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John Roberson

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John Roberson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on May 8, 2018.

Roberson was a 2015 Democratic candidate for Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

In 2012, Roberson was a Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana. He lost in the Democratic primary.

Elections

2018

See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Indiana District 3

Incumbent Jim Banks defeated Courtney Tritch in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Banks (R)	64.7	158,927
		Courtney Tritch (D)	35.3	86,610

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 245,537 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3

Courtney Tritch defeated Tommy Schrader and John Roberson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Courtney Tritch	79.1	16,376
	Submit photo	Tommy Schrader	10.7	2,224
		John Roberson	10.2	2,116

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 20,716
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3

Incumbent Jim Banks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 3 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jim Banks	100.0	58,745

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Independent primary election

No Independent candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Bender (Independent)

2016

See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Marlin Stutzman (R) sought election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jim Banks (R) defeated Tommy Schrader (D) and Pepper Snyder (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Banks defeated Mark Willard Baringer, Liz Brown, Pam Galloway, Kevin Howell and Kip Tom in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Schrader defeated Todd Nightenhelser and John Forrest Roberson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.

U.S. House, Indiana District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Banks	70.1%	201,396
	Democratic	Tommy Schrader	23%	66,023
	Libertarian	Pepper Snyder	6.9%	19,828
Total Votes				287,247
Source: Indiana Division of Elections

U.S. House, Indiana District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Banks	34.3%	46,533
Kip Tom	31.5%	42,732
Liz Brown	24.8%	33,654
Pam Galloway	7%	9,543
Kevin Howell	1.5%	1,970
Mark Baringer	0.9%	1,266
Total Votes		135,698
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

U.S. House, Indiana District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tommy Schrader	37.5%	15,267
Todd Nightenhelser	31.8%	12,956
John Roberson	30.7%	12,487
Total Votes		40,710
Source: Indiana Secretary of State

2015

See also: Fort Wayne, Indiana municipal elections, 2015

The city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary election took place on May 5, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 6, 2015. All nine city council seats were up for election.

In the Republican primary election for mayor, Mitch Harper defeated Robert Bastian, William E. Collins and Frederick G. Osheskie. In the Democratic primary, incumbent Tom Henry defeated Tom M. Cook, David Christopher Roach, Richard Stevenson Sr. and John Forrest Roberson. Henry defeated Harper in the general election.

Mayor of Fort Wayne, General election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tom Henry Incumbent	56.8%	23,769
	Republican	Mitch Harper	43.2%	18,068
		Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes				41,837
Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Election Results", accessed November 16, 2015

Mayor of Fort Wayne Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mitch Harper	83.7%	8,475
William E. Collins	7%	705
Robert Bastian	6.8%	693
Frederick G. Osheskie, Sr.	2.5%	255
Total Votes		10,128
Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015

Mayor of Fort Wayne Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tom Henry Incumbent	76.5%	5,676
Richard Stevenson Sr.	18.8%	1,396
Tom M. Cook	3%	219
David Christopher Roach	1.7%	128
Total Votes		7,419
Source: Allen County, Indiana, "Official primary election results," accessed May 20, 2015

2012

See also: Indiana's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

Roberson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 3rd District. He and four other candidates lost to Kevin Boyd in the May 8 Democratic primary.

U.S. House, Indiana, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kevin Boyd	47.8%	5,985
Tommy Schrader	13.5%	1,694
Stephen Hope	11.5%	1,441
Justin Kuhnle	10.1%	1,265
David Sowards	9.4%	1,172
John Forrest Roberson	7.7%	966
Total Votes		12,523

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
• Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
• Fort Wayne, Indiana
• United States municipal elections, 2015

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Footnotes

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Indiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Jim Banks (R)

Todd Young (R)

Representatives

District 1

Frank Mrvan (D)

District 2

Rudy Yakym (R)

District 3

Marlin Stutzman (R)

District 4

Jim Baird (R)

District 5

Victoria Spartz (R)

District 6

Jefferson Shreve (R)

District 7

André Carson (D)

District 8

Mark Messmer (R)

District 9

Erin Houchin (R)

Republican Party (9)

Democratic Party (2)