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John Sciara
John Sciara ran for election to the Nebraska State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the primary on May 12, 2020.
Sciara was a 2016 candidate for District 11 of the Nebraska State Senate.[1]
Biography
Sciara earned his B.A. in political science from Creighton University. He served in both the United States Air Force and the United States Army Reserve.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nebraska State Senate District 11
Terrell McKinney defeated Fred Conley in the general election for Nebraska State Senate District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Terrell McKinney (Nonpartisan)  | 63.8 | 6,359 |
| Fred Conley (Nonpartisan) | 36.2 | 3,601 | ||
| Total votes: 9,960 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Nebraska State Senate District 11
The following candidates ran in the primary for Nebraska State Senate District 11 on May 12, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Fred Conley (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 1,444 | |
| ✔ | | Terrell McKinney (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 767 |
| Dennis Womack (Nonpartisan) | 14.9 | 611 | ||
| Teela Mickles (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 503 | ||
| Gwen Easter (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 346 | ||
| Cornelius Williams (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 300 | ||
 | John Sciara (Nonpartisan) | 3.4 | 139 | |
| Total votes: 4,110 | |||
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2016
- See also: Nebraska State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Nebraska State Senate were held in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016, for incumbents. Challengers were required to file by March 1, 2016.[3]
Incumbent Ernie Chambers defeated John Sciara in the Nebraska State Senate District 11 general election.[4][5]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 11 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ernie Chambers Incumbent |
81.81% | 7,763 |
| John Sciara | 18.19% | 1,726 |
| Total Votes | 9,489 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Ernie Chambers and John Sciara defeated Fonte Hamilton in the Nebraska State Senate District 11 primary.[6][7]
| Nebraska State Senate, District 11 Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ernie Chambers Incumbent |
73.25% | 1,254 |
| John Sciara |
17.82% | 305 |
| Fonte Hamilton | 8.94% | 153 |
| Total Votes | 1,712 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Sciara did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Sciara's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
Economic Development
- Excerpt: "North Omaha needs private development to raise the living conditions of the community"
Convention of the States
- Excerpt: "Article V of the US Constitution establishes procedures to be able to amend the Constitution. The first method is that Congress proposes amendments and then the states ratify the amendments. This is how 27 amendments have been created. But the Constitution also allows for the States to require Congress to call a convention of the states with the delegates proposing amendments to the Constitution"
Second Amendment
- Excerpt: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 1, 2016
- ↑ sciarafornorthomaha.com, "About John," accessed April 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Official Election Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List for general election," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secetary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 21, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," accessed May 16, 2016
- ↑ Nebraska Secretary of State, "Primary Election May 10, 2016," accessed October 14, 2016
- ↑ sciarafornorthomaha.com, "On The Issues," accessed April 19, 2016
