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John Wilford
John Wilford was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for District 8 of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]
Biography
Wilford earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2014. He previously studied electrical engineering at Tyler Junior College from 2007 to 2009. Wilford's professional experience includes working as an electrical engineer at Luvata, a sales associate at RadioShack and a guard at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.[2][3]
Elections
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Byron Cook defeated Bobby Vickery and Charles Morgan in the Republican primary. Cook defeated John Wilford (L) in the general election.[4][1][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
87.9% | 25,897 | |
Libertarian | John Wilford | 12.1% | 3,581 | |
Total Votes | 29,478 |
Personal
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Wilford is married to his wife, Anastasia.[6]
See also
- Texas State Legislature
- Texas state legislative districts
- Texas House of Representatives
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
- Campaign website
- John Wilford on Facebook
- John Wilford on Twitter
- John Wilford on LinkedIn
- Profile from the Libertarian Party
- Profile from the Libertarian Party of Texas
- Biography from The Texas Tribune
- Texas Secretary of State
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ LinkedIn, "John Wilford," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ John Wilford for Texas State Representative, "About John Wilford," accessed August 6, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "John Wilford," accessed February 17, 2014