Kandy Kaye Horn

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Kandy Kaye Horn

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last convention

July 15, 2024

Education

Graduate

University of Texas at Arlington, 1981

Personal

Birthplace

Los Angeles, Calif.

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Kandy Kaye Horn (Republican Party) ran for election for President of the United States. She lost as a write-in in the Republican convention on July 15, 2024.

Biography

Kandy Kaye Horn was born in Los Angeles, California. She earned a graduate degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1981.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Abbott (R)	54.8	4,437,099
		Beto O'Rourke (D)	43.9	3,553,656
		Mark Tippetts (L)	1.0	81,932
		Delilah Barrios (G)	0.4	28,584
		Jacqueline Abernathy (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1,243
		Mark Goloby (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	394

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,102,908
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Reginald Jennings II (Independent)
• Jorge Franco (Independent)
• Jeremy Rios (Independent)
• Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent)
• Justin Cunneen (Independent)
• Sean Sharp (Independent)
• Demetra Wysinger (Independent)
• Chioma Okoro (Independent)
• Star Locke (Independent)
• Raul Cortina (Independent)
• Patrick Wynne (Reform Party)
• Jal Dennis (Independent)
• Deirdre Dickson-Gilbert (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Texas

Beto O'Rourke defeated Joy Diaz, Michael Cooper, Rich Wakeland, and Inocencio Barrientez in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beto O'Rourke	91.4	983,182
		Joy Diaz	3.1	33,622
		Michael Cooper	3.0	32,673
		Rich Wakeland	1.2	13,237
	Submit photo	Inocencio Barrientez	1.2	12,887

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,075,601
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Deirdre Dickson-Gilbert (D)
• Star Locke (D)
• Jack Daniel Foster Jr. (D)
• Larry Baggett (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Abbott	66.5	1,299,059
		Allen B. West	12.3	239,557
		Donald Huffines	12.0	234,138
		Chad Prather	3.8	74,173
	Submit photo	Rick Perry	3.1	61,424
		Kandy Kaye Horn	1.2	23,605
	Submit photo	Paul Belew	0.6	11,387
		Daniel Harrison	0.6	10,829

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,954,172
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Green convention

Green convention for Governor of Texas

Delilah Barrios advanced from the Green convention for Governor of Texas on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Delilah Barrios (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Governor of Texas

Mark Tippetts defeated Fidel Castillo in the Libertarian convention for Governor of Texas on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Fidel Castillo (L)
✔		Mark Tippetts (L)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Jewell (L)
• Daniel Behrman (L)

Campaign themes

2022

Kandy Kaye Horn completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Horn's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Christian, conservative public Servant.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Education Reform
• Legalize and decriminalize Marijuana use
• Secure the border.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

please see above

What is your favorite book? Why?

Gone with the Wind. Resilience, Survival

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Campaign finance summary

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Kandy Kaye Horn campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	President of the United States	Lost convention	$0	N/A**
2022	Governor of Texas	Lost primary	$0	$1,396,896
Grand total			$0	$1,396,896
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal 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
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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