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Michael McGarghan
Michael McGarghan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Chittenden-18 District. McGarghan lost as a write-in in the Republican primary on August 9, 2022.
McGarghan was a 2016 Republican candidate for the Chittenden-6-1 District of the Vermont House of Representatives.
Elections
2022
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper won election in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Ode (D) | 50.6 | 2,956 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Hooper (D) | 47.4 | 2,768 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.0 | 116 | ||
| Total votes: 5,840 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)
Incumbent Carol Ode and incumbent Robert Hooper advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Ode | 53.8 | 1,601 |
| ✔ | | Robert Hooper | 45.6 | 1,356 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,976 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden 18 District (2 seats)
No candidate advanced from the primary.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
 | Kurt Wright (Write-in) | 18.9 | 7 | |
| Michael McGarghan (Write-in) | 10.8 | 4 | ||
| Allan Sousie (Write-in) | 10.8 | 4 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 59.5 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 37 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McGarghan in this election.
2016
Elections for the Vermont House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 26, 2016.
Carol Ode and incumbent Kurt Wright defeated incumbent Joanna Cole and Michael McGarghan in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-1 District general election.[1][2]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-6-1 District General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Carol Ode |
34.16% | 2,559 | |
| Republican | Kurt Wright Incumbent |
28.50% | 2,135 | |
| Democratic | Joanna Cole Incumbent | 27.61% | 2,068 | |
| Republican | Michael McGarghan | 9.73% | 729 | |
| Total Votes | 7,491 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Carol Ode and incumbent Joanna Cole were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-1 District Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-6-1 District Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Carol Ode |
47.01% | 858 | |
| Democratic | Joanna Cole Incumbent |
52.99% | 967 | |
| Total Votes | 1,825 | |||
Michael McGarghan and incumbent Kurt Wright were unopposed in the Vermont House of Representatives Chittenden-6-1 District Republican primary.[3][4]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Chittenden-6-1 District Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael McGarghan |
34.61% | 253 | |
| Republican | Kurt Wright Incumbent |
65.39% | 478 | |
| Total Votes | 731 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael McGarghan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
McGarghan's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "Candidate listings," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Qualified candidates for the statewide primary - August 9, 2016," accessed May 26, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vermont Secretary of State, "Vermont Election Night Results," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ McGarghan, "Issues," accessed September 27, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
