Mark Salazar (Arizona)
Mark Salazar was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Arizona.[1]
Salazar was a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Arizona.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Trent Franks (R) defeated Mark Salazar (G) and write-in candidate Joe DeVivo (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Franks defeated Clair Van Steenwyk in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[1][2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Trent Franks Incumbent |
68.5% | 204,942 | |
| Green | Mark Salazar | 31.4% | 93,954 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 298,971 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Trent Franks Incumbent |
71.1% | 59,042 | ||
| Clair Van Steenwyk | 28.9% | 24,042 | ||
| Total Votes | 83,084 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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2012
Salazar ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 6th District. He ran as a write-in Green Party candidate. He lost to incumbent David Schweikert (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Schweikert Incumbent |
61.3% | 179,706 | |
| Democratic | Matt Jette | 33.3% | 97,666 | |
| Libertarian | Jack Anderson | 3.5% | 10,167 | |
| Green | Mark Salazar | 1.9% | 5,637 | |
| NA | James Ketover | 0% | 1 | |
| Total Votes | 293,177 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election," accessed July 13, 2015 | ||||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District election, 2016
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," August 28, 2012
- ↑ Associated Press, "Primary results," August 28, 2012
