Paul Pipkin
Paul Pipkin was a 2016 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 20th Congressional District of Texas.[1]
Pipkin was a 2014 candidate for the Bexar County Court in Texas.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Joaquin Castro (D) defeated Paul Pipkin (G) and Jeffrey Blunt (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Castro faced no opposition in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016. No Republican candidates filed to run in the race.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Joaquin Castro Incumbent |
79.7% | 149,640 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Blunt | 15.5% | 29,055 | |
| Green | Paul Pipkin | 4.8% | 8,974 | |
| Total Votes | 187,669 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2014
See also: Texas judicial elections, 2014
Pipkin ran for election to the Bexar County Court.
General: He was defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014, after receiving 1.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Nelson W. Wolff, Rhett Rosenquest Smith and Carlton Soules.
[2]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 20th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 20th Congressional District
- Bexar County, Texas
- Texas County Courts
Footnotes
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "2016 Candidate Applicants," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed October 28, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
