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Mike Sweeney (Texas)

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Mike Sweeney
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March 6, 2018

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Mike Sweeney (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 31st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.

Sweeney was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 31st Congressional District of Texas.[1] Sweeney was defeated by incumbent John Carter in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]

Biography

Mike Sweeney lives in Georgetown, Texas. Sweeney’s career experience includes working as a founder and president of a software company. He was elected twice to the board of a Special Utility District. Sweeney serves as a board member of a Federal Credit Union.[3]

Elections

2018

See also: Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Mary Jennings Hegar and Jason Hope in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 31 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Carter
John Carter (R)
 
50.6
 
144,680
Image of Mary Jennings Hegar
Mary Jennings Hegar (D)
 
47.7
 
136,362
Jason Hope (L)
 
1.7
 
4,965

Total votes: 286,007
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31

Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Christine Eady Mann in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 31 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Jennings Hegar
Mary Jennings Hegar
 
62.2
 
8,843
Image of Christine Eady Mann
Christine Eady Mann
 
37.8
 
5,371

Total votes: 14,214
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Mary Jennings Hegar and Christine Eady Mann advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Clark and Richard Kent Lester in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Jennings Hegar
Mary Jennings Hegar
 
44.9
 
13,803
Image of Christine Eady Mann
Christine Eady Mann
 
33.5
 
10,305
Image of Mike Clark
Mike Clark
 
11.2
 
3,449
Image of Richard Kent Lester
Richard Kent Lester
 
10.3
 
3,178

Total votes: 30,735
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31

Incumbent John Carter defeated Mike Sweeney in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 31 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Carter
John Carter
 
65.5
 
34,513
Image of Mike Sweeney
Mike Sweeney
 
34.5
 
18,184

Total votes: 52,697
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2016

See also: Texas' 31st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent John Carter (R) defeated Mike Clark (D) and Scott Ballard (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Carter defeated Mike Sweeney in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Clark faced no opposition in the Democratic primary.[4][2]

U.S. House, Texas District 31 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carter Incumbent 58.4% 166,060
     Democratic Mike Clark 36.5% 103,852
     Libertarian Scott Ballard 5.2% 14,676
Total Votes 284,588
Source: Texas Secretary of State


U.S. House, Texas District 31 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carter Incumbent 71.3% 62,817
Mike Sweeney 28.7% 25,306
Total Votes 88,123
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Sweeney's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

  • Right to Life: I have always supported the right to life when it comes to abortion. I will never support a bill that Federally funds the taking of innocent life through abortion.
  • Regulation: As someone who loves the outdoors and nature, I’m a solid conservationist when it comes to protecting the environment. However, over-regulation is killing the job growth potential of small businesses, as well as access to clean, cheap energy.
  • Federal Spending: Everyone knows that our government spending is out of control. As long as we have Representatives like John Carter in DC, we will never get spending under the control of a balanced budget.
  • Border Security: Demand enforcement of all laws including immigration laws to ensure our national security – Walls work! I saw this first hand when I worked in Israel. Increase the number of our Border Agents, and empower them to do the job they’re being paid to do.
  • Second Amendment: The Second Amendment is not simply about the right to hunt or protect your life and property (although these are legitimate reasons to support the Right to Bear Arms - I’m an avid hunting and fishing enthusiast), it was written into the Constitution to assure that “we the people” had a way to defend our rights and liberty from threats of despotism both at home and from abroad.

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—Mike Sweeney's campaign website, http://www.mikesweeney4congress.com/right-to-life.html

Campaign finance summary


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Mike Sweeney campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018U.S. House Texas District 31Lost primary$56,221 N/A**
Grand total$56,221 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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