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Joseph Grcar
Joseph Grcar (also known as Doc) ran for election to the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors to represent District 5 in California. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Grcar (Republican Party) also ran for election to the California State Senate to represent District 9. He lost as a write-in in the primary on March 5, 2024.
Grcar also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 14th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
BART board
General election
General election for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors District 5
Incumbent Melissa Hernandez defeated Joseph Grcar in the general election for Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Melissa Hernandez (Nonpartisan) | 71.3 | 110,470 | |
 | Joseph Grcar (Nonpartisan) | 28.7 | 44,490 | |
| Total votes: 154,960 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grcar in this election.
California State Senate
General election
General election for California State Senate District 9
Tim Grayson defeated Marisol Rubio in the general election for California State Senate District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Grayson (D) | 52.0 | 193,558 |
 | Marisol Rubio (D) | 48.0 | 178,776 | |
| Total votes: 372,334 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Senate District 9
Tim Grayson and Marisol Rubio defeated David Minor and Joseph Grcar in the primary for California State Senate District 9 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Grayson (D) | 59.3 | 103,121 |
| ✔ | | Marisol Rubio (D) | 40.3 | 70,043 |
| David Minor (R) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 410 | ||
| Joseph Grcar (R) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 398 | |
| Total votes: 173,972 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Grcar in this election.
U.S. House
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell defeated Vin Kruttiventi in the general election for U.S. House California District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eric Swalwell (D) | 67.8 | 187,263 |
 | Vin Kruttiventi (R) | 32.2 | 89,125 | |
| Total votes: 276,388 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 14
Incumbent Eric Swalwell and Vin Kruttiventi defeated Alison Hayden and Luis Reynoso in the primary for U.S. House California District 14 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Swalwell (D) | 66.7 | 84,075 |
| ✔ | | Vin Kruttiventi (R) | 17.6 | 22,134 |
 | Alison Hayden (R) | 9.5 | 11,948 | |
 | Luis Reynoso (R) | 6.2 | 7,812 | |
| Total votes: 125,969 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Iyer (R)
- Joseph Grcar (R)
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 20
Liz Ortega defeated Shawn Kumagai in the general election for California State Assembly District 20 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liz Ortega (D) | 62.2 | 68,853 |
 | Shawn Kumagai (D) | 37.8 | 41,917 | |
| Total votes: 110,770 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 20
Liz Ortega and Shawn Kumagai defeated Jennifer Esteen and Joseph Grcar in the primary for California State Assembly District 20 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Ortega (D) | 32.2 | 23,503 |
| ✔ | | Shawn Kumagai (D) | 23.9 | 17,481 |
 | Jennifer Esteen (D) | 22.2 | 16,211 | |
| Joseph Grcar (R) | 21.7 | 15,869 | |
| Total votes: 73,064 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 20
Incumbent Bill Quirk defeated Joseph Grcar in the general election for California State Assembly District 20 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Quirk (D) | 77.4 | 105,848 |
| Joseph Grcar (R) | 22.6 | 30,863 | |
| Total votes: 136,711 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 20
Incumbent Bill Quirk and Joseph Grcar advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 20 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bill Quirk (D) | 99.9 | 56,762 |
| ✔ | | Joseph Grcar (R) | 0.1 | 81 |
| Total votes: 56,843 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
BART board
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Grcar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
California State Senate
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph Grcar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
U.S. House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joseph Grcar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Joseph Grcar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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