Russell Davis
Russell Davis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Nevada State Assembly to represent District 16. Davis lost in the Democratic primary on June 9, 2020.
Davis was also a candidate for District C representative on the Clark County Board of Trustees in Nevada. Davis ran for the seat in the primary election on June 14, 2016, and was defeated.[1]
Davis ran on a platform of banning high school football in the Clark County School District.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Nevada State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for Nevada State Assembly District 16
Cecelia González defeated Alex Sajdak in the general election for Nevada State Assembly District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Cecelia González (D) | 65.3 | 11,472 |
| Alex Sajdak (R) | 34.7 | 6,083 | ||
| Total votes: 17,555 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 16
Cecelia González defeated Joseph Sacco, Russell Davis, and Geoffrey VanderPal in the Democratic primary for Nevada State Assembly District 16 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cecelia González | 50.1 | 1,462 |
 | Joseph Sacco | 23.9 | 697 | |
| Russell Davis | 13.7 | 400 | ||
| Geoffrey VanderPal | 12.4 | 362 | ||
| Total votes: 2,921 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alex Sajdak advanced from the Republican primary for Nevada State Assembly District 16.
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Clark County School District school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on June 14, 2016, for Districts A, B, and C. The District E seat was only on the general election ballot. All four incumbents ran for re-election, and three of them won re-election.[1]
In District A, incumbent Deanna Wright defeated Richard Vaughan after defeating James Gartside, Patricia Krajcech, Mallory Levins, and Shawn Mueller in the primary election. Incumbent Christine Garvey won re-election to the District B seat after obtaining more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary election and defeating challengers Carol McKenzie and Jeffrey Eggman. Evan James originally filed to run for the District B seat, but withdrew from the race before the primary election. Linda Young also won re-election to her seat in the primary election by defeating Antonio Bowen, Russell Davis, Adam Johnson, Walter Jones III, and Mark Melton and garnering more than 50 percent of the vote for the District C seat. District E had the least amount of competition in the race, with challenger Lola Brooks defeating incumbent Margaret Patrice Tew for the seat in the general election. Matthew Tramp withdrew from the District E race, keeping the contest off the primary ballot.[3]
Results
| Clark County School District, District C Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linda Young Incumbent |
51.74% | 8,073 |
| Adam Johnson | 19.85% | 3,098 |
| Antonio Bowen | 9.36% | 1,461 |
| Russell Davis | 7.57% | 1,182 |
| Mark Melton | 6.65% | 1,038 |
| Walter Jones III | 4.82% | 752 |
| Total Votes | 15,604 | |
| Source: Clark County, Nevada, "Elections Department," accessed July 4, 2016 | ||
Funding
Davis reported $6,950.00 in contributions but no expenditures to the Nevada Secretary of State, which left his campaign with $6,950.00 on hand in the election.[4]
Endorsements
Davis received no official endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Russell Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Davis was interviewed about his campaign platform of banning high school football in the Clark County School District:
| “ | This decision doesn’t come lightly because I am a fan of football. High school football in the small town in Nevada where I grew up was the biggest thing to do on a Friday night. It pains me, but I believe it’s the right thing to do.
I believe the human brain is not designed to play football. The brain does not have an airbag between the brain and the skull. There is no equipment to protect the brain and especially the developing brain.[5] |
” |
| —Russell Davis (2016)[6] | ||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Clark County, Nevada, "Election Department:Candidate Filing in Clark County," accessed March 21, 2016
- ↑ USA Today High School Sports, "Nevada school board candidate runs on platform of banning football," April 27, 2016
- ↑ Clark County, Nevada, "Candidates that will not appear on the ballot in the June 14, 2016 primary election," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ USA Today High School Sports, "Nevada school board candidate runs on platform of banning football," April 27, 2016
