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Kezia Tunnell
Kezia Tunnell (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District. She lost in the Republican convention on May 21, 2022.
Tunnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2022
See also: Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 8
Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Karina Lipsman and Teddy Fikre in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (D)  | 73.5 | 197,760 |
 | Karina Lipsman (R) | 24.8 | 66,589 | |
 | Teddy Fikre (Independent) | 1.5 | 4,078 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 503 | ||
| Total votes: 268,930 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8
Incumbent Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. defeated Victoria Virasingh in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. | 77.1 | 39,062 |
 | Victoria Virasingh | 22.9 | 11,583 | |
| Total votes: 50,645 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8
Karina Lipsman defeated Kezia Tunnell, Jeff Jordan, Heerak Christian Kim, and Monica Carpio in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 8 on May 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karina Lipsman (R) | 61.5 | 440 |
 | Kezia Tunnell (R) | 19.1 | 137 | |
 | Jeff Jordan (R) | 15.9 | 114 | |
 | Heerak Christian Kim (R) | 2.4 | 17 | |
 | Monica Carpio (R) | 1.1 | 8 | |
| Total votes: 716 | |||
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2020
See also: Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2020
Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 19
Incumbent Jodey Arrington defeated Tom Watson and Joe Burnes in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 19 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jodey Arrington (R) | 74.8 | 198,198 |
 | Tom Watson (D) | 22.9 | 60,583 | |
 | Joe Burnes (L) | 2.4 | 6,271 | |
| Total votes: 265,052 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 19
Tom Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 19 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Watson | 100.0 | 19,993 |
| Total votes: 19,993 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 19
Incumbent Jodey Arrington defeated Vance Boyd in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 19 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jodey Arrington | 89.4 | 71,234 |
 | Vance Boyd | 10.6 | 8,410 | |
| Total votes: 79,644 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kezia Tunnell (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 19
Joe Burnes advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Texas District 19 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Burnes (L) |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kezia Tunnell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Tunnell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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In 2011, she co-founded Tunnell Enterprises. Tunnell Enterprises operates in multiple states specializing in large commercial builds and remodels. Kezia is firmly committed to community, serving on numerous advocacy boards and always fighting for a difference in the community.
Raised a Baptist Missions pastor's daughter, Kezia grew up in different cultures.- American strength can be recovered by repairing our economy.American energy independence- provides jobs, low energy costs, and national defense. It gives us leverage to influence international relations in Russia and the Middle East. The budget deficit is astronomical and unsustainable. I pledge to support smaller packaging of bills so that we can better evaluate where your money is being spent.
- I have 4 wonderful children, so I know that education is a key cornerstone to raising happy, healthy kids. Schools must once again be accountable to parents- both for the physical safety of our students and for the quality of the education provided. Reduction in federal regulation, including over curriculum decisions. Those should be local. School choice is very important and I pledge to support any opportunity to facilitate school choice in our District. Education is the great equalizer in America and must be reformed in order to provide the best opportunities to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status. Putting the reigns back in the hands of parents is the first step toward achieving that reform.
- We must secure the border to stop the atrocities being committed by the cartel against women and children. We must secure the border and utilize tools like the “remain in Mexico policy” to protect our communities- especially our immigrant communities who are so frequently the victims of the violence due to the open border policy
I have 4 wonderful children, so I know that education is a key cornerstone to raising happy, healthy kids. Schools must once again be accountable to parents- both for the physical safety of our students and for the quality of the education provided. Reduction in federal regulation, including over curriculum decisions. Those should be local. School choice is very important and I pledge to support any opportunity to facilitate school choice in our District. Education is the great equalizer in America and must be reformed in order to provide the best opportunities to all students, regardless of socioeconomic status. Putting the reigns back in the hands of parents is the first step toward achieving that reform.
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2020
Kezia Tunnell did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
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