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Merrie Soules
Merrie Lee Soules was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Mexico.[1]
Soules was a Democratic candidate for New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner in the 2014 elections.[2]
Biography
As of 2016, Soules has worked for 30 years with General Motors' Packard Electric Division.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Pearce (R), who began serving in Congress in 2003, is seeking re-election in 2016. He was the only Republican candidate to file and will face Merrie Soules, the only Democratic candidate to file, and Jack McGrann (R write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Steve Pearce Incumbent |
62.7% | 143,514 | |
| Democratic | Merrie Soules | 37.2% | 85,232 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 70 | |
| Total Votes | 228,816 | |||
| Source: New Mexico Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Soules ran for election to the office of New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner. Soules lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary
| New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner, District 5, Democratic Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Sandy Jones |
50.3% | 9,911 | ||
| Merrie Soules | 49.7% | 9,783 | ||
| Total Votes | 19,694 | |||
| Election results via New Mexico Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Soules' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Merrie Soules' campaign website, http://soulesuscongress.com/economic-growth/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- New Mexico Public Regulation Commissioner
- New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- United States House of Representatives
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The NM Political Report, "Merrie Lee Soules is running for Congress," December 17, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 New Mexico Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed May 14, 2014
- ↑ Soules for Congress, "About," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Scretary of State ,"2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ New Mexico Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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