Robert Ornelas

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Robert Ornelas

American Independent Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Ornelas also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Alaska's At-Large Congressional District. He lost as a write-in in the special general election on August 16, 2022.

Ornelas (No Party Affiliation) also ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 20th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the special general election scheduled on January 11, 2022.

Elections

2022

U.S. House Alaska regular election

See also: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Select round: Round 3 Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola in round 3 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	55.0	137,263	7,477	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	45.0	112,471	43,072	3
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-64,499	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	49.2	129,786	1,031	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	26.3	69,399	1,069	3
		Nicholas Begich	24.5	64,499	1,994	3
		Chris Bye	0.0	0	-4,999	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	48.7	128,755	0	Won (3)
		Sarah Palin	25.8	68,330	0	3
		Nicholas Begich	23.6	62,505	0	3
		Chris Bye	1.9	4,999	0	2
		David Ambrose (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Joe Bredar (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 264,589
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sherry Strizak (Independent)
• Tara Sweeney (R)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	36.8	70,295
✔		Sarah Palin (R)	30.2	57,693
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	26.2	50,021
✔		Tara Sweeney (R)	3.8	7,195
		Chris Bye (L)	0.6	1,189
		J.R. Myers (L)	0.3	531
		Robert Lyons (R)	0.2	447
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (R)	0.2	403
	Submit photo	Brad Snowden (R)	0.2	355
		Randy Purham (R)	0.2	311
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)	0.1	270
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Independent)	0.1	252
		Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)	0.1	248
	Submit photo	Denise Williams (R)	0.1	242
		Gregg Brelsford (Independent)	0.1	241
	Submit photo	David Hughes (Independent)	0.1	238
	Submit photo	Andrew Phelps (Independent)	0.1	222
	Submit photo	Tremayne Wilson (Independent)	0.1	194
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Independent)	0.1	191
	Submit photo	Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)	0.1	187
	Submit photo	Ted Heintz (Independent)	0.1	173
	Submit photo	Davis LeBlanc Jr. (R)	0.1	117

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 191,015
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tyler Cropley (Independent)
• Julio Perez (R)
• Don Young (R)
• Shannon Evans (R)
• Christopher Constant (D)
• Al Gross (Independent)
• Adam Wool (D)
• Mike Milligan (D)
• Mikel Melander (R)
• William Hibler (Independent)
• Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)
• John B. Coghill (R)
• Josh Revak (R)

U.S. House Alaska special election

See also: United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022

United States House of Representatives special election in Alaska, 2022 (June 11 top-four primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

Select round: Round 2 Round 1

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Mary Peltola in round 2 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	51.5	91,266	15,467	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	48.5	86,026	27,053	2
		Nicholas Begich	0.0	0	-53,810	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

		Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
		Mary Peltola	40.2	75,799	0	Won (2)
		Sarah Palin	31.3	58,973	0	2
		Nicholas Begich	28.5	53,810	0	1
		Chris Bye (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Robert Ornelas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Sherry Strizak (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
		Tara Sweeney (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (Write-in)	0.0	0	0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 188,582
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Gross (Independent)

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District

The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Alaska At-large District on June 11, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Palin (R)	27.0	43,601
✔		Nicholas Begich (R)	19.1	30,861
✔		Al Gross (Independent)	12.6	20,392
✔		Mary Peltola (D)	10.1	16,265
		Tara Sweeney (R)	5.9	9,560
		Santa Claus (Independent)	4.7	7,625
		Christopher Constant (D)	3.9	6,224
		Jeff Lowenfels (Independent)	3.7	5,994
		John B. Coghill (R)	2.4	3,842
		Josh Revak (R)	2.3	3,785
	Submit photo	Andrew Halcro (Independent)	1.9	3,013
		Adam Wool (D)	1.7	2,730
	Submit photo	Emil Notti (D)	1.1	1,777
		Chris Bye (L)	0.6	1,049
	Submit photo	Mike Milligan (D)	0.4	608
		John Howe (Alaskan Independence Party)	0.2	380
	Submit photo	Laurel Foster (Independent)	0.2	338
		Stephen Wright (R)	0.2	332
	Submit photo	Jay Armstrong (R)	0.2	286
		J.R. Myers (L)	0.2	285
		Gregg Brelsford (Independent)	0.2	284
	Submit photo	Ernest Thomas (D)	0.1	199
		Robert Lyons (R)	0.1	197
	Submit photo	Otto Florschutz (R)	0.1	193
	Submit photo	Maxwell Sumner (R)	0.1	133
	Submit photo	Richard Trotter (R)	0.1	121
	Submit photo	Anne McCabe (Independent)	0.1	118
	Submit photo	John Callahan (R)	0.1	114
		Arlene Carle (Independent)	0.1	107
	Submit photo	Tim Beck (Independent)	0.1	96
	Submit photo	Thomas Gibbons (R)	0.1	94
	Submit photo	Sherry Mettler (Independent)	0.1	92
		Lady Donna Dutchess (Independent)	0.1	87
		Robert Ornelas (American Independent Party)	0.1	83
	Submit photo	Ted Heintz (L)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Silvio Pellegrini (Independent)	0.0	70
	Submit photo	Karyn Griffin (Independent)	0.0	67
	Submit photo	David Hughes (Independent)	0.0	54
	Submit photo	Don Knight (Independent)	0.0	46
	Submit photo	Jo Woodward (R)	0.0	44
	Submit photo	Jason Williams (Independent)	0.0	37
	Submit photo	Robert Brown (Independent)	0.0	36
	Submit photo	Dennis Aguayo (Independent)	0.0	31
		William Hibler (Independent)	0.0	25
	Submit photo	Bradley Welter (R)	0.0	24
	Submit photo	David Thistle (Independent)	0.0	23
	Submit photo	Brian Beal (Independent)	0.0	19
	Submit photo	Mikel Melander (R)	0.0	17

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 161,428
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jesse Sumner (R)
• Breck Craig (Independent)
• Richard Morris (Independent)

U.S. House Florida

See also: Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022

Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Democratic primary)

Florida's 20th Congressional District special election, 2022 (November 2, 2021, Republican primary)

General election

Special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House Florida District 20 on January 11, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)	79.0	44,707
		Jason Mariner (R)	19.4	10,966
		Mike ter Maat (L)	0.7	395
		Jim Flynn (No Party Affiliation)	0.5	265
		Leonard Serratore (No Party Affiliation)	0.5	262
		Shelley Fain (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)	0.0	22

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,617
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert Ornelas (No Party Affiliation)

Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick	23.8	11,662
		Dale Holness	23.8	11,657
		Barbara Sharief	17.7	8,684
		Perry Thurston	14.8	7,283
		Bobby DuBose	7.0	3,458
		Omari Hardy	5.9	2,902
	Submit photo	Priscilla Taylor	3.4	1,677
		Elvin Dowling	1.3	646
		Emmanuel Morel	0.9	454
		Phil Jackson	0.7	343
	Submit photo	Imran Siddiqui	0.6	316

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,082
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Dwight Anderson (D)
• Krystal Jordan (D)
• Matt Boswell (D)
• Pradel Vilme (D)
• Natalia Allen (D)

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20

Jason Mariner defeated Greg Musselwhite in the special Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 20 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Mariner	57.8	3,500
		Greg Musselwhite	42.2	2,553

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,053
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Lateresa Jones (R)
• Roland Florez Jr. (R)
• Bernard Sansaricq (R)
• Vic DeGrammont (R)

2021

See also: New Mexico's 1st Congressional District special election, 2021

General election

Special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on June 1, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)	60.4	79,838
		Mark Moores (R)	35.6	47,111
		Aubrey Dunn (Independent)	2.7	3,534
		Christopher Manning (L)	1.3	1,734
		Laura Olivas (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	40
		Robert Ornelas (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 132,263
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Democratic convention runoff

Special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

Melanie Ann Stansbury defeated Antoinette Sedillo Lopez in the special Democratic convention runoff for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 31, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)	51.2	103
		Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D)	48.3	97
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 201
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Democratic convention

Special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 30, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Antoinette Sedillo Lopez (D)	37.2	74
✔		Melanie Ann Stansbury (D)	21.6	43
	Submit photo	Randi McGinn (D)	17.1	34
	Submit photo	Victor Reyes (D)	9.0	18
		Selinda Guerrero (D)	6.5	13
		Georgene Louis (D)	6.5	13
	Submit photo	Francisco Fernandez (D)	1.0	2
		Patricia Roybal Caballero (D)	0.5	1
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 199
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Republican convention

Special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1

The following candidates ran in the special Republican convention for U.S. House New Mexico District 1 on March 27, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Moores (R)	40.5	49
		Eddy Aragon (R)	28.1	34
		Elisa Martinez (R)	16.5	20
		Jared Vander Dussen (R)	5.8	7
	Submit photo	Ronnie Lucero (R)	5.0	6
		Michaela Chavez (R)	4.1	5
	Submit photo	Jonathan Gonzalez (R)	0.0	0

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 121
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peggy Muller-Aragon (R)
• Michelle Garcia Holmes (R)

2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016

Ornelas ran for president in the American Independent Party primary in California on June 7, 2016. With 17% of the vote, he did not advance to the general election in California.

2014

See also: California Gubernatorial election, 2014

Ornelas explored a run for election to the office of Governor of California in 2014, but never filed for the June 3 primary election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.

2012

Ornelas ran for vice president of the United States on the American Independent Party ticket in California on November 6, 2012. The ticket received 0.3% of the vote.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

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Footnotes

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Alaska's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Lisa Murkowski (R)

Daniel Sullivan (R)

Representatives

Nicholas Begich (R)

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