Ron Cohen (California)
Ron Cohen (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 17th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Cohen was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 17th Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen in the general election for U.S. House California District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Total votes: 211,162 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 17
Incumbent Ro Khanna and Ron Cohen defeated Khanh Tran, Stephen Forbes, and Kennita Watson in the primary for U.S. House California District 17 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ro Khanna (D) | 62.0 | 72,676 |
✔ | ![]() | Ron Cohen (R) | 22.9 | 26,865 |
![]() | Khanh Tran (D) | 7.2 | 8,455 | |
Stephen Forbes (D) | 5.3 | 6,259 | ||
![]() | Kennita Watson (L) | 2.6 | 2,997 |
Total votes: 117,252 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Mike Honda (D) was defeated by Ro Khanna (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Honda and Khanna defeated Pierluigi Oliverio (D), Ron Cohen (R), Peter Kuo (R), and Kennita Watson (L) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
61% | 142,268 | |
Democratic | Mike Honda Incumbent | 39% | 90,924 | |
Total Votes | 233,192 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic |
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39.1% | 52,059 | |
Democratic | ![]() |
37.4% | 49,823 | |
Republican | Peter Kuo | 9.2% | 12,224 | |
Republican | Ron Cohen | 7.8% | 10,448 | |
Democratic | Pierluigi Oliverio | 4.2% | 5,533 | |
Libertarian | Kennita Watson | 2.3% | 3,125 | |
Total Votes | 133,212 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Cohen's campaign website:
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—Ron Cohen's campaign website (2016) |
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 17th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 17th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 17th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ San Jose Mercury News, "Fremont Republican enters race to unseat Rep. Mike Honda," November 19, 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.