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Richard Smith Jr. (Pennsylvania)
Richard Griffiths Smith Jr. was a 2018 independent write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.[1]
On January 25, 2018, Smith announced that he had changed his party affiliation from Democrat to independent. His announcement indicated that he would run as a write-in candidate.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Incumbent Mike Kelly defeated Ronald DiNicola and Ebert Beeman in the general election for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Kelly (R)  | 51.6 | 135,348 |
 | Ronald DiNicola (D) | 47.3 | 124,109 | |
 | Ebert Beeman (L) | 1.1 | 2,939 | |
| Total votes: 262,396 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Ronald DiNicola defeated Chris Rieger and Robert Multari in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald DiNicola | 60.0 | 23,480 |
 | Chris Rieger | 24.9 | 9,758 | |
| Robert Multari | 15.1 | 5,914 | ||
| Total votes: 39,152 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16
Incumbent Mike Kelly advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Pennsylvania District 16 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Kelly | 100.0 | 39,412 |
| Total votes: 39,412 | |||
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Smith was a write-in candidate in the general election.
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District election, 2018
- Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Richard Smith for Congress, "Home," accessed September 8, 2017
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia on January 25, 2018]
