Rick Payne
Rick Payne (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 2. Payne lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Payne was a candidate for District 4 on the Bethel Board of Directors in Washington. He filed to run in the general election on November 3, 2015, but withdrew from the race on May 18, 2015. His name did not appear on the ballot.[1]
Payne was also a 2014 Marijuana Party candidate for District 2-Position 2 of the Washington House of Representatives.[2]
Biography
Payne graduated from Mt. Tahoma High School in 1985. He is a former vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 313. Payne has been involved with the Pierce County Democratic Party as a precinct officer in District 2.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 2
Jim McCune defeated Rick Payne in the general election for Washington State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim McCune (R) | 63.6 | 51,941 |
 | Rick Payne (D) | 36.1 | 29,477 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 216 | ||
| Total votes: 81,634 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Payne (D) | 29.5 | 14,136 |
| ✔ | | Jim McCune (R) | 21.2 | 10,158 |
 | Josh Penner (R) | 17.6 | 8,406 | |
 | Ronda Litzenberger (R) | 14.9 | 7,153 | |
| Gina Blanchard-Reed (R) | 8.6 | 4,133 | ||
| Matthew Smith (R) | 8.0 | 3,812 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 47,896 | |||
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2015
- See also: Bethel School District elections (2015)
Three of the five seats on the Bethel Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. District 2 incumbent John Manning, District 4 incumbent Amy Pivetta Hoffman and District 5 incumbent Brenda Rogers won re-election without opposition.[1]
Rick Payne intially filed to run in the District 4 race, but he withdrew in time for his name to be removed from the ballot. Write-in candidates had until October 16, 2015, to file to run in these elections.
Funding
Payne reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission in this election.[4]
2014
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent J.T. Wilcox (R) and Steven Nielson (L) defeated Rick Payne (Marijuana Party) in the primary. Wilcox defeated Nielson in the general election.[2][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  J.T. Wilcox Incumbent |
71.8% | 24,837 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Nielson | 28.2% | 9,734 | |
| Total Votes | 34,571 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
J.T. Wilcox Incumbent |
71% | 12,496 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Nielson |
19.6% | 3,449 | |
| Marijuana Party | Rick Payne | 9.3% | 1,644 | |
| Total Votes | 17,589 | |||
2013
- See also: Bethel School District elections (2013)
Payne sought election to the board against Amy Pivetta Hoffman on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Bethel Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 4, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Amy Pivetta Hoffman |
72.6% | 11,433 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rick E. Payne | 26.5% | 4,174 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 140 | |
| Total Votes | 15,747 | |||
| Source: Pierce County Elections, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 25, 2013 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Rick Payne did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Funding
Payne reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[7]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Washington State Legislature
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Profile by Vote-USA
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pierce County Auditor, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Pierce County Auditor, "Local Voters' Pamphlet," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
