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Roger LaPlante
Roger LaPlante (independent) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 34. He lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
LaPlante was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of California.[1]
Biography
LaPlante received his A.A in liberal arts from Victor Valley College in 2005. He served in the U.S. Army from 1982-1996 and is a combat veteran of the Gulf War. LaPlante was appointed to the Veterans Caucus in 2015.[2]
Organizations and affiliations
- Veterans of Foreign Wars
- Habitat for Humanity
- Victor Valley California Chapter of the NAACP
- Disabled American Veterans
- City of Victorville Homelessness Task Force, 2018-2021[2]
Elections
2022
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2022
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 34
Incumbent Tom Lackey defeated incumbent Thurston Smith in the general election for California State Assembly District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Lackey (R) | 56.5 | 63,840 |
 | Thurston Smith (R) | 43.5 | 49,183 | |
| Total votes: 113,023 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 34
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 34 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thurston Smith (R) | 31.1 | 23,663 |
| ✔ | | Tom Lackey (R) | 29.7 | 22,622 |
 | Rita Ramirez (D) | 26.8 | 20,384 | |
 | Raj Kahlon (D) | 5.3 | 4,063 | |
 | Paul Fournier (R) | 4.2 | 3,189 | |
 | Roger LaPlante (Independent) | 2.8 | 2,122 | |
| Total votes: 76,043 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 33
Thurston Smith defeated Rick Herrick in the general election for California State Assembly District 33 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thurston Smith (R) | 54.9 | 86,948 |
 | Rick Herrick (R) | 45.1 | 71,567 | |
| Total votes: 158,515 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 33
The following candidates ran in the primary for California State Assembly District 33 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Thurston Smith (R) | 37.9 | 32,891 |
| ✔ | | Rick Herrick (R) | 17.2 | 14,922 |
 | Socorro Cisneros (D) | 14.0 | 12,136 | |
 | Blanca Azucena Gomez (D) | 10.3 | 8,950 | |
 | Anthony Rhoades (D) | 8.8 | 7,670 | |
| Roger LaPlante (D) | 6.5 | 5,655 | |
| Alex Walton (R) | 5.3 | 4,564 | ||
| Total votes: 86,788 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Paul Cook (R) defeated Rita Ramirez (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cook and Ramirez defeated Tim Donnelly (R), Roger LaPlante (D), and John Pinkerton (D) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Paul Cook Incumbent |
62.3% | 136,972 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez | 37.7% | 83,035 | |
| Total Votes | 220,007 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Paul Cook Incumbent |
42% | 50,425 | |
| Democratic | Rita Ramirez |
21.9% | 26,325 | |
| Republican | Tim Donnelly | 20.7% | 24,886 | |
| Democratic | John Pinkerton | 9.8% | 11,780 | |
| Democratic | Roger LaPlante | 5.5% | 6,661 | |
| Total Votes | 120,077 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Roger LaPlante did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Note: LaPlante submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 13, 2020. Note: LaPlante submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on February 10, 2020.
2016
The following issues were listed on LaPlante's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Roger LaPlante for Congress, "Home," accessed March 29, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 5, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
