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Sam Wright (Washington)
Sam Wright (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Washington's 10th Congressional District. Wright lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
Wright was a 2016 Human Rights Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Washington.[1] Wright was defeated in the primary.[2]
Wright was a 2014 Human Rights Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Washington.[3] He was defeated by incumbent Denny Heck (D) and former state Representative Joyce McDonald (R), who were the top two vote-getters in the top-two primary.[4]
He was a 2012 Human Rights Party candidate for Washington Secretary of State. He lost in the primary election on August 7 to Kim Wyman ((R) and Kathleen Drew (D). The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[5]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Washington District 10
Marilyn Strickland defeated Beth Doglio in the general election for U.S. House Washington District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Marilyn Strickland (D)  | 49.3 | 167,937 |
 | Beth Doglio (D) | 35.6 | 121,040 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 15.1 | 51,430 | ||
| Total votes: 340,407 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Washington District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Washington District 10 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marilyn Strickland (D) | 20.3 | 45,988 |
| ✔ | | Beth Doglio (D) | 15.2 | 34,254 |
 | Kristine Reeves (D) | 12.9 | 29,236 | |
 | Rian Ingrim (R) | 11.4 | 25,688 | |
 | Jackson Maynard (R) | 8.2 | 18,526 | |
 | Dean Johnson (R) | 7.4 | 16,700 | |
 | Nancy Slotnick (R) | 6.7 | 15,201 | |
 | Don Hewett (R) | 4.8 | 10,750 | |
 | Phil Gardner (D) | 2.3 | 5,292 | |
 | Ryan Tate (R) | 1.9 | 4,196 | |
 | Mary Bacon (D) | 1.8 | 3,992 | |
 | Todd Buckley (Independent) | 1.6 | 3,552 | |
 | Eric LeMay (D) | 1.4 | 3,072 | |
 | Joshua Collins (Essential Workers Party) | 1.2 | 2,667 | |
 | Richard Boyce (Congress Sucks Party) | 1.0 | 2,302 | |
| Ralph Johnson (R) | 0.6 | 1,441 | ||
| Gordon Allen Pross (R) | 0.5 | 1,186 | ||
| Sam Wright (D) | 0.5 | 1,129 | ||
| Randy Bell (D) | 0.2 | 563 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 267 | ||
| Total votes: 226,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan Gordon (R)
2018
General election
Incumbent Maria Cantwell defeated Susan Hutchison in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 6, 2018.
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Cantwell (D) | 58.4 | 1,803,364 |
 | Susan Hutchison (R) | 41.6 | 1,282,804 | |
| Total votes: 3,086,168 | |||
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Top-two primary
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 7, 2018.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Cantwell (D) | 54.7 | 929,961 |
| ✔ | | Susan Hutchison (R) | 24.3 | 413,317 |
 | Keith Swank (R) | 2.3 | 39,818 | |
 | Joseph Gibson (R) | 2.3 | 38,676 | |
 | Clint Tannehill (D) | 2.1 | 35,770 | |
| David R. Bryant (R) | 2.0 | 33,962 | ||
 | Arthur Coday Jr. (R) | 1.8 | 30,654 | |
 | Jennifer Ferguson (Independent) | 1.5 | 25,224 | |
| Tim Owen (R) | 1.4 | 23,167 | ||
 | Matt Hawkins (R) | 0.8 | 13,324 | |
 | Don Rivers (D) | 0.7 | 12,634 | |
 | Mike Luke (L) | 0.7 | 12,302 | |
| Glen Stockwell (R) | 0.7 | 11,611 | ||
 | Thor Amundson (Independent) | 0.6 | 9,393 | |
 | Mohammad Said (D) | 0.5 | 8,649 | |
 | Matthew Heines (R) | 0.5 | 7,737 | |
 | Steve Hoffman (Freedom Socialist Party) | 0.4 | 7,390 | |
 | GoodSpaceGuy (R) | 0.4 | 7,057 | |
 | John Orlinski (R) | 0.4 | 6,905 | |
| David Lee Strider (Independent) | 0.4 | 6,821 | ||
 | Roque De La Fuente (R) | 0.3 | 5,724 | |
 | James Robert Deal (G) | 0.2 | 3,849 | |
| Sam Wright (The Human Rights Party) | 0.2 | 3,761 | ||
 | Brad Chase (FDFR Party) | 0.2 | 2,655 | |
| George Kalberer (D) | 0.1 | 2,448 | ||
 | Charlie Jackson (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,411 | |
| RC Smith (R) | 0.1 | 2,238 | ||
 | Jon Butler (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,016 | |
 | Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party) | 0.1 | 1,366 | |
| Total votes: 1,700,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clay Johnson (Independent)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Washington's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Patty Murray (D) won re-election in 2016. She defeated Chris Vance (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murray and Vance defeated 15 other candidates to win the primary on August 2, 2016. In Washington, all candidates run in the same primary and the two candidates who receive the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, advance to the general election.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Patty Murray Incumbent |
59% | 1,913,979 | |
| Republican | Chris Vance | 41% | 1,329,338 | |
| Total Votes | 3,243,317 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Patty Murray Incumbent |
53.8% | 745,421 | |
| Republican | Chris Vance |
27.5% | 381,004 | |
| Republican | Eric John Makus | 4.2% | 57,825 | |
| Democratic | Phil Cornell | 3.4% | 46,460 | |
| Republican | Scott Nazarino | 3% | 41,542 | |
| Libertarian | Mike Luke | 1.5% | 20,988 | |
| Democratic | Mohammad Said | 1% | 13,362 | |
| Conservative | Donna Rae Lands | 0.8% | 11,472 | |
| Independent | Ted Cummings | 0.8% | 11,028 | |
| Human Rights | Sam Wright | 0.8% | 10,751 | |
| Republican | Uncle Mover | 0.6% | 8,569 | |
| System Reboot Party | Jeremy Teuton | 0.6% | 7,991 | |
| Democratic | Thor Amundson | 0.6% | 7,906 | |
| Independent | Chuck Jackson | 0.5% | 6,318 | |
| Lincoln Caucus | Pano Churchill | 0.4% | 5,150 | |
| Independent | Zach Haller | 0.4% | 5,092 | |
| Standupamerica | Alex Tsimerman | 0.3% | 4,117 | |
| Total Votes | 1,384,996 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State |
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2014
Wright ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Washington's 10th District.[3] He was defeated by incumbent Denny Heck (D) and former state Representative Joyce McDonald (R), who were the top two vote-getters in the primary.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Denny Heck Incumbent |
51.4% | 39,866 | |
| Republican | Joyce McDonald |
41.4% | 32,119 | |
| Independent | Jennifer Ferguson | 4.8% | 3,730 | |
| Human Rights Party | Sam Wright | 2.3% | 1,781 | |
| Total Votes | 77,496 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Wright did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Wright ran unsuccessfully for secretary of state in 2012. He was defeated in the primary election on August 7.[6] The top-two vote getters, Republican Kim Wyman and Democrat Kathleen Drew competed for the open seat (vacated by Sam Reed) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| Washington Secretary of State, Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kim Wyman |
39.8% | 528,754 | |
| Democratic | Kathleen Drew |
21.7% | 289,052 | |
| Democratic | Greg Nickels | 15.9% | 210,832 | |
| Democratic | Jim Kastama | 13.9% | 185,425 | |
| Constitution Party | Karen Murray | 3.8% | 50,888 | |
| No Party Preference | David Anderson | 3.3% | 44,276 | |
| Human Rights Party | Sam Wright | 1.6% | 20,809 | |
| Total Votes | 1,330,036 | |||
| Election results via Washington Secretary of State (dead link)' | ||||
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Secretary of State, "Unofficial List of Candidates in Ballot Order," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "Washington House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Washington.gov, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 19, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Washington - Summary Vote Results," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," August 7, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Results," August 7, 2012 (dead link)
