Lynn Richardson

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Lynn Richardson

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

April 26, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Lynn Richardson was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Richardson was defeated by Kathy Szeliga in the Republican primary.

Elections

2016

See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.

U.S. Senate, Maryland General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Chris Van Hollen	60.9%	1,659,907
	Republican	Kathy Szeliga	35.7%	972,557
	Green	Margaret Flowers	3.3%	89,970
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	3,736
Total Votes				2,726,170
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. Senate, Maryland Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris Van Hollen	53.2%	470,320
Donna Edwards	38.9%	343,620
Freddie Dickson	1.7%	14,856
Theresa Scaldaferri	1.5%	13,178
Violet Staley	1.2%	10,244
Lih Young	1%	8,561
Charles Smith	0.9%	7,912
Ralph Jaffe	0.8%	7,161
Blaine Taylor	0.7%	5,932
Ed Tinus	0.3%	2,560
Total Votes		884,344
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

U.S. Senate, Maryland Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Kathy Szeliga	35.6%	135,337
Chris Chaffee	13.7%	52,066
Chrys Kefalas	9.6%	36,340
Richard Douglas	7.6%	29,007
Dave Wallace	6.1%	23,226
Sean Connor	5.7%	21,727
Lynn Richardson	5.5%	20,792
John Graziani	4.4%	16,722
Greg Holmes	4.3%	16,148
Mark McNicholas	2.6%	9,988
Joseph Hooe	2.2%	8,282
Anthony Seda	1%	3,873
Richard Shawver	0.8%	3,155
Garry Yarrington	0.8%	2,988
Total Votes		379,651
Source: Maryland State Board of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Richardson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Government Spending: Despite Nancy Pelosi’s claim that there is just nothing left to cut, Government spending CAN be reduced. For years we have heard about eliminating “waste and fraud.” We know there is plenty of that, but I don’t really think they really want to do it. After all, printing money is easier than doing the hard work of reining in the budget (and I use that term loosely) And here we are. Economic Equality: Let’s talk about a burdensome government aid programs. There is no question that these programs must exist. There are a lot of people in need. The trouble is when there are a decreasing number of contributors up against an increasing pool of receivers. This math doesn’t work…not for long. ​Healthcare: We broke our healthcare system. Costs surely seem to be out of control. Incentives for innovation appear to be stifled. We hear that we have to have a “federally approved” plan that likely includes services we don’t need or want. Family planning is not something I really need at this point in MY life, but I have to pay for it. Many of us remember when you went to your family physician, paid the office fee and went on your way. Now with the complicated, bloated machination we call healthcare, the billing amounts are ridiculously high. The Economy: The federal government cannot create jobs for us (except Government jobs and that’s how we get a 19.3 trillion dollar national debt). Jobs are necessary, healthy communities are necessary, healthy PEOPLE are necessary. There is an underground economy that thrives in the illegal immigration and criminal communities that eats away at the stability of cities and towns. Throwing money at the problems has not helped them go away. We don’t need more programs. But there could be a way to strengthen the programs we already have, pay for them without increasing debt and clear the way for the growth of businesses all over the United States. Security: Our borders must be secured by technology, enforcement, and maybe that wall. Then after that, we can address the millions of people who have come to America.MOST for a better life. At that time, we SHOULD put them on the path to citizenship. It’s a really long line, but that is the best solution. It’s time to review the citizenship process.	”
—Lynn Richardson's campaign website, http://www.richardsonforussenate.org/Important-Issues.html

See also

• United States Senate
• United States Senate election in Maryland, 2016

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website

Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Angela Alsobrooks (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

John Olszewski (D)

District 3

Sarah Elfreth (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

April McClain-Delaney (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)