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John Pistone
John Pistone was an Independent Conservative write-in candidate for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Pistone initially filed to run as a regular candidate, but he was disqualified before the general election scheduled for November 6, 2018.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 5
Jahana Hayes defeated Manny Santos in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jahana Hayes (D) | 55.9 | 151,225 |
 | Manny Santos (R) | 44.1 | 119,426 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 270,664 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5
Jahana Hayes defeated Mary Glassman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jahana Hayes | 62.3 | 24,693 |
 | Mary Glassman | 37.7 | 14,964 | |
| Total votes: 39,657 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Manny Sanchez (D)
- Shannon Kula (D)
- Roy Lubit (D)
- Shaul Praver (D)
- Richard Order (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5
Manny Santos defeated Ruby Corby O'Neill and Rich DuPont in the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Manny Santos | 52.4 | 16,816 |
 | Ruby Corby O'Neill | 26.2 | 8,419 | |
 | Rich DuPont | 21.4 | 6,863 | |
| Total votes: 32,098 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Diangelo (R)
- Liz Peterson (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Elizabeth Esty (D) defeated Clay Cope (R), Stephanie Piddock (I), and John Pistone (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary election in August. Cope defeated John Pistone and Matt Maxwell at the Republican convention. Esty won re-election in the November 8 election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Elizabeth Esty Incumbent |
58% | 179,252 | |
| Republican | Clay Cope | 42% | 129,801 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 29 | |
| Total Votes | 309,082 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Pistone ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 5th District.[5] He was defeated by incumbent Elizabeth Esty (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elizabeth Esty Incumbent |
53.2% | 113,564 | |
| Republican | Mark Greenberg | 45.8% | 97,767 | |
| Independent | John Pistone | 0.9% | 1,970 | |
| Total Votes | 213,301 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State | ||||
2012
Pistone ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 5th District. Pistone ran as an unaffiliated candidate.[7] He faced Elizabeth Esty (D) and Andrew Roraback (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. He was defeated in the general election by Esty.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Elizabeth Esty |
51.3% | 146,098 | |
| Republican | Andrew Roraback | 48.7% | 138,637 | |
| Independent | John Pistone | 0% | 12 | |
| Total Votes | 284,747 | |||
| Source: Connecticut Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Personal
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Pistone is a resident of Brookfield, Connecticut.[9]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
- Connecticut's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Connecticut's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with committee2018@johnpistoneforcongress.org," September 26, 2018
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "Clay Cope wins landslide in 5th, Daria Novak a squeaker in 2nd," May 9, 2016
- ↑ The CT Mirror, "CT GOP backs Carter for Senate, denies Wolf primary margin," May 9, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Connecticut House 05 Results," November 8, 2016
- ↑ Connecticut Secretary of State, "Merrill Announces that Pistone has Qualified for November Ballot," August 20, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ NewsTimes.com, "Roraback to announce plans Thursday," accessed December 2, 2011
- ↑ ABC News, "2012 General Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ John Pistone for Congress, "About JP," accessed February 15, 2012
