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Karl Gentles
Karl Gentles (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 4, 2020.
Biography
Gentles graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in organizational communication in 1987 and obtained his M.B.A. from the same institution in 1997. Gentles worked for four years as a staff assistant to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) before joining Bank One as an assistant vice president and corporate relations manager in 1993. In 1998, Gentles joined the Greater Phoenix Economic Council as a media relations manager. There, he worked on the team responsible for USAA's expansion into Phoenix. He joined USAA in 2001 and worked there for six years before founding Karl Gentles Public Relations. In 2015, Gentles founded The Gentles Agency, a public relations agency.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
Arizona's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Incumbent David Schweikert defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Schweikert (R) | 52.2 | 217,783 |
 | Hiral Tipirneni (D) | 47.8 | 199,644 | |
| Total votes: 417,427 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Lewellen (Independent)
- Gennaro Napolitano (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Hiral Tipirneni defeated Anita Malik, Stephanie Rimmer, and Karl Gentles in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hiral Tipirneni | 53.1 | 42,566 |
 | Anita Malik | 36.5 | 29,238 | |
 | Stephanie Rimmer | 5.7 | 4,601 | |
 | Karl Gentles | 4.6 | 3,657 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 87 | ||
| Total votes: 80,149 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gene Scharer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6
Incumbent David Schweikert advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 6 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Schweikert | 100.0 | 94,526 |
| Total votes: 94,526 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karl Gentles did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
