William McCullough

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William McCullough

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

William McCullough was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Florida.

Elections

2016

See also: Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Ron DeSantis (R) sought re-election in 2016. He defeated William McCullough (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. DeSantis defeated G.G. Galloway and Fred Costello in the Republican primary, while McCullough defeated Jay McGovern, George Pappas, and Dwayne Taylor to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Florida District 6 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Ron DeSantis Incumbent	58.6%	213,519
	Democratic	William McCullough	41.4%	151,051
Total Votes				364,570
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ron DeSantis Incumbent	61%	41,311
Fred Costello	24.7%	16,690
G.G. Galloway	14.3%	9,683
Total Votes		67,684
Source: Florida Division of Elections

U.S. House, Florida District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
William McCullough	36.6%	16,043
Dwayne Taylor	28.8%	12,625
Jay McGovern	19.1%	8,388
George Pappas	15.4%	6,762
Total Votes		43,818
Source: Florida Division of Elections

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on McCullough's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Go Ahead and Start the Investigation...: This is the link to the Bloomberg review of the latest House Benghazi Committee Report. I encourage you to read it (and the Democrats’ minority opinion. Apparently, the report’s bottom line is that some folks in the government should have been better prepared and responded faster! E Pluribus Unum: One of my family posted a picture of the modern flag with the original pledge of allegiance super imposed. Immediately the responses came that some would never post this photo, because it did not include “under God”. It seemed they either didn’t understand it’s historical significance or didn’t approve of the first version. The term “under God” has become a lightning rod of division. The Zika Legislative and Natural Disaster: One of the unquestioned benefits of a strong national government is the ability to share the cost of a natural disaster across the entire nation. The cost of Superstorm Sandy was too much for New Jersey alone. There is a natural disaster looming and our legislators are playing politics with the funds to prepare. Not only could preparation contain the cost of this disaster, but it could protect the lives and health of thousands. Bill's View: Stabilizing the National Debt: Recently I received this request for my stance: “As a concerned voter, I would like to know what your plan is to stabilize the national debt and secure the economy and our future. As the long-term debt continues to grow, it will hurt our economy, and investment in critical programs like education, infrastructure and R&D will continue to shrink. On March 4th the Alabama Supreme Court Schooled the US Supreme Court: After reading a release from Liberty Counsel of Florida one could surmise this was the action taken by the Alabama Supreme Court. “Today, in a 170-page ruling, the Alabama Supreme Court rejected the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage opinion by issuing its own Judgment in favor of Liberty Counsel’s Petition for Mandamus. In the petition, Liberty Counsel demanded on behalf of its Alabama clients – Alabama Policy Institute (“API”) and Alabama Citizens Action Program (“ALCAP”) – that the state’s probate judges obey Alabama’s Constitution and laws. On March 4, 2015, the Alabama Supreme Court ordered the probate judges to immediately cease issuing same-sex marriage licenses.”	”
—William McCullough's campaign website, http://mcculloughforflorida.com/the-issues/

Recent news

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See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2016
• Florida's 6th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page

Footnotes

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D)

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (8)