Marcus Bowman
Marcus Bowman was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Alabama. He was defeated by incumbent Richard Shelby in the March 2016 primary.[1][2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Alabama's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Richard Shelby (R) defeated Democratic challenger Ron Crumpton in the 2016 general election. Shelby defeated John Martin, Shadrack McGill, Jonathan McConnell and Marcus Bowman in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. Crumpton defeated Charles Nana in the primary race for the Democratic nomination on the same date.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Richard Shelby Incumbent |
64% | 1,335,104 | |
| Democratic | Ron Crumpton | 35.9% | 748,709 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 3,631 | |
| Total Votes | 2,087,444 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Richard Shelby Incumbent |
64.9% | 505,586 | ||
| Jonathan McConnell | 27.6% | 214,770 | ||
| John Martin | 3% | 23,558 | ||
| Marcus Bowman | 2.5% | 19,707 | ||
| Shadrack McGill | 2% | 15,230 | ||
| Total Votes | 778,851 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ron Crumpton |
56.1% | 153,897 | ||
| Charles Nana | 43.9% | 120,526 | ||
| Total Votes | 274,423 | |||
| Source: Alabama Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Bowman's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Marcus Bowman's campaign website, http://www.marcusbowman2016.com/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Alabama Primary Results," accessed March 1, 2016
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "U.S. Senate," accessed November 9, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Republican Party, "2016 Qualified Alabama Republican Candidates," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Alabama Democrats, "Qualified Democratic Candidates as of November 6, 2015," accessed November 10, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
