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Michael Bob Starr
Michael Bob Starr was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 19th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Starr was defeated by Glen Robertson and Jodey Arrington in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Jodey Arrington (R) defeated Mark Lawson (G) and Troy Bonar (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Arrington defeated Glen Robertson in the Republican primary runoff election on May 24, 2016. Robertson and Arrington defeated Greg Garrett, Donald May, DeRenda Warren, Don Parrish, Jason Corley, John Key and Michael Bob Starr in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election. No Democratic candidates filed to run in the race. Incumbent Randy Neugebauer did not seek re-election.[3][2][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jodey Arrington Incumbent |
86.7% | 176,314 | |
| Libertarian | Troy Bonar | 8.5% | 17,376 | |
| Green | Mark Lawson | 4.8% | 9,785 | |
| Total Votes | 203,475 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Glen Robertson |
26.8% | 27,868 | ||
| Jodey Arrington |
25.9% | 27,013 | ||
| Michael Bob Starr | 21.4% | 22,303 | ||
| Donald May | 9.2% | 9,616 | ||
| Greg Garrett | 8% | 8,309 | ||
| Jason Corley | 2.5% | 2,558 | ||
| DeRenda Warren | 2.2% | 2,323 | ||
| Don Parrish | 2.1% | 2,197 | ||
| John Key | 1.9% | 1,959 | ||
| Total Votes | 104,146 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jodey Arrington |
53.7% | 25,322 | ||
| Glen Robertson | 46.3% | 21,832 | ||
| Total Votes | 47,154 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Starr's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Michael Bob Starr's campaign website, http://starrforcongress.com/on-the-issues/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 19th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 19th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Twitter, "Patrick Svitek," November 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
