Teresa Lowry
Teresa Lowry was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 20 of the Nevada State Senate.
This candidate ran in a "race to watch" in one of the 20 chambers identified by Ballotpedia as a battleground chamber.
The Nevada Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounts to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. In 2012, a total of five districts were competitive, with a margin of victory was 5 percent or less.
Campaign themes
2014
Lowry's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Creating Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Teresa believes our young people shouldn’t have to go out of state to get the skills they need for the jobs of the future – jobs that are going to help our kids compete in a global economy. That means making smart investments in job training programs. It means creating partnerships between local businesses and community colleges to connect students with job creators."
Improving Education
- Excerpt: "Teresa knows that turning our State around starts by fixing our schools. Students can't succeed when there are close to 50 kids in a classroom. When class sizes are smaller, students get more attention from their teachers, there are fewer disciplinary problems, and more kids stay in school."
Overcoming the Odds
- Excerpt: "Teresa is running for State Senate because she knows Nevadans are tired of the professional politicians who are focused on their own special interest agendas instead of creating jobs, expanding opportunity and improving schools. When politicans [sic] are more worried about their own interests and agendas rather than making life better for regular familes [sic], then Nevadans are being sold out."
Elections
2014
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Nevada State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Michael Roberson defeated Carl Bunce in the Republican primary, while Teresa Lowry ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. Roberson defeated Lowry in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
The Nevada State Senate was a battleground chamber that Ballotpedia identified as having the opportunity to switch partisan control in 2014. The Nevada Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of one seat, which amounted to 9 percent of the seats up for election in 2014. District 8 in the Senate was identified by Ballotpedia and the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a battleground district that could have determined control of the Nevada State Senate. Michael Roberson (R) defeated Teresa Lowry (D) in the general election. Roberson was favored to win; Republicans needed to retain District 20 and District 8 and gain the Democratic seat in District 9 to overtake the Senate.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Michael Roberson Incumbent |
60.4% | 16,715 | |
| Democratic | Teresa Lowry | 39.6% | 10,959 | |
| Total Votes | 27,674 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Michael Roberson Incumbent |
58.5% | 3,009 |
| Carl Bunce | 41.5% | 2,131 |
| Total Votes | 5,140 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Teresa + Lowry + Nevada + Senate"
See also
- Nevada State Senate
- Nevada State Legislature
- Nevada State Senate elections, 2014
- Nevada State Senate District 20
External links
- Official campaign website
- Teresa Lowry on Facebook
- Teresa Lowry on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Filed Candidates"
- Clark County, 2014 candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ Teresa Lowry campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 16, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 filed candidates," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Clark County, "Candidate filing," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "Nevada Primary Election 2014," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2014 Official Statewide General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "Nevada Senate leader says GOP has chance to regain control of upper house," April 9, 2014
