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Sean Flynn (California)
Sean Flynn (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 31st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Flynn was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 31st Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 31
Incumbent Pete Aguilar defeated Sean Flynn in the general election for U.S. House California District 31 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Aguilar (D) | 58.7 | 110,143 |
 | Sean Flynn (R) | 41.3 | 77,352 | |
| Total votes: 187,495 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 31
Incumbent Pete Aguilar and Sean Flynn defeated Kaisar Ahmed in the primary for U.S. House California District 31 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Aguilar (D) | 45.9 | 41,337 |
| ✔ | | Sean Flynn (R) | 45.1 | 40,622 |
 | Kaisar Ahmed (D) | 9.0 | 8,108 | |
| Total votes: 90,067 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Pete Aguilar (D) defeated Paul Chabot (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Aguilar and Chabot defeated Kaisar Ahmed (D), Joe Baca (R), and Sean Flynn (R) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Pete Aguilar Incumbent |
56.1% | 121,070 | |
| Republican | Paul Chabot | 43.9% | 94,866 | |
| Total Votes | 215,936 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Pete Aguilar Incumbent |
43.1% | 48,518 | |
| Republican | Paul Chabot |
22.7% | 25,534 | |
| Republican | Joe Baca | 12.4% | 14,020 | |
| Democratic | Kaisar Ahmed | 11% | 12,418 | |
| Republican | Sean Flynn | 10.8% | 12,130 | |
| Total Votes | 112,620 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Flynn was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[4]
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Flynn's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Sean Flynn's campaign website (2016), http://seanflynnforcongress.com/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 31st Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 31st Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 31st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sean Flynn for Congress, "About," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced 'On the Radar' as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
