695 | |
| Chris Wood (Independent) | 3.1 | 4,789 | ||
| Total votes: 156,878 | |||
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2012
Fitzgerald ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 11th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[1][2]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 George Miller (D) Incumbent |
58.5% | 76,163 |
| Virginia Fuller (R) |
31% | 40,333 |
| John Fitzgerald (D) | 7% | 9,092 |
| Cheryl Sudduth (D) | 3.6% | 4,635 |
| Total Votes | 130,223 | |
Noteworthy events
California candidate John Fitzerald called the Jewish Holocaust a lie.[3] During an edition of the podcast The Realist Report aired on June 23, 2018, Fitzgerald said he was dedicated to "exposing the truth about the Holocaust and how it's an absolute fabricated lie," according to Metro US.[3] The host of the podcast, John Friend, is reportedly a neo-Nazi.[4] On June 28, Fitzgerald appeared on The Andrew Carrington Hitchcock Show—whose host is also considered to be anti-Semitic—where he said “I’ve really gone on an extreme journey from the standard material that everybody believed to what is considered a very taboo subject, taking on the entire Holocaust narrative and realizing that everything we’ve been told about the Holocaust is a lie. So my entire campaign, for the most part, is about exposing this lie.”[4] On May 29, 2018, the California Republican Party and the Republican Jewish Coalition issued a joint statement condemning Fitzgerald and his run for U.S. Congress, urging voters to reject his campaign.[5]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 11th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 11th Congressional District
- California's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Metro, "California Congressional candidate says the Holocaust was a 'lie'," July 5, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Media Matters for America, "A GOP congressional candidate in California has been appearing on neo-Nazi podcasts," July 3, 2018
- ↑ Republican Jewish Coalition, "RJC, CA GOP Joint Statement on CA-11," accessed July 6, 2018
