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John Tarantino
John Tarantino (Republican Party) ran for election to the North Carolina State Senate to represent District 22. He lost in the Republican primary on May 17, 2022.
Biography
Tarantino served in the U.S. Army National Guard. He earned a bachelor's degree from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Tarantino is a retired K-12 educator.[1][2] As of January 2021, he was the vice chairman of the Durham County GOP. He has also served as its executive secretary.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 22
Incumbent Mike Woodard defeated Larry Coleman and Ray Ubinger in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Woodard (D) | 78.4 | 60,402 |
 | Larry Coleman (R)  | 19.6 | 15,070 | |
| Ray Ubinger (L) | 2.0 | 1,543 | ||
| Total votes: 77,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Mike Woodard advanced from the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 22.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 22
Larry Coleman defeated John Tarantino in the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 22 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Larry Coleman | 68.6 | 3,189 |
 | John Tarantino | 31.4 | 1,463 | |
| Total votes: 4,652 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Ray Ubinger advanced from the Libertarian primary for North Carolina State Senate District 22.
Campaign finance
2020
See also: North Carolina State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Carolina State Senate District 20
Incumbent Natalie Murdock defeated John Tarantino in the general election for North Carolina State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Natalie Murdock (D) | 83.6 | 102,732 |
| John Tarantino (R) | 16.4 | 20,143 | |
| Total votes: 122,875 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 20
Incumbent Natalie Murdock defeated Pierce Freelon and Gray Ellis in the Democratic primary for North Carolina State Senate District 20 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natalie Murdock | 45.2 | 24,508 |
 | Pierce Freelon | 37.0 | 20,054 | |
 | Gray Ellis | 17.8 | 9,629 | |
| Total votes: 54,191 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Tarantino advanced from the Republican primary for North Carolina State Senate District 20.
Campaign finance
2019
See also: City elections in Durham, North Carolina (2019)
General election
General election for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for Durham City Council At-large on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jillian Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 19,864 |
| ✔ |  | Charlie Reece (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 19,538 |
| ✔ |  | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 19,029 |
 | Joshua Gunn (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 18,637 | |
 | Daniel Meier (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 9,431 | |
 | Jacqueline Wagstaff (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 9,360 | |
| John Tarantino (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | |
 | Mark-Anthony Middleton (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | |
 | Victoria Peterson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | |
 | Ricardo Correa (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 251 | ||
| Total votes: 96,191 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Durham City Council At-large (3 seats)
The following candidates ran in the primary for Durham City Council At-large on October 8, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jillian Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 21.3 | 10,464 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Reece (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 9,678 |
| ✔ | | Javiera Caballero (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 9,316 |
| ✔ | | Joshua Gunn (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 6,678 |
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Wagstaff (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 3,712 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Meier (Nonpartisan) | 6.0 | 2,958 |
| Victoria Peterson (Nonpartisan) | 5.4 | 2,643 | |
| Ricardo Correa (Nonpartisan) | 3.1 | 1,532 | |
| Charlitta Burruss (Nonpartisan) | 2.6 | 1,258 | ||
| John Tarantino (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 834 | |
| Total votes: 49,073 | |||
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2017
DeDreana Freeman and incumbent Cora Cole-McFadden defeated Brian Callaway and John Tarantino in the primary election for the Ward 1 seat on the Durham City Council.[4]
| Durham City Council, Ward 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 DeDreana Freeman |
48.09% | 11,858 |
| Cora Cole-McFadden Incumbent |
42.81% | 10,557 |
| Brian Callaway | 5.85% | 1,443 |
| John Tarantino | 3.24% | 800 |
| Total Votes | 24,658 | |
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "10/10/2017 Official Primary Election Results - Durham," accessed October 27, 2017 | ||
2015
The city of Durham, North Carolina, held elections for mayor and city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on October 6, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 17, 2015.[5][6] The candidates for the three at-large city council seats were: incumbent Steve Schewel, John Tarantino, Robert T. Stephens, Charlie Reece, Ricky L. Hart, Michael Shiflett, Philip Azar, Sandra Davis and Jillian Johnson. Six candidates advanced from the primary election on October 6, 2015.[7] Schewel, Johnson, Reece, Shiflett, Hart and Stephens faced off in the general election. Schewel, Johnson and Reece won in the general election. Incumbents Diane Catotti and Eugene A. Brown did not run for re-election.[8]
| Durham City Council, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Steve Schewel Incumbent |
28.1% | 15,011 |
| Jillian Johnson |
23.4% | 12,497 |
| Charlie Reece |
18.1% | 9,680 |
| Michael Shiflett | 13.8% | 7,376 |
| Ricky L. Hart | 10.9% | 5,844 |
| Robert T. Stephens | 5.5% | 2,925 |
| Write-in votes | 0.27% | 146 |
| Total Votes | 53,479 | |
| Source: "North Carolina State Board of Elections", "Official Municipal Election Results - Durham," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
| Durham City Council Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Steve Schewel Incumbent |
25% | 9,460 | |
| Jillian Johnson |
21.8% | 8,275 | |
| Charlie Reece |
16% | 6,079 | |
| Michael Shiflett |
10.3% | 3,891 | |
| Ricky L. Hart |
6.8% | 2,592 | |
| Robert T. Stephens |
6.7% | 2,537 | |
| Sandra Davis | 6.1% | 2,300 | |
| Philip Azar | 3.6% | 1,347 | |
| Juan Jose Alva | 2% | 771 | |
| John Tarantino | 1.7% | 660 | |
| Total Votes | 30,297 | ||
| Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed November 16, 2015 | |||
2010
Tarantino ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Tarantino was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Floyd McKissick (D).[9]
| North Carolina Senate, General Election Results, District 20 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Floyd McKissick (D)
|
38,309 | 73.11% | ||
| John Tarantino (R) | 14,092 | 26.89% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
John Tarantino did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Tarantino did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
2017
In response to a question from The Herald-Sun about why he was running for office, Tarantino said:
| “ |
I want to be the voice of sanity in support of the taxpayers who are opposing the light rail boondoggle. I would like to address the issue of unaffordable affordable housing.[10] |
” |
| —John Tarantino (2017)[2] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Giovanni Tarantino," accessed October 4, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Herald-Sun, "Who's Running for Office in Durham and Why," July 21, 2017
- ↑ "Email communication with John Tarantino," January 15, 2021
- ↑ Durham Board of Elections, "Candidate Detail List," accessed July 21, 2017
- ↑ Email correspondence with Michael E. Perry, Durham County Director of Elections on September 16, 2014.
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "Election Schedule for 2015," accessed June 8, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ Durham County Board of Elections, "Official candidate list," accessed July 27, 2015
- ↑ North Carolina State Board of Elections, "2010 General Election Results," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
