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Lori Bartley
Lori Bartley was a 2018 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Her name did not appear on the Texas Secretary of State independent candidate filing list.[2]
Bartley was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas.[3]
Biography
Lori Bartley was born in Houston, Texas. Bartley’s career experience includes working as a small business owner and certified mediator.[4]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 18
Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Ava Pate, Luke Spencer, and Vince Duncan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 18 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sheila Jackson Lee (D) | 75.2 | 138,704 |
 | Ava Pate (R) | 20.8 | 38,368 | |
 | Luke Spencer (L) | 2.2 | 4,067 | |
 | Vince Duncan (Independent) | 1.7 | 3,193 | |
| Total votes: 184,332 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lori Bartley (Independent)
- Jessica Peterka (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18
Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Richard Johnson in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheila Jackson Lee | 86.0 | 34,514 |
 | Richard Johnson | 14.0 | 5,604 | |
| Total votes: 40,118 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18
Ava Pate advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 18 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ava Pate | 100.0 | 7,634 |
| Total votes: 7,634 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Lori Bartley (R) and Thomas Kleven (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bartley defeated Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2016. Prior to that, Bartley and Gonzales defeated Sharon Joy Fisher and Ava Pate in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election.[3][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent |
73.5% | 150,157 | |
| Republican | Lori Bartley | 23.6% | 48,306 | |
| Green | Thomas Kleven | 2.9% | 5,845 | |
| Total Votes | 204,308 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lori Bartley |
33.7% | 5,691 | ||
| Reggie Gonzales |
33.1% | 5,587 | ||
| Sharon Joy Fisher | 26.1% | 4,414 | ||
| Ava Pate | 7.1% | 1,204 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,896 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lori Bartley |
57.6% | 1,491 | ||
| Reggie Gonzales | 42.4% | 1,096 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,587 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Bartley's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Lori Bartley's campaign website, http://bartleyforcongress.nationbuilder.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 18th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Federal Election Commisison, "BARTLEY, LORI ANITA MRS," accessed October 13, 2017
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Independent Candidate List for the November 6, 2018 General Election," accessed June 28, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Bartley for Congress, "Bio," accessed March 16, 2018
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
