Victor Wakley
Victor Wakley (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Indiana's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Wakley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Victor Wakley was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He studied at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Wakley has served as president of Save our Veterans, which describes itself as a nonprofit that “provides skills training, educational opportunities, and paths to employment and housing” for veterans.[1][2]
Elections
2020
See also: Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Indiana's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Victoria Spartz defeated Christina Hale and Ken Tucker in the general election for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Victoria Spartz (R) | 50.0 | 208,212 |
 | Christina Hale (D) | 45.9 | 191,226 | |
 | Ken Tucker (L)  | 4.0 | 16,788 | |
| Total votes: 416,226 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vernon Moore (Independent)
- Ellen Kizik (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Christina Hale defeated Dee Thornton, Jennifer Christie, Andy Jacobs, and Ralph Spelbring in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Hale | 40.8 | 30,123 |
 | Dee Thornton | 27.1 | 20,049 | |
 | Jennifer Christie | 18.1 | 13,345 | |
| Andy Jacobs | 13.3 | 9,817 | ||
| Ralph Spelbring | 0.8 | 575 | ||
| Total votes: 73,909 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Victoria Spartz | 39.7 | 34,526 |
 | Beth Henderson | 17.6 | 15,343 | |
 | Micah Beckwith | 12.7 | 11,063 | |
 | Carl Brizzi | 6.5 | 5,619 | |
 | Kent Abernathy | 5.6 | 4,901 | |
 | Kelly Mitchell | 5.3 | 4,643 | |
 | Chuck Dietzen | 4.7 | 4,071 | |
 | Matthew Hook | 2.5 | 2,147 | |
 | Andrew Bales | 1.5 | 1,329 | |
 | Mark Small | 1.2 | 1,057 | |
 | Danny Niederberger | 0.8 | 675 | |
 | Victor Wakley | 0.5 | 465 | |
 | Allen Davidson | 0.5 | 411 | |
 | Russell Stwalley | 0.4 | 379 | |
 | Matthew Hullinger | 0.4 | 333 | |
| Total votes: 86,962 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mark Jay (R)
- Steve Braun (R)
- Jeremy Miner (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5
Ken Tucker advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Indiana District 5 on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Ken Tucker (L) |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Victor Wakley completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wakley's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am an advocate to those responsible for our Freedom: Veterans
- Life-long Republican who has worked on campaigns for: Richard Lugar, Mitch Daniels and Donald Trump. NO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE!
- Pro-life: Helping protect those that cannot protect themselves.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 15, 2020
- ↑ Veterans Coming Home, “Save Our Veterans,” accessed April 21, 2020
