Daniel McCarthy (Arizona)
Daniel McCarthy (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arizona. He lost in the special Republican primary on August 4, 2020.
McCarthy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Daniel McCarthy was born in Watertown, New York. His professional experience includes working in real estate, cosmetic products, and film production. He is a member of the Council for National Policy.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate special election in Arizona, 2020
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Arizona, 2020 (August 4 Democratic primary)
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona
The following candidates ran in the special general election for U.S. Senate Arizona on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Kelly (D) | 51.2 | 1,716,467 |
 | Martha McSally (R) | 48.8 | 1,637,661 | |
| Matthew Dorchester (L) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 379 | ||
 | Nicholas Glenn (Independent Republican Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 152 | |
| Debbie Simmons (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 98 | ||
 | John Schiess (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 92 | |
| Christopher Beckett (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | ||
 | Joshua Rodriguez (Unity Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 69 | |
 | Mohammad Arif (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 68 | |
 | Perry Kapadia (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 58 | |
| Mathew Haupt (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 37 | ||
| Patrick Thomas (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 29 | ||
 | Edward Davida (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 28 | |
| Jim Stevens (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 23 | ||
| Buzz Stewart (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
| William Decker (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 21 | ||
| Adam Chilton (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
| Benjamin Rodriguez (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 17 | ||
| Frank Saenz (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 3,355,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Mark Kelly defeated Bo Garcia in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Kelly | 99.9 | 665,620 |
| Bo Garcia (Write-in) | 0.1 | 451 | ||
| Total votes: 666,071 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mohammad Arif (D)
- Sheila Bilyeu (D)
- Juan Angel Vasquez (D)
Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona
Incumbent Martha McSally defeated Daniel McCarthy and Sean Lyons in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Arizona on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martha McSally | 75.2 | 551,119 |
 | Daniel McCarthy | 24.8 | 181,511 | |
| Sean Lyons (Write-in) | 0.0 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 732,840 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josue Larose (R)
- Craig Brittain (R)
- Paul Burton (R)
- Floyd Getchell (R)
- Mark Cavener (R)
Libertarian primary election
Barry Hess and Alan White ran as write-in candidates in the race. Hess received 329 votes and White received 101 votes. Libertarian write-in candidates were required to receive at least 3,335 votes to make the general election ballot.
Endorsements
To view McCarthy's endorsements in the 2020 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Daniel McCarthy completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McCarthy's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Daniel grew up in Watertown, a small city neighboring Fort Drum Army Base. Watertown is a lake effect snow belt city. Growing up Daniel was a typical American kid who enjoyed his church, fishing, friends, sports (particularly wrestling) and family.
Daniel's brother, Michael, was stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Daniel often visited Michael in Arizona starting at the young age of 13. He fell in love with Arizona and relocated, landing in the West Valley.
Daniel and Lexi became a positive disruption in the real estate world, they merged their brokerage into West USA Realty in 2010, eventually franchising the concept and opening 40 offices.Protect the Bill of Rights - No Red Flag Laws
Protect Businesses and Jobs - Stop unconstitutional shutdowns
- Protect Life
-Economic policy and sound money principles
-Pro-life
-Veterans Issues
-Health care and health insurance
-State lands and Federal lands use
- Accountability
- Morals
- Strength
- Innovation
- Perseverance
- Persistence
- Fortitude
This is the book that made me want to live and raise a family in Arizona.
I believe, as James Madison did, that the Senate's role is "first to protect the people against their rulers, secondly to protect the people against the transient impressions into which they themselves might be led."
For that reason, I am running for the U.S. Senate as an outsider candidate because we need a strong voice and leadership willing to shrink big government.
Two Senators that I greatly admire, Ted Cruz and Rand Paul have used this physically and mentally challenging tactic to create a positive
- Joint Committee on Taxation
- Foreign Relations
- Armed Services
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 20, 2020
