Mike Bowersox
Mike Bowersox (Republican Party) ran for election to the Maryland House of Delegates to represent District 3A. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Bowersox completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Karen Lewis Young and incumbent Carol L. Krimm defeated Mike Bowersox, James Dvorak, and Jeremy Harbaugh in the general election for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Lewis Young (D) | 31.4 | 18,725 |
| ✔ |  | Carol L. Krimm (D) | 31.3 | 18,705 |
 | Mike Bowersox (R)  | 18.7 | 11,157 | |
| James Dvorak (R) | 16.0 | 9,568 | ||
| Jeremy Harbaugh (L) | 2.5 | 1,492 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 64 | ||
| Total votes: 59,711 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) (2 seats)
Incumbent Karen Lewis Young and incumbent Carol L. Krimm defeated Ryan Trout in the Democratic primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Lewis Young | 45.4 | 5,393 |
| ✔ | | Carol L. Krimm | 37.5 | 4,460 |
| Ryan Trout | 17.1 | 2,034 | ||
| Total votes: 11,887 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) (2 seats)
Mike Bowersox and James Dvorak advanced from the Republican primary for Maryland House of Delegates District 3A (Historical) on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Bowersox | 52.5 | 2,801 |
| ✔ | James Dvorak | 47.5 | 2,533 | |
| Total votes: 5,334 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mike Bowersox participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 4, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mike Bowersox's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | find a way to build bigger better roads faster and cheaper in Frederick Co to reduce the traffic congestion, for now and in the next 10 years
get government employees to help make government more efficient to reduce costs and over regulation find a way to get government help (money) to addiction centers that have a proven record of success[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Putting people to work. I have employed 1000's of people. it seems like every business I speak with is looking to hire people. I want to help people get work.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mike Bowersox answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | common sense, ability to negotiate, ability to think out of the box, ability to know what is really important and what will work best for most of the people, not just a small population percentage, treat everyone equally[3] | ” |
| “ | I have common sense, ability to negotiate, ability to think out of the box, ability to know what is really important and what will work best for most of the people, not just a small population percentage, and I treat everyone equally and give everyone a chance.[3] | ” |
| “ | a belief in a higher power, that all people are created equally, that people need to have self respect and respect for others.[3] | ” |
| “ | I am still at my first job. I started at Ben Lewis Plumbing working after school, cleaning the office and bathroom.[3] | ” |
| “ | Atlas Shrugged, I got out of it what I don't want Maryland to turn into.[3] | ” |
| “ | Iron Man, he ended up helping so many people and he was so smart and inventive.
or Agent J in MIB. or Dark Helmet in Spaceballs.[3] |
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| “ | My dining room ceiling. I raise my eyes and give thanks to God for His many Blessings.[3] | ” |
| “ | Any experience is beneficial. I have practical experience and will use it to make practical decisions.[3] | ” |
| “ | trying to bring balance with government, economy, ecology, and with the populations wants and needs.[3] | ” |
| “ | Workers Comp, Transportation,[3] | ” |
| “ | I am not.[3] | ” |
| “ | not at this time. I am new to politics, but if there is a need, I will be there.[3] | ” |
| “ | No,[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Maryland House of Delegates elections, 2018
- Maryland House of Delegates
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mike Bowersox's responses," September 4, 2018
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
