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John Hjersman
John Hjersman (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 16. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Hjersman attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1968, studying Marine Engineering. He served as a Marine Engineer from 1968 to 2012, retiring as Chief Engineer. He has also served on the Board of Directors for the Libertarian Party of Colorado.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Stephanie Vigil defeated Dave Donelson and John Hjersman in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephanie Vigil (D)  | 49.8 | 16,243 |
 | Dave Donelson (R) | 47.6 | 15,533 | |
 | John Hjersman (L) | 2.7 | 870 | |
| Total votes: 32,646 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Stephanie Vigil advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Vigil | 100.0 | 6,785 |
| Total votes: 6,785 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Dave Donelson advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Donelson | 100.0 | 8,538 |
| Total votes: 8,538 | |||
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2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Andy Pico defeated Stephanie Vigil and John Hjersman in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Pico (R) | 54.5 | 23,842 |
| Stephanie Vigil (D) | 41.3 | 18,070 | |
| John Hjersman (L) | 4.1 | 1,813 | |
| Total votes: 43,725 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Stephanie Vigil advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephanie Vigil | 100.0 | 8,189 |
| Total votes: 8,189 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Andy Pico advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Pico | 100.0 | 10,521 |
| Total votes: 10,521 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
John Hjersman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | John Hjersman (L) |
| ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Larry Liston defeated Andrew Smith and John Hjersman in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Larry Liston (R) | 59.3 | 20,177 |
| Andrew Smith (D) | 36.7 | 12,484 | ||
| John Hjersman (L) | 4.0 | 1,360 | |
| Total votes: 34,021 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Andrew Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Andrew Smith | 100.0 | 4,652 | |
| Total votes: 4,652 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16
Incumbent Larry Liston advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 16 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Liston | 100.0 | 8,357 |
| Total votes: 8,357 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Larry Liston defeated John Hjersman in the Colorado House of Representatives District 16 general election.[2][3]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Larry Liston |
71.87% | 26,225 | |
| Libertarian | John Hjersman | 28.13% | 10,262 | |
| Total Votes | 36,487 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Larry Liston defeated incumbent Janak Joshi in the Colorado House of Representatives District 16 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Larry Liston |
60.87% | 5,459 | |
| Republican | Janak Joshi Incumbent | 39.13% | 3,510 | |
| Total Votes | 8,969 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Hjersman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Hjersman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Hjersman issued the following statement regarding his bid for office:[1]
| “ | To stand for freedom, the Constitution, the free market, and smaller government. I would like to change the direction of Colorado toward more freedom.
I have never run for public office before. Whenever I have gotten an unfamiliar job, I have learned to perform its duties to a high standard. I would spare no effort to achieve a high level of performance as Representative for District 16.[6] |
” |
| —John Hjersman | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical information form on June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
