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Sam Abed
Sam Abed was the Mayor of Escondido in California. He assumed office in 2010. He left office in 2018.
Abed (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 50th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 3, 2020.
Abed is the former nonpartisan mayor of Escondido in California. He was defeated in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2020
See also: California's 50th Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 50
Darrell Issa defeated Ammar Campa-Najjar in the general election for U.S. House California District 50 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darrell Issa (R) | 54.0 | 195,521 |
 | Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) | 46.0 | 166,869 | |
| Total votes: 362,390 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 50
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 50 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ammar Campa-Najjar (D) | 36.5 | 74,121 |
| ✔ | | Darrell Issa (R) | 23.1 | 47,036 |
 | Carl DeMaio (R) | 19.9 | 40,347 | |
 | Brian Jones (R) | 10.6 | 21,495 | |
 | Marisa Calderon (D) (Unofficially withdrew) | 5.7 | 11,557 | |
| Nathan Wilkins (R) | 2.1 | 4,276 | ||
 | Jose Cortes (Peace and Freedom Party of California) | 0.9 | 1,821 | |
 | Helen Horvath (Independent) | 0.6 | 1,249 | |
| Henry Ota (Independent) | 0.4 | 908 | ||
 | Lucinda Jahn (Independent) | 0.2 | 410 | |
| Total votes: 203,220 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matt Rahn (R)
- Larry Wilske (R)
- Sam Abed (R)
- Duncan Hunter (R)
- Bill Wells (R)
- Hunter Spears Duncan (R)
- David Edick (Independent)
- Alex Balkin (D)
2016
Incumbent Dave Roberts and Kristin Gaspar defeated Sam Abed in the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 3 primary election.[1]
| San Diego County Board of Supervisors, District 3 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dave Roberts Incumbent |
38.79% | 53,148 |
| Kristin Gaspar |
34.29% | 46,985 |
| Sam Abed | 26.93% | 36,899 |
| Total Votes | 137,032 | |
| Source: San Diego County Registrar of Voters, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sam Abed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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