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Tom Lineaweaver
Tom Lineaweaver was a former Republican and now Independent running as a write-in candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2014 elections.[1][2] Tom Lineaweaver lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2014
- See also: State executive official elections, 2014
Lineaweaver ran for election to the office of Governor of Pennsylvania as an independent write-in candidate. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Lineaweaver was a potential 2014 Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania but did not run in the Republican primary. Republican incumbent Tom Corbett ran for re-election in 2014.[3]
Results
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tom Wolf/Mike Stack |
54.9% | 1,920,355 | |
| Republican | Tom Corbett/Jim Cawley Incumbent | 45.1% | 1,575,511 | |
| Total Votes | 3,495,866 | |||
| Election results via Pennsylvania Department of State | ||||
Issue positions
In an email to Ballotpedia, Lineaweaver outlined his reasons for running as a write-in Independent candidate.
| “ | I fully believe the people of Pennsylvania are so fed up with the 2 major parties that they will be looking in another direction. This election is ripe for a write in. Tom Corbett is the most unpopular Governor we've had in modern times. And Tom Wolf's solutions are to raise taxes and spend more money.
Plus, I believe people are tired of the corruption in Pennsylvania. And since those other 2 Toms are all that will be on the ballot, this is the best chance a write in candidate has. And I do intend to win.[4] |
” |
| —Tom Lineaweaver, email communication with Ballotpedia | ||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Tom + Lineaweaver + Pennsylvania + Governor"
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Lewistown Sentinel, "Third-party hopefuls abandon bids for Pa. governor," August 1, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ Son of David Forums: Write In The Right Tom, "Why I Want To Be Governor," accessed August 8, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Tom Lineaweaver for Governor of PA," accessed September 2, 2013
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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