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Mark Yates
Mark Yates (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the special Republican primary on February 27, 2018.
Biography
Yates' professional experience includes working as a software architect. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and his M.S. in computer science from Arizona State University.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Incumbent Debbie Lesko defeated Hiral Tipirneni in the special general election for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on April 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Lesko (R)  | 52.4 | 96,012 |
 | Hiral Tipirneni (D) | 47.6 | 87,331 | |
| Total votes: 183,343 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Augie Beyer (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
Hiral Tipirneni defeated Brianna Westbrook in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hiral Tipirneni | 60.2 | 23,175 |
 | Brianna Westbrook | 39.7 | 15,288 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 38,485 | |||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8
The following candidates ran in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 8 on February 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debbie Lesko | 35.4 | 27,047 |
 | Phil Lovas | 24.3 | 18,562 | |
 | Steve Montenegro | 23.7 | 18,106 | |
 | Bob Stump | 5.3 | 4,032 | |
 | Clair Van Steenwyk | 2.3 | 1,787 | |
 | Christopher Sylvester | 1.9 | 1,490 | |
 | David Lien | 1.8 | 1,341 | |
 | Richard Mack | 1.6 | 1,191 | |
 | Mark Yates | 1.1 | 871 | |
| Chad Allen | 1.1 | 824 | ||
 | Brenden Dilley | 1.1 | 823 | |
| Stephen Dolgos | 0.5 | 377 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 76,459 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Cavanaugh (R)
Campaign themes
2018
Yates provided the following description of his political philosophy to Ballotpedia:
| “ | I am a firm believer that this country and our Constitution were established by God. It is our privilege and duty as citizens to uphold and guard the freedoms protected by the Constitution. Over the last 100 years, government has chipped away at our freedoms. We need leaders in Washington with character and integrity who will fight for the needs and freedoms of the people, not special interests or political party. In Congress, I will fight to regain and preserve freedom for ourselves and our posterity. It required great men and women of character, willing to sacrifice everything, to create this country. It will require no less to ensure those freedoms into the future. [1][2] | ” |
| —Mark Yates, 2018 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District special election, 2018
- Arizona's 8th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
