Shamus Sayed
Shamus Sayed (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 50th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Sayed was born in Canada, but he moved to the San Diego area when he was two years old. He owns Interpreters Unlimited, a family business that provides interpretation services to limited English-speaking groups. His volunteer experience includes serving as president of the FBI Citizens Academy Alumni Association and on the Captain’s Advisory Board of the San Diego Police Department. He has also served with the Monarch School, the National Missing Children’s Day, the National Child Identification Program, and Heart4Refugees. Sayed earned a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of California San Diego. He and his wife have two sons.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 50
Incumbent Duncan Hunter defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Duncan Hunter (R) | 51.7 | 134,362 |
 | Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) | 48.3 | 125,448 | |
| Total votes: 259,810 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Duncan Hunter (R) | 47.4 | 69,563 |
| ✔ | | Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) | 17.6 | 25,799 |
 | Bill Wells (R) | 12.9 | 18,951 | |
 | Josh Butner (D) | 12.9 | 18,944 | |
 | Patrick Malloy (D) | 5.9 | 8,607 | |
 | Shamus Sayed (R) | 2.1 | 3,079 | |
| Richard Kahle (Independent) | 1.2 | 1,714 | ||
| Total votes: 146,657 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Pierre Beauregard (D)
- Andrew Zelt (R)
- Glenn Jensen (D)
- Gloria Chadwick (D)
- Alex Spilger (D)
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 50th Congressional District election, 2018
- California's 50th Congressional District
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Campaign website
- Facebook page
- Twitter account
- Instagram account
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Peter Van Voorhis, Thomas Partners Strategies," January 18, 2018
