Mary Thomas (Florida)
Mary Thomas (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 2nd Congressional District. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 28, 2018.
Thomas was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Florida.[1] Thomas was defeated by Neal Dunn in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 2
Incumbent Neal Dunn defeated Bob Rackleff in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Neal Dunn (R) | 67.4 | 199,335 |
 | Bob Rackleff (D)  | 32.6 | 96,233 | |
| Total votes: 295,568 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 2
Bob Rackleff defeated Brandon Scott Peters in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 2 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Rackleff | 50.8 | 29,395 |
 | Brandon Scott Peters | 49.2 | 28,483 | |
| Total votes: 57,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 2
Incumbent Neal Dunn advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 2 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Neal Dunn |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mary Thomas (R)
2016
Due to redistricting, this district flipped from safely Democratic to safely Republican. Incumbent Gwen Graham (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Neal Dunn (R) defeated Walter Dartland (D), Rob Lapham (L), and Antoine Edward Roberts (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Dunn defeated Mary Thomas and Ken Sukhia to win the Republican nomination, while Dartland defeated Steve Crapps in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[3][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Neal Dunn |
67.3% | 231,163 | |
| Democratic | Walter Dartland | 29.9% | 102,801 | |
| Libertarian | Rob Lapham | 2.7% | 9,395 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 3 | |
| Total Votes | 343,362 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Neal Dunn |
41.4% | 33,886 | ||
| Mary Thomas | 39.3% | 32,178 | ||
| Ken Sukhia | 19.3% | 15,826 | ||
| Total Votes | 81,890 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Walter Dartland |
50.1% | 30,115 | ||
| Steve Crapps | 49.9% | 29,982 | ||
| Total Votes | 60,097 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Thomas was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[4]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Thomas' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Mary Thomas' campaign website, http://www.runwithmary.com/index.php?issues | ||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- Florida's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- Florida's 2nd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ Florida Politics, "As Mary Thomas readies congressional bid, Steve Southerland prays on return," July 20, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, " Florida House Races Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate Listing for 2016 General Election," accessed June 25, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
