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Pavel Goberman
Pavel Goberman was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Texas. He dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
Goberman was a 2015 candidate for the Position 1 seat on the Seattle City Council in Washington. The primary election took place on August 4, 2015.
Previously, Goberman was a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate representing the state of Oregon in the 2014 elections.[2] He lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014.[3]
Elections
2018
Goberman sought election to the U.S. Senate seat from Texas in 2018. Goberman dropped out of the race prior to the filing deadline.[1]
2015
The city of Seattle, Washington, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. A primary took place on August 4, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was May 15, 2015. All nine council seats were up for election.[4][5] In the Position 1 race, Shannon Braddock and Lisa Herbold advanced past Pavel Goberman, Charles R. Redmond III, Arturo Robles, Jody Rushmer, Phillip Tavel, Brianna Thomas and Karl Wirsing in the primary election on August 4, 2015. A recount to decide the race between Braddock and Herbold started on December 3, 2015, and concluded with confirmation of Herbold's victory on December 7, 2015.[6] Amanda Kay Helmick dropped from the race on May 20, 2015.[7]
| Seattle City Council Position 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Lisa Herbold |
49.8% | 12,459 |
| Shannon Braddock | 49.6% | 12,420 |
| Write-in votes | 0.62% | 155 |
| Total Votes | 25,034 | |
| Source: King County, Washington, "November 3, 2015 General Election Recount Summary Report-Final Results, City of Seattle Council District No. 1," December 7, 2015 | ||
| Seattle City Council Position 1 Primary Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Lisa Herbold |
30.1% | 5,234 | |
| Shannon Braddock |
27.8% | 4,824 | |
| Phillip Tavel | 18.2% | 3,156 | |
| Brianna Thomas | 10.2% | 1,765 | |
| Charles R. Redmond III | 7.3% | 1,268 | |
| Jody Rushmer | 2.1% | 368 | |
| Karl Wirsing | 1.4% | 245 | |
| Arturo Robles | 1.4% | 240 | |
| Pavel Goberman | 1.2% | 204 | |
| Write-in | 0.3% | 58 | |
| Total Votes | 16,247 | ||
| Source: King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015 | |||
2014
Goberman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Oregon. Goberman lost the Democratic nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Jeff Merkley.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jeff Merkley Incumbent |
93.2% | 256,365 | ||
| William Bryk | 3.9% | 10,791 | ||
| Pavel Goberman | 2.9% | 7,979 | ||
| Total Votes | 275,135 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Campaign themes
2014
In a biography submitted to Ballotpedia, Goberman stated his campaign promises. If elected to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate, he said he would, "I[n] a few months promise to help to create a few millions jobs, reduce debt by a few trillions dollars, improve heavy traffics on all US HWYs and in cities, save nation a few billions dollars on the health care and etc." [8]
Goberman said his political philosophy was to be honest: "...be a Real Representative of We the People, and fight for them. Be an Advocate for the Constitution of the USA," which he believed had been abused by federal officials charged with the document's legal protection.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in Texas, 2018
- Seattle, Washington
- Seattle, Washington municipal elections, 2015
- United States municipal elections, 2015
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Email submission to Ballotpedia, March 7, 2017
- ↑ Lane Today, "Four Challenge Merkley’s U.S. Senate Seat for 2014 Election," accessed December 31, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Oregon - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Law, Rules and Information for Filers," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ City of Seattle, "Seattle City Council Districts," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ King County Elections, "Official primary election results," accessed August 12, 2015
- ↑ West Seattle Herald, "Amanda Helmick drops out of District 1 City Council race," May 20, 2015
- ↑ E-mail biography submission from candidate, received December 23, 2012
