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Kennita Watson
Kennita Watson (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 24. She lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.
Watson was a Libertarian candidate in 2016 and 2018, seeking election to represent the 17th Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 24
Incumbent Marc Berman defeated Peter Ohtaki in the general election for California State Assembly District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marc Berman (D) | 73.4 | 158,250 |
 | Peter Ohtaki (R)  | 26.6 | 57,216 | |
| Total votes: 215,466 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 24
Incumbent Marc Berman and Peter Ohtaki defeated Kennita Watson in the primary for California State Assembly District 24 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marc Berman (D) | 74.2 | 99,642 |
| ✔ | | Peter Ohtaki (R) | 21.2 | 28,408 |
 | Kennita Watson (L) | 4.6 | 6,212 | |
| Total votes: 134,262 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 6, 2018.
| Total votes: 211,162 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ron Cohen defeated Khanh Tran, Stephen Forbes, and Kennita Watson in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ro Khanna (D) | 62.0 | 72,676 |
| ✔ |  | Ron Cohen (R) | 22.9 | 26,865 |
 | Khanh Tran (D) | 7.2 | 8,455 | |
| Stephen Forbes (D) | 5.3 | 6,259 | ||
| Kennita Watson (L) | 2.6 | 2,997 | |
| Total votes: 117,252 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mike Honda (D) was defeated by Ro Khanna (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Honda and Khanna defeated Pierluigi Oliverio (D), Ron Cohen (R), Peter Kuo (R), and Kennita Watson (L) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ro Khanna |
61% | 142,268 | |
| Democratic | Mike Honda Incumbent | 39% | 90,924 | |
| Total Votes | 233,192 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Ro Khanna |
39.1% | 52,059 | |
| Democratic | Mike Honda Incumbent |
37.4% | 49,823 | |
| Republican | Peter Kuo | 9.2% | 12,224 | |
| Republican | Ron Cohen | 7.8% | 10,448 | |
| Democratic | Pierluigi Oliverio | 4.2% | 5,533 | |
| Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 2.3% | 3,125 | |
| Total Votes | 133,212 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kennita Watson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Watson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Kennita Watson's campaign website[5] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ kennitawatson2016.org, "Home," accessed 2016
