elections 2012, openly gay candidates (us)

7/31/2019 Elections 2012, Openly Gay Candidates (US)

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AZ Sinema Kyrsten U.S. House of Representatives

District 9

X 47.41% Opponent Vernon Parker won with 46.12% of the vote

CA Guillen Abel State House of Representatives

District 18

X 49.2% Opponent Rob Bonta won with 50.8% of the vote

CA Galgiani Cathleen State Senate

District 5

X 49% Opponent Bill Berryhill won with 51% of the vote

CA Olague Christina City Supervisor

San Francisco,

District 5

X 19.71% Opponent London Breed won with 27.99% of the vote.

CA Yarborough Chip Mayor

Cathedral City

X 48.79% Opponent Kathleen DeRosa lost with 44.75% of the vote.

CA Moore Darryl City Council

Berkeley

X 60.07% Opponent Denisha Delane lost with 28.03% of the vote.

CA Campos David City Supervisor

San Francisco

X 99.98% Ran unopposed.

CA Roberts David City Supervisor

District 3

X 50.29%Opponent Steve Danon lost with 49.71% of the vote. 80

percent counted.

CA Pettis Greg City Council

Cathedral

X 21.01% Opponent Steve Henry won with 25.15% of the vote.

CA Engardio Joel City Supervisor

District 7

X 13.16% Opponent Norman Yee won with 28.2% of the vote.

CA Perez John State House of Representatives

District 53

X 82%As of press time, additional information was not

available.

CA Appel Judy School Board

Berkeley

X 42.04%Opponent Beatriz Leyva-Cutler lost with 30.95% of the

vote.

CA Atkins Linda City Council

Eureka City

X 48.65% Opponent Joe Bonino won with 50.09% of the vote.

CA Lopez Luis State House of Representatives

District 51

X 40.5% Opponent Jimmey Gomez won with 59.5% of the vote.

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State

Last Name

First Name

Office

District

Won

Lost

Percent ofthe Vote

Notes


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CA Takano Mark U.S. House of Representatives

District 41

X 55.9% As of 2 a.m. Opponent John Tavaglione lost with 44.1%

CA Leno Mark State Senate

District 11

X 84.5% Opponent Harmeet K. Dhillon lost with 15.5% of the vote.

CA Marchand Paul City Council

Cathedral City

X 11.42% Opponent Steve Henry won with 25.15% of the vote.

CA Kaplan Rebecca City Council

Oakland, At-

Large

X 58% Opponent Ignacio De La Fuente lost with 42% of the vote.

CA Lara Ricardo State Senate

District 33

X 79.9% Opponent Lee H. Chauser lost with 20.1% of the vote.

CA Gordon Richard State House of Representatives

District 24

X 69.6%Opponent Chengzhi "George" Yang lost with 30.4% of the

vote.

CA Brennan Sabrina Harbor Commission

San Mateo

County

XAs of press time, additional information was not

available.

CA Hansen Steve City Council

Sacramento,

District 4

Up by 28 votes. Too close to call

CA Eggman Susan State House of Representatives

District 13

X 63.5%Opponent K. "Jeffery" Jafri finished with 36.5% of the

vote, 23,343 votes back.

CA Ammiano Tom State House of Representatives

District 17

X 86.1%Ammiano defeated opponent Jason Clark by 97,768

votes.

CA Atkins Toni State House of Representatives

District 78

X 61.7% Opponent Ralph Denney loses with 38.3% of the vote

CA Osborn Torie State House of Representatives

District 50

Too close to call

CO Moreno Dominick State House of Representatives

District 32

X 66.84%As of press time, additional information was not

available.

CO Polis Jared U.S. House of Representatives

District 2


available.



State

Last Name

First Name

Office

District

Won

Lost

Percent ofthe Vote

Notes


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CO Ulibarri Jessie State Senate

District 21


available.

CO Ginal Joann State House of Representatives

District 52


available.

CO Ferrandino Mark State House of Representatives

District 2


available.

CO Steadman Patrick State Senate

District 31


available.

CO Rosenthal Paul State House of Representatives

District 9


available.

CO Schafer Sue State House of Representatives

District 24


available.

DC Linn Chris ANC Commission

2F03

X 96.52% Faced a write in, won with 638 votes.

DC Morgan Marc ANC Commission

1B01


DC Raymond Matt ANC Commission

2F07


DC Espinoza Martin ANC Commission

2B04

X 10.88% Winner Kishan Putta won with 62.2% (497 votes)

DE Staton Andy State Senate

District 6

X 42.7% Opponent Ernesto B. Lopez won with 56.1% of the vote.

DE Mayor Marie State House of Representatives

District 20

X 46.8% Opponent Steven T. Smyk won with 53.2 of the vote.

GA Drenner Karla State House of Representatives

District 86

X 100% Ran unopposed.

GA Waites Keisha Sean State House of Representatives

District 60

X 100% Ran unopposed.



State

Last Name

First Name

Office

District

Won

Lost

Percent ofthe Vote

Notes


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GA Bell Simone State House of Representatives District 58 X 87.18% As of press time, additional information was notavailable.

HI Giugni Heather State House of Representatives District 33 X 0% Dropped out.

ID Murphy Nate State House of Representatives District 29 -Seat A X 0% Dropped out.

IL Schleifer Andrea Circuit Court Judge12th

Subcircuit,

Cook CountyX 53.51%

Defeats opponent James Pieczonka by more than 10,000votes.

IL Shore Debra Water Reclamation District Board Cook County X 23% Defeated 7 opponents with 449,150 votes

IL Mell Deb State House of Representatives District 40 X 80.9% As of press time, additional information was notavailable.

IL Harris Greg State House of Representatives District 13 X 100% Ran unopposed.

IL Cassidy Kelly State House of Representatives District 14 X 100% Ran unopposed.

IL Yingling Sam State House of Representatives District 62 X 54% Opponent Sandy Cole lost with 45% of the vote.

MA Sciortino Carl State House of Representatives District 34 -Middlesex X 84%Incumbent Sciortino defeats opponent Keith Carreiro by

over 11,000 votes.

MA Andrews Denise State House of Representatives 2nd FranklinDistrict X 45%Incumbent Andrews, down 288 votes comes back to

defeat opponents by 180 votes.

MA Bourque Don State House of Representatives District 18 X 30% Lost by 7,662 votes.

MA Hogan Kate State House of Representatives District 3 -Middlesex X 67% Beat opponent Chuck Kuniewich by 4,655 votes

MA Tisei Richard U.S. House of Representatives District 6 X 47%Incumbant Tisei lost by 3,650 votes to Democrat John

Tierney



State Last Name First Name Office District Won Lost Percent ofthe Vote Notes


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MA Peake Sarah State House of Representatives Barnstable-4 X 100% Ran unopposed.

ME McLean Andrew State House of Representatives District 129 X 61.97% Opponent Jane S. Knapp lost with 38.03% of the vote.

ME Chenette Justin State House of Representatives District 134 X 3074votes

Opponent Roland Wyman lost with 2028 votes.

ME Moonen Matt State House of Representatives District 118 X 2626votes Opponent Thomas MacMillan lost with 1233 votes.

ME Morrison Terry State House of Representatives District 67 X 59.26% Opponents Chris Kessler and Thomas George Sarvanislost with 21.45% and 19.28%, respectively.

MI Kuhnke Carol Washtenaw County Circuit Court Ann Arbor X 54.14% Opponent James Fink lost with 44.98% of the vote.

MI Ross Ken Circuit Court Judge30th Circuit

Court X 44.98% Opponent Jim Jamo won with 54.03% of the vote.

MI Howley Kevin County Executive Oakland County X 43% Opponent L. Brooks Patterson won with 56.71% of thevote.

MN Allen Susan State House of Representatives District 62B X 89.58% Opponent Kurtis Hanna lost by 10,074 votes.

MN Dibble Scott State Senate District 61 X 98.08% Faced a write in, received 37,984 votes.

MN Degree Tom State House of Representatives District 39B X 46.89% Degree loses by 1,393 votes to Republican Kathy Lohmer

MO Colona Mike State House of Representatives District 67 X 100% Ran unopposed.

MT Bennett Bryce State House of Representatives District 92 X 65.7% Opponent Paul Varkuza lost with 34.16% of the vote.

MT Kaufmann Christine State Senate District 41 X 63.73% Opponent Mark Perea lost with 36.03% of the vote.





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NC Butler Deb State Senate District 9 X 45.73% Opponent Thom Goolsby won by more than 8,000 votes.

NC Brandon Marcus State House of Representatives District 60 X 100% Ran unopposed.

NC Bulla Ross State Senate District 44 X 34.15% Opponent David Curtis won by more than 27,000 votes.

NC Wilson Susan State House of Representatives District 115 X 45.54% Opponent Nathan Ramsey won by less than 4,000 votes.

ND Boschee Joshua State House of Representatives District 44 X 26.13% Opponent Donald Clark lost with 23.68% of the vote.

NH Gill Aaron State House of Representatives Hillsborough -District 39 X 35% Opponent Mark Warden won with 42% of the vote.

NH Pappas Chris Executive Council District 4 X 50% Opponent Robert Burns loses with 45% of the vote.

NH Pierce David State Senate District 5 X 64% Opponent Joe Osgood lost with 36% of the vote.

NJ Resto Leonard City Council Chatham X 2641votes Opponent Michael Yodice lost with 1771 votes.

NM Candelaria Jacob State Senate District 26 X 100% Ran unopposed.

NM Broderick Mary Ellen State House of Representatives District 30 X 45% Opponent Nate Gentry won with 54% of the vote.

NV Martin Andrew State House of Representatives District 9 X 53.17% Opponent Hurst Kelly lost with 46.83% of the vote.

NV Parks David State Senate District 7 X 64.15% Opponent Trish Marsh lost with 35.85% of the vote.

NV Healey James State House of Representatives District 35 X 52.42% Opponent Tom Blanchard lost with 47.58% of the vote.





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NY Hoylman Brad State Senate District 29 X 100% Ran unopposed.

NY Haak Brian City Council Colonie X 52.16% Opponent David Green lost with 47.78% of the vote.

NY O'Donnell Danny State House of Representatives District 69 X 100% Ran unopposed.

NY Bronson Harry State House of Representatives District 131 X 62.9% Opponent Peterson Vazquez lost with 37.1% of the vote.

NY Friedman Jeffrey State House of Representatives District 21 X 45.9% Opponent Brian Curran won with 54.1% of the vote.

NY Titone Matthew State House of Representatives District 61 X 79.5% Opponent Paul Saryian lost with 20.5% of the vote.

NY Andrews Robin State Senate District 43 X 43.2% Opponent Kathy Marchione won with 56.8% of the vote.

NY Maloney Sean U.S. House of Representatives District 18 X 48% Opponent Hayworth conceded on election night asMaloney held 48% of the vote.

OH Antonio Nickie State House of Representatives District 13 X As of press time, additional information was notavailable.

OH Kurt Sandra City Council Summit, At-Large X 60% Opponent Jane M. Davis lost with 40% of the vote.

OH Brown Terry County Recorder Franklin County X 58% Opponent Daphne Hawk lost with 42% of the vote.

OH Brown Tim State House of Representatives District 3 X As of press time, additional information was notavailable.

OK Floyd Kay State House of Representatives District 88 X 69.2% Opponent aaron Kaspereit lost with 30.8% of the vote.

OR Kyle Claudia State House of Representatives District 19 X 41.42% Opponent Kevin Cameron won with 58.40% of the vote.





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OR Gustafson Jon City Council Lake Oswega X 18.3% Opponent Karen Bowerman won with 20.1% of the vote.

OR Brown Kate Secretary of State Oregon X 50.85% Opponent Knute Buehler lost with 44.23% of the vote.

OR Cook Nena State Supreme Court Oregon X 48.1% Opponent Richard Baldwin won with 51.31% of the vote.

OR Kotek Tina State House of Representatives District 44 X 85.87% Opponent Michael Harrington lost with 13.76% of thevote.

PA Sims Brian State House of Representatives District 182 X 100% Ran unopposed.

PA Dietz Chris State House of Representatives District 104 X 45.5% Opponent Susan Helm won with 54.5% of the vote.

RI Cicilline David U.S. House of Representatives District 1 X 52.7% Opponent Brendan Doherty lost with 40.7% of the vote.

RI Ruggiero Deb State House of Representatives District 74 X 68.2% Opponent Anthony Mastrostephano lost by 2,097 votes.

RI Nesselbush Donna State Senate District 15 X 77.4% Opponent Robert Venturini lost by 4,298 votes.

RI Ferri Frank State House of Representatives District 22 X 96.9% Write In opponent only received 137 votes to Ferri's4,283.

RI Fox Gordon State House of Representatives District 4 X 57.1% Opponent Mark Binder lost by 856 votes.

SD Buhl Angie State Senate District 15 X 54.77% Opponent Kathy Miles lost with 45.23 votes.

TX Johnson Ann State House of Representatives District 134 X 42.59% Opponent Sarah Davis won with 57.40% of the vote.

TX Valdez Lupe Sherriff Dallas County X 58.69% Opponent Kirk Launius won with 41.31% of the vote.





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TX Lehmberg Rosemary District Attorney Travis County X 100% Ran unopposed.

VA McDonald Joel School Board Virginia Beach,Rose Hall X 60.2% Opponent Chris Arney lost with 39.77% of the vote.

VA Smedberg Paul City Council Alexandria, At-Large X 10.04 Opponent Allison Silberberg won with 12.3% of the vote.

VT Ingram Debbie State Senate ChittendenCountyAs of press time, additional information was not

available.

VT Russell Herb State House of Representatives District 5-3,Rutland X 65.54% Opponent John Mattison lost with 33.85% of the vote.

VT Cole Joanna State House of Representatives Chittenden 6-1 As of press time, additional information was notavailable.

VT Trieber Matt State House of Representatives Windham-3 X 47.34% Opponent Carolyn Partridge won with 50.03% of the vote.

VT Wizowaty Suzi State House of Representatives District 3-5,ChittendenAs of press time, additional information was not

available.

WA Upthegrove Dave State House of Representatives District 33 X 69.7% Opponent John Mattison lost with 30.3% of the vote.

WA Pederson Jamie State House of Representatives District 43 X 100% Ran unopposed.

WA Moeller Jim State House of Representatives District 49 X 60.88% Opponent Carolyn Crain lost with 39.12% of the vote

WA Jinkins Laurie State House of Representatives Distict 27 X 71.69% Opponent Steven Cook lost with 28.31% of the vote

WA Liias Marko State House of Representatives District 21 X 60.14% Opponent Kevin Morrison lost with 39.86% of the vote

WI Pocan Mark U.S. House of Representatives District 2 X 66% Opponent Chad Lee lost with 34% of the vote





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WI Baldwin Tammy U.S. Senate Wisconsin X 49.1% Opponent Tommy Thompson lost with 48.2% of the vote

WI Zamarripa Jocasta State House of Representatives District 8 X 100% Ran unopposed.

WV Skinner Stephen State House of Representatives District 67 X 100% Ran unopposed.

WY Connolly Cathy State House of Representatives District 13 X 100% Ran unopposed.




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