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Powell Gammill
Powell Gammill was a 2014 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Arizona.[1] Powell Gammill lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Gammill was a 2012 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of Arizona.
Elections
2014
Gammill ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 9th District. He was defeated by Kyrsten Sinema (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Kyrsten Sinema Incumbent |
54.7% | 88,609 | |
| Republican | Wendy Rogers | 41.9% | 67,841 | |
| Libertarian | Powell Gammill | 3.5% | 5,612 | |
| Total Votes | 162,062 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Gammill ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 9th District. He ran unopposed in the Libertarian primary on August 28, 2012. He was defeated by Kyrsten Sinema (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
According to the website Daily Kos, this race was one of nine top-ballot 2012 races that contained a Libertarian candidate who received more total votes than was the difference between the Democratic winner and the GOP runner-up. In this case, Gammill took in over 7,300 more votes than the number that separated Sinema and Parker.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kyrsten Sinema |
48.7% | 121,881 | |
| Republican | Vernon B. Parker | 44.6% | 111,630 | |
| Libertarian | Powell Gammill | 6.6% | 16,630 | |
| Total Votes | 250,141 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "'Powell + Gammill + Arizona + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Arizona's 9th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, " 2014 General Election," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed September 1, 2012
- ↑ National Journal, "Kyrsten Sinema Winner in Arizona's 9th District," November 12, 2012
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Libertarians provided the margin for Democrats and at least nine elections," November 15, 2012
