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Sharon Joy Fisher
Sharon Joy Fisher was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 18th Congressional District of Texas.[1] Fisher was defeated by Lori Bartley and Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee (D) defeated Lori Bartley (R) and Thomas Kleven (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Bartley defeated Reggie Gonzales in the Republican primary runoff on May 24, 2016. Prior to that, Bartley and Gonzales defeated Sharon Joy Fisher and Ava Pate in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016, to advance to the runoff election.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Sheila Jackson Lee Incumbent |
73.5% | 150,157 | |
| Republican | Lori Bartley | 23.6% | 48,306 | |
| Green | Thomas Kleven | 2.9% | 5,845 | |
| Total Votes | 204,308 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lori Bartley |
33.7% | 5,691 | ||
| Reggie Gonzales |
33.1% | 5,587 | ||
| Sharon Joy Fisher | 26.1% | 4,414 | ||
| Ava Pate | 7.1% | 1,204 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,896 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lori Bartley |
57.6% | 1,491 | ||
| Reggie Gonzales | 42.4% | 1,096 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,587 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Fisher's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Sharon Joy Fisher's campaign website, http://www.fisherforcongress.com/issues.php | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 18th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 18th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
