Mark P. Meuser
Mark Meuser (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Meuser also ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the special general election on November 8, 2022.
Meuser was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 7 of the California State Senate.
Elections
2022
Regular election
See also: United States Senate election in California, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alex Padilla (D) | 61.1 | 6,621,621 |
 | Mark Meuser (R) | 38.9 | 4,222,029 | |
| Total votes: 10,843,650 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 54.1 | 3,725,544 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 14.9 | 1,028,374 |
 | Cordie Williams (R) | 6.9 | 474,321 | |
 | Jonathan Elist (R) | 4.2 | 289,716 | |
 | Chuck Smith (R) | 3.9 | 266,766 | |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 3.4 | 235,788 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 1.7 | 116,771 | |
 | John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 1.5 | 105,477 | |
 | Sarah Sun Liew (R) | 1.1 | 76,994 | |
 | Dan O'Dowd (D) | 1.1 | 74,916 | |
 | Akinyemi Agbede (D) | 1.0 | 70,971 | |
 | Myron Hall (R) | 1.0 | 66,161 | |
 | Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 0.8 | 58,348 | |
 | Robert Lucero (R) | 0.8 | 53,398 | |
 | James Henry Conn (G) | 0.5 | 35,983 | |
 | Eleanor Garcia (Independent) | 0.5 | 34,625 | |
 | Carlos Guillermo Tapia (R) | 0.5 | 33,870 | |
 | Pamela Elizondo (G) | 0.5 | 31,981 | |
 | Enrique Petris (R) | 0.5 | 31,883 | |
 | Obaidul Huq Pirjada (D) | 0.4 | 27,889 | |
 | Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 0.4 | 26,900 | |
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.1 | 10,181 | |
 | Deon Jenkins (Independent) | 0.1 | 6,936 | |
 | Mark Ruzon (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 206 | |
 | Lily Zhou (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | ||
| Marc Roth (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,884,065 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chloe Hollett-Billingsley (D)
- Dhruva Herle (D)
- Chris Theodore (D)
- Ernest Taylor (D)
- Brant John-Michael Williams (Independent)
- Marie Encar Arnold (D)
- Peter Liu (R)
- Brian Ainsworth (R)
- Yvonne Girard (R)
- Elizabeth Heng (R)
- Erik Urbina (R)
- Denard Ingram (D)
- Ellerton Whitney (L)
- Danny Fabricant (R)
- Fepbrina Keivaulqe Autiameineire (Independent)
- Paul Gutierrez (R)
- Mary Glory Thach (Independent)
Special election
See also: United States Senate special election in California, 2022
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the special general election for U.S. Senate California on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 60.9 | 6,559,308 |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 39.1 | 4,212,450 | |
| Total votes: 10,771,758 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. Senate California on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 55.0 | 3,740,582 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 22.1 | 1,503,480 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 6.9 | 472,052 | |
| Jonathan Elist (R) | 5.9 | 403,722 | |
| Timothy Ursich Jr. (D) | 3.3 | 226,447 | |
| Dan O'Dowd (D) | 2.8 | 191,531 | |
| Myron Hall (R) | 2.1 | 143,038 | |
| Daphne Bradford (Independent) | 1.6 | 112,191 | |
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 9,951 | |
| Irene Ratliff (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 6,803,006 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Yvonne Girard (R)
2018
General election
General election for California Secretary of State
Incumbent Alex Padilla defeated Mark Meuser in the general election for California Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 64.5 | 7,909,521 |
| Mark Meuser (R) | 35.5 | 4,362,545 | |
| Total votes: 12,272,066 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California Secretary of State
The following candidates ran in the primary for California Secretary of State on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alex Padilla (D) | 52.6 | 3,475,633 |
| ✔ | | Mark Meuser (R) | 31.0 | 2,047,903 |
 | Ruben Major (D) | 5.4 | 355,036 | |
| Raul Rodriguez Jr. (R) | 5.0 | 330,460 | ||
 | Gail Lightfoot (L) | 2.4 | 155,879 | |
 | Michael Feinstein (G) | 2.1 | 136,725 | |
 | C.T. Weber (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.9 | 61,375 | |
 | Erik Rydberg (G) | 0.7 | 48,705 | |
| Total votes: 6,611,716 | |||
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2012
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2012
Meuser ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 7. He and Mark Desaulnier (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012, unopposed. He was then defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Mark DeSaulnier Incumbent |
61.5% | 229,105 | |
| Republican | Mark P. Meuser | 38.5% | 143,707 | |
| Total Votes | 372,812 | |||
Ballot measure activity
The following table details Meuser's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Mark Meuser | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Colorado Definition of Person Initiative (2008) | 2008 | Supported |  Defeated
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Campaign themes
2022
Regular election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Meuser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Special election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mark Meuser did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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