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John Murphy (Texas)
John Murphy was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 21st Congressional District of Texas.[1] Murphy was defeated by incumbent Lamar Smith in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) defeated Thomas Wakely (D), Mark Loewe (L), and Antonio Diaz (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Matt McCall, John Murphy and Todd Phelps in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Wakely defeated Tejas Vakil for the Democratic nomination.[3][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Lamar Smith Incumbent |
57% | 202,967 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Wakely | 36.4% | 129,765 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Loewe | 4.1% | 14,735 | |
| Green | Antonio Diaz | 2.4% | 8,564 | |
| Total Votes | 356,031 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lamar Smith Incumbent |
60.1% | 69,866 | ||
| Matt McCall | 28.9% | 33,624 | ||
| Todd Phelps | 5.7% | 6,597 | ||
| John Murphy | 5.3% | 6,200 | ||
| Total Votes | 116,287 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thomas Wakely |
59% | 29,632 | ||
| Tejas Vakil | 41% | 20,595 | ||
| Total Votes | 50,227 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Murphy's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —John Murphy's campaign website, http://www.murphyfortexas.com/issues/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 21st Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 21st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
