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Richard Thripp
Richard Thripp (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020.
Thripp completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Richard Thripp was born in Daytona Beach, Florida. He pursued his post-secondary education at the University of Central Florida, earning a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2014, a master's degree in applied learning and instruction in 2016, and a Ph.D. in education in 2019. Thripp’s career experience includes working as an educator, editor, and nonprofit manager.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 6
Incumbent Michael Waltz defeated Clinton Curtis, John G. Nolan, and Alan Grayson in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Waltz (R) | 60.6 | 265,393 |
 | Clinton Curtis (D)  | 39.4 | 172,305 | |
 | John G. Nolan (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 112 | |
 | Alan Grayson (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 46 | |
| Total votes: 437,856 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6
Clinton Curtis defeated Richard Thripp in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 6 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clinton Curtis | 51.5 | 30,449 |
 | Richard Thripp | 48.5 | 28,661 | |
| Total votes: 59,110 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Waltz advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 6.
Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Samuel Adams (L)
Campaign themes
2020
Note: Thripp submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on June 7, 2020. Note: Thripp submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on January 13, 2020.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 13, 2020
