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Kerry Bowers
Kerry Bowers was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada. Bowers was defeated by Danny Tarkanian in the Republican primary.[1]
Elections
2016
Nevada's 3rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Republican incumbent Joe Heck, who began serving in Congress in 2010, chose to seek election to the Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jacky Rosen (D) defeated Danny Tarkanian (R), David Goossen (Independent), and Warren Markowitz (Independent American) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rosen defeated five other Democrats to win the primary, while Tarkanian defeated six primary opponents. The primary elections took place on June 14, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][1][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jacky Rosen |
47.2% | 146,869 | |
| Republican | Danny Tarkanian | 46% | 142,926 | |
| Independent American | Warren Markowitz | 3.7% | 11,602 | |
| Independent | David Goossen | 3.1% | 9,566 | |
| Total Votes | 310,963 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Danny Tarkanian |
32% | 9,002 | ||
| Michael Roberson | 24% | 6,759 | ||
| Michele Fiore | 18.2% | 5,124 | ||
| Andy Matthews | 14.1% | 3,975 | ||
| Kerry Bowers | 5.6% | 1,569 | ||
| Annette Teijeiro | 4.7% | 1,336 | ||
| Sami Khal | 1.4% | 381 | ||
| Total Votes | 28,146 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jacky Rosen |
62.2% | 14,221 | ||
| Jesse Sbaih | 12.8% | 2,928 | ||
| Barry Michaels | 9.7% | 2,219 | ||
| Steven Schiffman | 5.4% | 1,237 | ||
| Alex Singer | 5.3% | 1,208 | ||
| Neil Waite | 4.6% | 1,055 | ||
| Total Votes | 22,868 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Bowers' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Kerry Bowers' campaign website, http://www.kerrybowers.com | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Nevada's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Nevada Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Clark County Election Department, "Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ AP, "Republican State Sen. Michael Roberson running for Congress," July 8, 2015
- ↑ Reno Gazette-Journal, "Nevada's Tarkanian announces bid for Congress," July 13, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Sun, "President of conservative think tank NPRI joins House race," July 20, 2015
- ↑ CBS Las Vegas, "4 GOP Candidates In 3rd District," July 20, 2015
- ↑ Twitter, "Michelle Rindels," August 10, 2015
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Barry Michaels," January 19, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Steven St John," January 3, 2016
- ↑ Associated Press, "Democrat Jacky Rosen launches bid for Rep. Heck's House seat," January 26, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia Staff, "Email correspondence with Ballotpedia staff," March 5, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
