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Juan Hidalgo Jr.
Juan Hidalgo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 51st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Hidalgo was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 51st Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 51st Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 51
Incumbent Juan Vargas defeated Juan Hidalgo in the general election for U.S. House California District 51 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Juan Vargas (D) | 68.3 | 165,596 |
 | Juan Hidalgo (R) | 31.7 | 76,841 | |
| Total votes: 242,437 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 51
Incumbent Juan Vargas and Juan Hidalgo advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 51 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juan Vargas (D) | 71.4 | 77,744 |
| ✔ | | Juan Hidalgo (R) | 28.6 | 31,209 |
| Total votes: 108,953 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 51
Incumbent Juan Vargas defeated Juan Hidalgo in the general election for U.S. House California District 51 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juan Vargas (D) | 71.2 | 109,527 |
| Juan Hidalgo (R) | 28.8 | 44,301 | |
| Total votes: 153,828 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 51
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 51 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juan Vargas (D) | 64.0 | 50,132 |
| ✔ | | Juan Hidalgo (R) | 15.3 | 11,979 |
| John Renison Jr. (R) | 14.0 | 10,972 | ||
 | Juan Carlos Mercado (Independent) | 3.1 | 2,452 | |
 | Kevin Mitchell (Independent) | 1.9 | 1,473 | |
 | Louis Fuentes (R) | 1.7 | 1,310 | |
| Total votes: 78,318 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Juan Vargas (D) defeated Juan Hidalgo Jr. (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Vargas and Hidalgo defeated Juan Mercado-Flores (D) and Carlos Sanchez (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Juan Vargas Incumbent |
72.8% | 145,162 | |
| Republican | Juan Hidalgo Jr. | 27.2% | 54,362 | |
| Total Votes | 199,524 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Juan Vargas Incumbent |
66.8% | 69,522 | |
| Republican | Juan Hidalgo Jr. |
15.4% | 16,053 | |
| Democratic | Juan Mercado-Flores | 9.4% | 9,781 | |
| Republican | Carlos Sanchez | 8.3% | 8,681 | |
| Total Votes | 104,037 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Juan Hidalgo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Hidalgo's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Juan Hidalgo's campaign website (2016), http://www.hidalgoforcongress.com/ | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hidalgo for Congress, "Home," accessed January 5, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
