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Johnny Tacherra
Johnny Tacherra (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 12. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Tacherra unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 16th Congressional District of California in 2012, 2014, and 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Tacherra was born on July 30, 1975, in Fresno, California. He graduated from the Riverdale Christian Academy in 1994. Tacherra is a fourth generation dairy farmer. Tacherra married his wife, Lisa Marie, in 1995. They have four children.[3]
Elections
2018
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for California State Senate District 12
Anna Caballero defeated Rob Poythress in the general election for California State Senate District 12 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Caballero (D) | 54.4 | 110,386 |
| Rob Poythress (R) | 45.6 | 92,691 | ||
| Total votes: 203,077 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 12
Anna Caballero and Rob Poythress defeated Johnny Tacherra and Daniel Parra in the primary for California State Senate District 12 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Caballero (D) | 43.4 | 46,970 |
| ✔ | Rob Poythress (R) | 26.3 | 28,512 | |
 | Johnny Tacherra (R) | 22.2 | 24,088 | |
 | Daniel Parra (D) | 8.1 | 8,740 | |
| Total votes: 108,310 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jim Costa (D) defeated Johnny Tacherra (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Costa and Tacherra defeated David Rogers (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jim Costa Incumbent |
58% | 97,473 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra | 42% | 70,483 | |
| Total Votes | 167,956 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jim Costa Incumbent |
55.9% | 52,822 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra |
32.8% | 31,028 | |
| Republican | David Rogers | 11.2% | 10,606 | |
| Total Votes | 94,456 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Tacherra ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 16th District. Tacherra and incumbent Jim Costa (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Job Melton (D), Joanna Botelho (R), Steve Crass (R) and Mel Levey (R). Tacherra was narrowly defeated by Costa in the general election. The race remained uncalled for over two weeks following the election.[2][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Costa Incumbent |
50.7% | 46,277 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra | 49.3% | 44,943 | |
| Total Votes | 91,220 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jim Costa Incumbent |
44.3% | 25,586 | |
| Republican | Johnny Tacherra |
21.7% | 12,542 | |
| Republican | Steve Crass | 15.4% | 8,877 | |
| Republican | Mel Levey | 7.9% | 4,565 | |
| Republican | Joanna Garcia-Botelho | 6.6% | 3,827 | |
| Democratic | Job Melton | 4.1% | 2,370 | |
| Total Votes | 57,767 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2012
Tacherra ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 16th District. He was defeated in the open primary on June 5, 2012.[7][8]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Tacherra's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Johnny Tacherra's campaign website (2016), http://www.tacherraforcongress.com/ | ||
2014
Tacherra's campaign website listed the following issues:[10]
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| —Johnny Tacherra's campaign website (2014), http://tacherraforcongress.com/issues/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- California State Senate elections, 2018
- California State Senate
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 16th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 16th Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 16th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- California State Senate
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
- YouTube Account
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "U.S. House of Representatives District 16 - Districtwide Results," accessed November 19, 2014
- ↑ Johnny for Congress, "About," accessed May 21, 2012
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Unofficial election results," November 6, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 16, 2014
