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Nnabu Eze
Nnabu Eze (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Maryland. He lost in the Republican primary on July 19, 2022.
Biography
Nnabu Eze earned a degree from Rutgers University in 1996. Eze's career experience includes working as an information technology contractor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Maryland, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Chris Chaffee, Scottie Griffin, and Andrew Wildman in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Van Hollen (D) | 65.8 | 1,316,897 |
 | Chris Chaffee (R) | 34.1 | 682,293 | |
 | Scottie Griffin (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 334 | |
 | Andrew Wildman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 89 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,723 | ||
| Total votes: 2,002,336 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Chris Van Hollen defeated Michelle Smith in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Van Hollen | 80.8 | 535,014 |
 | Michelle Smith | 19.2 | 127,089 | |
| Total votes: 662,103 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Chaffee | 20.8 | 50,514 |
 | Lorie Friend | 14.7 | 35,714 | |
 | John Thormann | 13.7 | 33,290 | |
 | Joseph Perez | 10.8 | 26,359 | |
 | George Davis | 8.7 | 21,095 | |
 | James Tarantin | 8.4 | 20,514 | |
 | Reba Hawkins | 7.4 | 18,057 | |
 | Jon McGreevey | 5.8 | 14,128 | |
 | Todd Puglisi | 5.6 | 13,550 | |
 | Nnabu Eze | 4.1 | 9,917 | |
| Total votes: 243,138 | |||
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2020
See also: Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Maryland's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 4
Incumbent Anthony G. Brown defeated George McDermott in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anthony G. Brown (D) | 79.6 | 282,119 |
 | George McDermott (R) | 20.2 | 71,671 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 739 | ||
| Total votes: 354,529 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4
Incumbent Anthony G. Brown defeated Shelia Bryant and Kim Shelton in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony G. Brown | 77.6 | 110,232 |
 | Shelia Bryant | 18.8 | 26,735 | |
 | Kim Shelton | 3.6 | 5,044 | |
| Total votes: 142,011 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4
George McDermott defeated Nnabu Eze and Eric Loeb in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 4 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George McDermott | 56.4 | 11,131 |
| Nnabu Eze | 22.9 | 4,512 | |
| Eric Loeb | 20.8 | 4,098 | ||
| Total votes: 19,741 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Maryland
Incumbent Ben Cardin defeated Tony Campbell, Neal Simon, and Arvin Vohra in the general election for U.S. Senate Maryland on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ben Cardin (D) | 64.9 | 1,491,614 |
 | Tony Campbell (R) | 30.3 | 697,017 | |
 | Neal Simon (Independent) | 3.7 | 85,964 | |
 | Arvin Vohra (L) | 1.0 | 22,943 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,351 | ||
| Total votes: 2,299,889 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ben Cardin | 80.3 | 477,441 |
 | Chelsea Manning | 5.8 | 34,611 | |
 | Jerry Segal | 3.4 | 20,027 | |
 | Debbie Wilson | 3.2 | 18,953 | |
| Marcia Morgan | 2.7 | 16,047 | ||
 | Lih Young | 1.7 | 9,874 | |
 | Richard Vaughn | 1.6 | 9,480 | |
 | Erik Jetmir | 1.4 | 8,259 | |
| Total votes: 594,692 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mia Mason (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Maryland on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Campbell | 29.2 | 51,426 |
| Chris Chaffee | 24.1 | 42,328 | |
 | Christina Grigorian | 17.5 | 30,756 | |
| John Graziani | 8.8 | 15,435 | ||
 | Blaine Taylor | 5.0 | 8,848 | |
 | Gerald Smith | 4.3 | 7,564 | |
 | Brian Vaeth | 3.1 | 5,411 | |
| Evan Cronhardt | 2.5 | 4,445 | ||
 | Bill Krehnbrink | 2.0 | 3,606 | |
| Nnabu Eze | 2.0 | 3,442 | |
| Albert Howard | 1.5 | 2,720 | ||
| Total votes: 175,981 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sam Faddis (R)
- David Pae (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, incumbent John Sarbanes (D) defeated Mark Plaster (R), Nnabu Eze (G), and Ann Dalrymple (D write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sarbanes defeated challenger John Rea in the Democratic primary, while Plaster defeated Thomas Harris to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016. [2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  John Sarbanes Incumbent |
63.2% | 214,640 | |
| Republican | Mark Plaster | 33.9% | 115,048 | |
| Green | Nnabu Eze | 2.8% | 9,461 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 526 | |
| Total Votes | 339,675 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Sarbanes Incumbent |
87.2% | 101,355 | ||
| John Rea | 12.8% | 14,917 | ||
| Total Votes | 116,272 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Plaster |
63.6% | 25,455 | ||
| Thomas Harris | 36.4% | 14,564 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,019 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Nnabu Eze did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Eze's campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
NATIONAL DEFENSE National defense is the federal government’s most important responsibility. We must ensure that America’s military remains the greatest force in the world. The United States Constitution gives Congress, not the President, the power to declare war. I will fight any attempt by the President to go outside the bounds of his or her Constitutional authority. While providing the most advanced technology to our military, we must always seek to protect civil liberties. I strongly oppose the Patriot Act and will fight to stop the mass surveillance of American citizens, which violates our 4th Amendment rights. I will fight for a strong national defense, protect civil liberties, and ensure that we honor our commitments to our veterans who have served our nation.
Free and fair elections are the very foundation of our constitutional republic. Unfortunately, they’re under attack like never before from Democrats, social media oligarchs, the mainstream media and left wing radicals who seek to hijack this country and destroy it from within. Illegal immigrants voting, ballot counting without oversight, drop boxes with no chain of custody, mail in ballot fraud and illegal changes to state election laws must end now. These intential acts of fraud have undermined Americans’ faith in our elections. We must fix it and fit it now. I am a strong supporter of Voter ID laws and will encourage and support all legislative action to secure free and fair elections.
I firmly believe that our country’s 27 trillion dollar debt represents a serious threat to our national security. The speed at which career politicians, in both political parties, have driven up our national debt is staggering. I will fight to drastically reduce our nation’s debt by opposing the destructive habit of raising the debt ceiling to accommodate politicians in Washington who don’t have enough backbone to make tough choices and live within our means.
The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Period. Restricting the gun rights of law abiding Americans is unacceptable and dangerous. Guns save lives, but radical leftists are determined to eliminate our Constitutional right to arm ourselves. The right to bears arms is the greatest protection we have against violations of our liberties.I will work tirelessly to defend the Second Amendment, just as I will defend the entire Bill of Rights.
I oppose amnesty in all forms. Over the last four decades, the United States has experienced the largest influx of illegal immigration in our country’s history, constituting a clear threat to our national security and economic well-being. The United States is a nation of laws and we must once again begin to enforce existing immigration laws while securing our borders immediately. We must remove the magnets which incentivize illegal immigration. Law abiding American taxpayers should not be forced to pay for welfare, medical care, and other expenses for those who break our laws.
Educational decisions should be made by parents, not bureaucrats in Washington. While the federal government’s control over education has increased, test scores and academic performance has dropped. Destructive programs such as Common Core, No Child Left Behind, and Race to the Top serve as a reminder that the government’s involvement is less about education and more about control. I believe in a parent’s right to determine the best method for education their child. This includes the right to homeschool. In addition to fighting for educational choices for parents, I will also work to remove the fiscal and moral hazard of a government controlled student loan program by returning the loan program to the private sector with necessary reforms.
The right to life is the foundation of our God-given natural rights. It is the government’s role to protect the lives of unborn children. Life begins at conception. It is immoral for our government to permit the taking of life from the most innocent and defenseless among us. Without the right to life there is no liberty, and without liberty there is no pursuit of happiness. I will always fight to protect the sanctity of life by supporting any legislation that would end abortion or move America closer to a permanent end to abortion. I will always stand for life.
Radical leftists who target law enforcement officers, destroy property and threaten Americans’ safety have no place in American society. Groups like ANTIFA should be treated as domestic terror organizations. Those who use violence and destruction of property should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. I stand proudly with our law enforcement officers and will always defend the rule of law.
Taxed Enough Already! The tax burden placed on the American people is undermining the American Dream. The American people know how best to spend their hard earned money. President Trump’s tax cut were a step in the right direction. They proved that reducing the tax burden on American producers is one of the best ways to stimulate economic growth and prosperity. Lower taxes give individuals the freedom to decide how best to spend, save, or invest their money, rather than having the government confiscate it, only to give it to large corporations through subsidies and targeted tax breaks. The government must not pick winners and losers. Unlike the Democrats, many Republicans in Congress have worked to lower taxes, however they only pay lip service to reductions in spending. Continuing the status quo of out of control government spending only serves to mortgage our future to fund federal programs we don’t need and cannot afford. I will work tirelessly to significantly reduce spending, eliminate the income tax, simplify the tax code, and bring forth a fairer and flatter tax code[4] |
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| —Nnabu Eze's campaign website (2022)[5] | ||
2020
Nnabu Eze did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Nnabu Eze participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 7, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Nnabu Eze's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) National Debt |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Gun control because the only children should always feel safe in school. I only worried about homework when I went to school and did not have the fear of being shot. I will support common sense gun control with universal background check, a ban on high capacity magazines and military style assault weapons . The NRA states that "Guns don't kill people, bad people kill people " but we should not easily give bad people access to guns.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Nnabu Eze answered the following:
What was your very first job? How long did you have it?
| “ | Delivered Newspaper for 2 years to help pay for little league registration.[4] | ” |
| “ | Senator John MCcain was an honorable, honest and principled senator who put country before party[4] | ” |
Ballotpedia biographical submission form
The candidate completed Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form:
| “ | What is your political philosophy?
I will support common sense gun control with universal background check, a ban on high capacity magazines and military style assault weapons . The NRA states that "Guns don't kill people, bad people kill people " but we should not easily give bad people access to guns. Is there anything you would like to add? I am the only senate candidate in all parties that can defeat Ben Cardin because I can consolidate 98% of the African vote and at least 50% of all other votes.[4] |
” |
| —Nnabu Eze[1] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted on Ballotpedia's biographical information submission form on May 7, 2018
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Eze4Senate, “Issues,” accessed June 19, 2022
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Nnabu Eze's responses," May 7, 2018
