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Richard Grayson (Green Party) was a candidate who sought election to the Arizona House of Representatives to represent District 16. Grayson lost the general election on November 6, 2018.
Grayson was a Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Arizona in 2016. Grayson withdrew from the race prior to the primary.
Grayson was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-large Congressional District of Wyoming. The name of Grayson's campaign committee was "PPLZ 4 GRAYSON CREW." He told Business Insider that he chose the name because he was running as a "hip hop candidate." He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 19, 2014. Richard Grayson lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
He was a 2012 Americans Elect candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Arizona.
He was also a 2012 Green Party candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Arizona. He was defeated in the special election primary on April 17, 2012.
Incumbent Kelly Townsend (R) and John Fillmore (R) defeated Sharon Stinard (D) and Richard Grayson (G) in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kelly Townsend (R) |
35.6
|
49,643 |
| ✔ |
|
John Fillmore (R) |
33.0
|
46,000 |
|
|
Sharon Stinard (D) |
23.0
|
32,018 | |
|
|
Richard Grayson (G) |
8.4
|
11,646 | |
|
|
Total votes: 139,307 |
Sharon Stinard advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Sharon Stinard (D) |
100
|
11,897 |
|
|
Total votes: 11,897 (100% precincts reporting) |
Incumbent Kelly Townsend and John Fillmore defeated Lisa Godzich, Tara Phelps, and Stephen Kridler in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
||
| ✔ |
|
Kelly Townsend (R) |
33.4
|
14,361 |
| ✔ |
|
John Fillmore (R) |
21.9
|
9,407 |
|
|
Lisa Godzich (R) |
19.7
|
8,475 | |
|
|
Tara Phelps (R) |
16.2
|
6,951 | |
|
|
Stephen Kridler (R) |
8.7
|
3,758 | |
|
|
Total votes: 42,952 (100% precincts reporting) |
rated Alaska's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Lisa Murkowski defeated Ray Metcalfe (D), Joe Miller (L), Breck Craig (I), Ted Gianoutsos (I), and Margaret Stock (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Murkowski defeated Paul Kendall, Thomas Lamb, and Bob Lochner in the Republican primary, while Metcalfe defeated Edgar Blatchford to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 16, 2016.
| U.S. Senate, Alaska General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Lisa Murkowski Incumbent |
44.4% | 138,149 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Miller | 29.2% | 90,825 | |
| Independent | Margaret Stock | 13.2% | 41,194 | |
| Democratic | Ray Metcalfe | 11.6% | 36,200 | |
| Independent | Breck Craig | 0.8% | 2,609 | |
| Independent | Ted Gianoutsos | 0.6% | 1,758 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 706 | |
| Total Votes | 311,441 | |||
| Source: Alaska Secretary of State | ||||
| U.S. Senate, Alaska Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Lisa Murkowski Incumbent |
71.5% | 39,545 | ||
| Bob Lochner | 15.3% | 8,480 | ||
| Paul Kendall | 7.7% | 4,272 | ||
| Thomas Lamb | 5.4% | 2,996 | ||
| Total Votes | 55,293 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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| U.S. Senate, Alaska Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Ray Metcalfe |
60.1% | 15,228 | ||
| Edgar Blatchford | 39.9% | 10,090 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,318 | |||
| Source: Alaska Division of Elections |
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Grayson was removed from the ballot prior to the primary.
rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Trent Franks (R) defeated Mark Salazar (G) and write-in candidate Joe DeVivo (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Franks defeated Clair Van Steenwyk in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.
| U.S. House, Arizona District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Trent Franks Incumbent |
68.5% | 204,942 | |
| Green | Mark Salazar | 31.4% | 93,954 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 75 | |
| Total Votes | 298,971 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| U.S. House, Arizona District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Trent Franks Incumbent |
71.1% | 59,042 | ||
| Clair Van Steenwyk | 28.9% | 24,042 | ||
| Total Votes | 83,084 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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Grayson dropped out of the race prior to the primary.
Grayson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Wyoming's At-large District. He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 19, 2014. Richard Grayson lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
| U.S. House, Wyoming's At-Large District General Election, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cynthia Lummis Incumbent |
68.5% | 113,038 | |
| Democratic | Richard Grayson | 22.9% | 37,803 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Brubaker | 4.3% | 7,112 | |
| Constitution | Daniel Clyde Cummings | 4.1% | 6,749 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 398 | |
| Total Votes | 165,100 | |||
| Source: Wyoming Secretary of State | ||||
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Grayson ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Arizona's 4th District. He ran as a write-in Americans Elect Party candidate. He lost to Paul Gosar (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.
| U.S. House, Arizona District 4 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Paul Gosar Incumbent |
66.8% | 162,907 | |
| Democratic | Johnnie Robinson | 28.4% | 69,154 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Pamelia | 3.8% | 9,306 | |
| Independent | Richard Grayson | 1% | 2,393 | |
| Total Votes | 243,760 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Grayson ran in the 2012 special election for the U.S. House, representing Arizona's 8th District. The election was held held to replace Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He was defeated by Charlie Manolakis in the April 17 Green Party primary.
