Tom Jones (Nevada)
Tom Jones was a 2016 Independent American Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Nevada.[1]
Jones was an IAP candidate for Nevada Controller in the 2014 elections. Jones lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
He previously ran as a 2012 IAP candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nevada. He was also the American Independent candidate for the Clark 9 District of the Nevada State Senate.
Jones was defeated by Republican incumbent Joe Heck on November 6, 2012.[2]
Biography
Jones was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Upon graduation from St. Ignatius High School, he attended John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio. At the age of 21, he married and moved to Alhambra, California, where he became a salesman for ADT Security Services. After two years, he went to work for the Lever Brothers Company, where he remained for 16 years. In the following years, he then ran a Sir Speedy franchise, a printing business, and an internet business. He has lived in Las Vegas since his retirement in 1996. In 2012, he was elected Chairman of the Clark County Independent American Party.[3]
Elections
2016
The race for Nevada's open U.S. Senate seat was one of Ballotpedia's nine competitive battleground races in 2016. Former Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto (D) defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Heck (R), a doctor and brigadier general in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq, and four third-party candidates in the general election to win retiring Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D) seat. Her victory on November 8, 2016, made her the first-ever Latina elected to the United States Senate.[4][5][1]
In her victory speech, Cortez Masto commented on her status as the first Latina elected to the Senate, saying, "It's not just about making history. Don't you think it is about time that we had diversity in the U.S. Senate? Don't you think it's about time that our government mirrors the people we serve every day?"[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Catherine Cortez Masto |
47.1% | 521,994 | |
| Republican | Joe Heck | 44.7% | 495,079 | |
| N/A | None of these candidates | 3.8% | 42,257 | |
| Independent American | Tom Jones | 1.5% | 17,128 | |
| Independent | Thomas Sawyer | 1.3% | 14,208 | |
| Independent | Tony Gumina | 1% | 10,740 | |
| Independent | Jarrod Williams | 0.6% | 6,888 | |
| Total Votes | 1,108,294 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Joe Heck |
64.9% | 74,524 | ||
| Sharron Angle | 22.8% | 26,146 | ||
| None of these candidates | 3.4% | 3,903 | ||
| Tom Heck | 3.1% | 3,567 | ||
| Eddie Hamilton | 1.8% | 2,057 | ||
| D'Nese Davis | 1.7% | 1,938 | ||
| Bill Tarbell | 1% | 1,179 | ||
| Robert Leeds | 0.6% | 662 | ||
| Juston Preble | 0.5% | 582 | ||
| Carlo Poliak | 0.2% | 279 | ||
| Total Votes | 114,837 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Catherine Cortez Masto |
80.6% | 81,971 | ||
| Allen Rheinhart | 5.6% | 5,650 | ||
| None of these candidates | 5.4% | 5,501 | ||
| Liddo O'Briant | 4.8% | 4,842 | ||
| Bobby Mahendra | 3.7% | 3,764 | ||
| Total Votes | 101,728 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State |
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2014
Jones ran for election to the office of Nevada Controller. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Nevada Controller, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ron Knecht |
52.5% | 282,674 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Martin | 37.6% | 202,573 | |
| Independent American | Tom Jones | 5.4% | 29,108 | |
| Independent | None of these candidates | 4.4% | 23,811 | |
| Total Votes | 538,166 | |||
| Election results via Nevada Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Jones ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Nevada's 3rd District. Jones ran as a candidate for the Independent American Party.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Oceguera | 42.9% | 116,823 | |
| Republican | Joe Heck Incumbent |
50.4% | 137,244 | |
| Independent American Party of Nevada | Tom Jones | 2.1% | 5,600 | |
| Independent | Jim Murphy | 4.7% | 12,856 | |
| Total Votes | 272,523 | |||
| Source: Nevada Secretary of State "U.S. House of Representatives Results" | ||||
2010
- See also: Nevada State Senate elections, 2010
Jones was defeated in the November 2, 2010, general election.[7]
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Personal
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Jones has been married to Raye Nell Jones for 37 years, with whom he has three children. He has two daughters from a previous marriage.[3]
Recent news
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See also
External links
- Tom Jones' official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Results for the June 8, 2010 primary in Nevada
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Master Statewide Certified List of Candidates," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Nevada," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Elect Tom Jones, "About Me" April 16, 2012
- ↑ Time, "Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada Is U.S. Senate’s First Latina," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2016 Filed Non-Judicial Candidates," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ McClatchy DC, "Nevada's Cortez Masto breaks barrier as 1st Latina in Senate," accessed November 14, 2016
- ↑ Nevada Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 5, 2014
