Kip Tom
Kip Tom was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Indiana.[1] Tom was defeated by Jim Banks in the Republican primary.[2] During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, Tom was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Marlin Stutzman (R) sought election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, leaving the seat open. Jim Banks (R) defeated Tommy Schrader (D) and Pepper Snyder (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Banks defeated Mark Willard Baringer, Liz Brown, Pam Galloway, Kevin Howell and Kip Tom in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Schrader defeated Todd Nightenhelser and John Forrest Roberson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 3, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Jim Banks |
70.1% | 201,396 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Schrader | 23% | 66,023 | |
| Libertarian | Pepper Snyder | 6.9% | 19,828 | |
| Total Votes | 287,247 | |||
| Source: Indiana Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jim Banks |
34.3% | 46,533 | ||
| Kip Tom | 31.5% | 42,732 | ||
| Liz Brown | 24.8% | 33,654 | ||
| Pam Galloway | 7% | 9,543 | ||
| Kevin Howell | 1.5% | 1,970 | ||
| Mark Baringer | 0.9% | 1,266 | ||
| Total Votes | 135,698 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tommy Schrader |
37.5% | 15,267 | ||
| Todd Nightenhelser | 31.8% | 12,956 | ||
| John Roberson | 30.7% | 12,487 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,710 | |||
| Source: Indiana Secretary of State |
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Tom was a member of the NRCC's Young Guns Program in 2016. The Young Guns program "supports and mentors challenger and open-seat candidates in races across the country."[3]
Campaign themes
The following issues were listed on Tom's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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Campaign donors
2016
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Indiana's 3rd Congressional District
- Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roll Call, "Fifth Republican Joins Indiana GOP Primary to Succeed Stutzman," September 2, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "cong16" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Indiana Primary Results," May 3, 2016
- ↑ NRCC, "32 Congressional Candidates Announced “On the Radar” as Part of NRCC’s Young Guns Program," November 19, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
