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Richard Ester
Richard Ester (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 2nd Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Republican primary)
Arizona's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (July 30 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jonathan Nez, Richard Ester, David Alexander, and Charles Holt Jr. in the general election for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eli Crane (R) | 54.5 | 221,413 |
 | Jonathan Nez (D) | 45.5 | 184,963 | |
 | Richard Ester (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
| David Alexander (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
| Charles Holt Jr. (No party preference) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 406,431 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Jonathan Nez advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Nez | 100.0 | 62,033 |
| Total votes: 62,033 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lindsay Bowe (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2
Incumbent Eli Crane defeated Jack Smith in the Republican primary for U.S. House Arizona District 2 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eli Crane | 80.5 | 89,480 |
 | Jack Smith | 19.5 | 21,637 | |
| Total votes: 111,117 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Walter Blackman (R)
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Bies (L)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Ester in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Richard Ester did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Ester’s campaign website stated the following:
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I believe much of the division and animosity towards others in this country has been created by the income tax levied against working Americans. According to the latest statistics, the U.S. population is 341,814,420 people, and of that number, the most recent data shows there were approximately 161,270,000 million employed persons in the United States. To put it bluntly, it is unconscionable that less than half of the country's population is shouldering the responsibility of funding government spending. A fair and equitable tax code is needed to help heal the divide. |
” |
| —Richard Ester’s campaign Facebook page (2024)[2] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Richard W. Ester for Congress post May 20, 2024," accessed October 25, 2024
