Ruben Corvalan
Ruben Corvalan (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Corvalan was born in Santiago, Chile, and immigrated to the United States to finish his studies as an electrical engineer at Cleveland State University. He has worked as an electrical engineer for several companies and opened his own consulting company in 1990. At the time of his candidacy, Corvalan owned AmpSAFE, LLC, an electrical engineering consulting company.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
Corvalan's campaign website listed the following issues:[2]
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—Ruben Corvalan's campaign website, http://rubenforcongress.org/issues.htm |
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent William Hurd defeated Gina Ortiz Jones and Ruben Corvalan in the general election for U.S. House Texas District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | William Hurd (R) | 49.2 | 103,285 |
![]() | Gina Ortiz Jones (D) | 48.7 | 102,359 | |
![]() | Ruben Corvalan (L) | 2.1 | 4,425 |
Total votes: 210,069 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Texas District 23 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gina Ortiz Jones | 66.8 | 16,696 |
![]() | Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. | 33.2 | 8,296 |
Total votes: 24,992 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Gina Ortiz Jones and Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Judith Ann Canales, Jay Hulings, and Angela Villescaz in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gina Ortiz Jones | 41.6 | 18,443 |
✔ | ![]() | Ricardo Jose Treviño Jr. | 17.4 | 7,710 |
![]() | Judith Ann Canales | 17.0 | 7,538 | |
![]() | Jay Hulings | 15.0 | 6,649 | |
Angela Villescaz | 9.1 | 4,032 |
Total votes: 44,372 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23
Incumbent William Hurd defeated Alma Arredondo-Lynch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 23 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | William Hurd | 80.4 | 24,569 |
![]() | Alma Arredondo-Lynch | 19.6 | 5,986 |
Total votes: 30,555 | ||||
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2016
Texas' 23rd Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Will Hurd (R) won re-election to his second term, and defeated former Rep. Pete Gallego (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Hurd ousted Gallego in the 2014 general election to win the seat. Hurd defeated William Peterson in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, while Gallego defeated Lee Keenen to win the Democratic nomination. Ruben Corvalan (L) also sought election to the seat.[4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
48.3% | 110,577 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego | 47% | 107,526 | |
Libertarian | Ruben Corvalan | 4.7% | 10,862 | |
Total Votes | 228,965 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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82.2% | 39,870 | ||
William Peterson | 17.8% | 8,628 | ||
Total Votes | 48,498 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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88.4% | 43,223 | ||
Lee Keenen | 11.6% | 5,688 | ||
Total Votes | 48,911 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
2014
Corvalan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 23rd District. Corvalan won the Libertarian Party nomination at the state convention in April 2014.[6] He was defeated by Will Hurd (R) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[7]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
49.8% | 57,459 | |
Democratic | Pete Gallego Incumbent | 47.7% | 55,037 | |
Libertarian | Ruben Corvalan | 2.5% | 2,933 | |
Total Votes | 115,429 | |||
Source: Texas Secretary of State |
Personal
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Corvalan is married and has two children.[1]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2018
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 23rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Campaign website, "About Ruben," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Federal Candidates," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014