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John Williamson (Arizona)

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John Williamson
Image of John Williamson
Elections and appointments
Last election

July 30, 2024

Education

High school

Saguaro High School, 1969

Bachelor's

Arizona State University

Graduate

West Virginia University

Personal
Profession
Teacher
Contact

John Williamson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 1st Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on July 30, 2024.

Williamson was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Arizona.[1] He didn't appear on the primary election candidate list.[2]

Biography

Williamson obtained a B.A. in English from Arizona State University and a master's degree in comparative literature from West Virginia University. He has taught high school since 1995.[3]

Elections

2024

See also: Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)

Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Amish Shah in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Schweikert
David Schweikert (R)
 
51.9
 
225,538
Image of Amish Shah
Amish Shah (D)
 
48.1
 
208,966

Total votes: 434,504
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Amish Shah
Amish Shah
 
23.5
 
17,214
Image of Andrei Cherny
Andrei Cherny
 
21.3
 
15,596
Image of Marlene Galán-Woods
Marlene Galán-Woods
 
21.2
 
15,490
Image of Conor O'Callaghan
Conor O'Callaghan Candidate Connection
 
18.5
 
13,539
Image of Andrew Horne
Andrew Horne Candidate Connection
 
12.3
 
8,991
Image of Kurt Kroemer
Kurt Kroemer Candidate Connection
 
3.2
 
2,356

Total votes: 73,186
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1

Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Kimberly George and Robert Backie in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 1 on July 30, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Schweikert
David Schweikert
 
62.7
 
62,811
Image of Kimberly George
Kimberly George Candidate Connection
 
27.5
 
27,587
Image of Robert Backie
Robert Backie
 
9.8
 
9,854

Total votes: 100,252
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian primary election

No Libertarian candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williamson in this election.

2022

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Juan Ciscomani defeated Kirsten Engel, Avery Thornton, and Frank Bertone in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Juan Ciscomani
Juan Ciscomani (R)
 
50.7
 
177,201
Image of Kirsten Engel
Kirsten Engel (D)
 
49.2
 
171,969
Image of Avery Thornton
Avery Thornton (D) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
71
Image of Frank Bertone
Frank Bertone (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
42

Total votes: 349,283
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

Kirsten Engel defeated Daniel Hernandez Jr. and Avery Anderson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kirsten Engel
Kirsten Engel
 
59.1
 
54,060
Image of Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Daniel Hernandez Jr.
 
34.8
 
31,815
Image of Avery Anderson
Avery Anderson Candidate Connection
 
6.2
 
5,639

Total votes: 91,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Juan Ciscomani
Juan Ciscomani
 
47.1
 
49,559
Image of Brandon Martin
Brandon Martin Candidate Connection
 
20.9
 
21,987
Image of Kathleen Winn
Kathleen Winn
 
18.7
 
19,635
Image of Young Mayberry
Young Mayberry Candidate Connection
 
8.5
 
8,942
Image of Lucretia Free
Lucretia Free Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
5,029
Jordan Flayer (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
32

Total votes: 105,184
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2018

The filing deadline was on May 30, 2018, and the primary election took place on August 28, 2018.



2016

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) defeated John Williamson (D) and Michael Shoen (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Schweikert defeated Russ Wittenberg in the Republican primary, while Williamson defeated Brian Sinuk to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[4][5][6]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Schweikert Incumbent 62.1% 201,578
     Democratic John Williamson 37.9% 122,866
Total Votes 324,444
Source: Arizona Secretary of State


U.S. House, Arizona District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Schweikert Incumbent 80.3% 63,378
Russ Wittenberg 19.7% 15,535
Total Votes 78,913
Source: Arizona Secretary of State
U.S. House, Arizona District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Williamson 58.8% 17,561
Brian Sinuk 41.2% 12,293
Total Votes 29,854
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2014

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District elections, 2014

Williamson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 6th District. Williamson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 26, 2014. He was defeated by incumbent David Schweikert (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7][8]

U.S. House, Arizona District 6 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Schweikert Incumbent 64.9% 129,578
     Democratic John Williamson 35.1% 70,198
Total Votes 199,776
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

2012

See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

Williamson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 6th District. He was defeated by Matt Jette in the Democratic primary on August 28, 2012.[9][10]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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John Williamson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

John Williamson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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John Williamson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Arizona District 1Withdrew primary$270 $1,051
2022U.S. House Arizona District 6Withdrew primary$1,150 $290
Grand total$1,420 $1,341
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

Recent news

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Footnotes


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