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Ryan Downing
Ryan Downing (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 38th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Downing unsuccessfully ran for the same seat in 2016.[1] Downing was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 31st Congressional District of California.[2]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 38
Incumbent Linda Sánchez defeated Ryan Downing in the general election for U.S. House California District 38 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Sánchez (D) | 68.9 | 139,188 |
 | Ryan Downing (R) | 31.1 | 62,968 | |
| Total votes: 202,156 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 38
Incumbent Linda Sánchez and Ryan Downing advanced from the primary for U.S. House California District 38 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Sánchez (D) | 62.7 | 54,691 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Downing (R) | 37.3 | 32,584 |
| Total votes: 87,275 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Linda Sanchez (D) defeated Ryan Downing (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Sanchez and Downing defeated Scott Michael Adams (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Linda Sanchez Incumbent |
70.5% | 163,590 | |
| Republican | Ryan Downing | 29.5% | 68,524 | |
| Total Votes | 232,114 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Linda Sanchez Incumbent |
70% | 86,396 | |
| Republican | Ryan Downing |
20.9% | 25,801 | |
| Independent | Scott Adams | 9.1% | 11,189 | |
| Total Votes | 123,386 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Downing ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 31st District. Downing was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |
Paul Chabot |
26.6% | 14,163 | |
| Democratic | Pete Aguilar |
17.4% | 9,242 | |
| Republican | Lesli Gooch | 17% | 9,033 | |
| Democratic | Eloise Reyes | 15.9% | 8,461 | |
| Democratic | Joe Baca | 11.2% | 5,954 | |
| Democratic | Danny Tillman | 8.7% | 4,659 | |
| Republican | Ryan Downing | 3.3% | 1,737 | |
| Total Votes | 53,249 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Downing's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Ryan Downing's campaign website[7] | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 38th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 38th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 31st Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 38th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 28, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ryan Downing For Congress, "Ryan's Plan," accessed 2016
