Matt Kokkonen
Matt Kokkonen was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 24th Congressional District of California.[1]
Kokkonen was a Republican candidate for District 33 of the California State Assembly. The primary election was on June 8, 2010, and the general election was on November 2.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as a race to watch. Incumbent Lois Capps (D) did not seek re-election in 2016. Salud Carbajal (D) defeated Justin Fareed (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Carbajal and Fareed defeated Benjamin Lucas (D), William Ostrander (D), Helene Schneider (D), Katcho Achadjian (R), Matt Kokkonen (R), Steve Isakson (Independent), and John Uebersax (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Salud Carbajal |
53.4% | 166,034 | |
| Republican | Justin Fareed | 46.6% | 144,780 | |
| Total Votes | 310,814 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Salud Carbajal |
31.9% | 66,402 | |
| Republican | Justin Fareed |
20.5% | 42,521 | |
| Republican | Katcho Achadjian | 18.1% | 37,716 | |
| Democratic | Helene Schneider | 14.9% | 31,046 | |
| Democratic | William Ostrander | 6.1% | 12,657 | |
| Republican | Matt Kokkonen | 5.6% | 11,636 | |
| Independent | John Uebersax | 1.1% | 2,188 | |
| Independent | Steve Isakson | 1% | 2,172 | |
| Democratic | Bernjamin Lucas | 0.8% | 1,568 | |
| Total Votes | 207,906 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2010
Kokkonen's opponents in the June 8 primary are K.H. Achadjian, Fred Strong and Etta Waterfield. The winner of the Republican primary faced Democrat Hilda Zacarias and Libertarian Paul K. Polson.
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Kokkonen's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Matt Kokkonen's campaign website, http://mattforcongress.com/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 24th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 24th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
