Simon Winston
Simon Winston was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Texas.[1] Winston was defeated by incumbent Louie Gohmert in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016.[2]
Biography
Winston is a fourth-generation cattle rancher. He manages the Winston 8 Cattle Ranch and Winston Land and Cattle timber producing farms. Winston is a member of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Texas Wildlife Association, Pines Gun Club, the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Texas Forestry Association, National Rifle Association, Keltys First Methodist Church and the Lufkin Lions Club and a Diamond Patron of the National Wild Turkey Federation.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Louie Gohmert (R) defeated Shirley McKellar (D) and Phil Gray (L), in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gohmert defeated Simon Winston and Anthony Culler in the Republican primary on March 1, 2016. [4][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Louie Gohmert Incumbent |
73.9% | 192,434 | |
| Democratic | Shirley McKellar | 24.1% | 62,847 | |
| Libertarian | Phil Gray | 1.9% | 5,062 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 66 | |
| Total Votes | 260,409 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Louie Gohmert Incumbent |
81.9% | 96,313 | ||
| Simon Winston | 13.9% | 16,335 | ||
| Anthony Culler | 4.2% | 4,879 | ||
| Total Votes | 117,527 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Winston's campaign website.
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| —Simon Winston's campaign website, http://winstonforcongress.com/stance/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Texas' 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC 9-KTRE, "Angelina Co. rancher Simon Winston running for US Congress," October 27, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑ Simon Winston for Congress, "About," accessed February 3, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
