Joshua Williams (Democrat) was a candidate for Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House. Williams lost the primary on August 2, 2018.
Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
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1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
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2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
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Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
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1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
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2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
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Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
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1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes
2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
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1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
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2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
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The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Tim Burchett (R) |
65.9
|
172,856 |
|
Renee Hoyos (D) |
33.1
|
86,668 | |
|
Greg Samples (Independent) |
0.4
|
967 | |
|
Jeffrey Grunau (Independent) |
0.3
|
657 | |
|
Marc Whitmire (Independent) |
0.2
|
637 | |
|
Keith LaTorre (Independent) |
0.1
|
349 |
|
Total votes: 262,134 |
Renee Hoyos defeated Joshua Williams and Joseph Schenkenfelder in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Renee Hoyos |
72.4
|
22,220 |
|
Joshua Williams |
23.1
|
7,077 | |
|
Joseph Schenkenfelder |
4.5
|
1,383 |
|
Total votes: 30,680 |
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 2 on August 2, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
✔ |
|
Tim Burchett |
48.2
|
47,875 |
|
Jimmy Matlock |
36.1
|
35,855 | |
|
Ashley Nickloes |
11.0
|
10,961 | |
|
Jason Emert |
2.3
|
2,305 | |
|
Hank Hamblin |
0.9
|
855 | |
|
Vito Sagliano |
0.8
|
844 | |
|
C. David Stansberry |
0.7
|
657 |
|
Total votes: 99,352 |