David Ross (Tennessee)

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David Ross
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Last election

November 6, 2018

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David Ross (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Tennessee's 6th Congressional District. Ross lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Ross also ran for election to the Tennessee House of Representatives to represent District 66. Ross lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

U.S. House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Tennessee District 6

John Rose defeated Dawn Barlow, David Ross, and Lloyd Dunn in the general election for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Rose
John Rose (R) Candidate Connection
 
69.5
 
172,810
Image of Dawn Barlow
Dawn Barlow (D)
 
28.3
 
70,370
Image of David Ross
David Ross (Independent)
 
1.4
 
3,426
Image of Lloyd Dunn
Lloyd Dunn (Independent)
 
0.9
 
2,134

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 248,740
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6

Dawn Barlow defeated Merrilee Wineinger, Christopher Finley, and Peter Heffernan in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Dawn Barlow
Dawn Barlow
 
54.5
 
16,881
Image of Merrilee Wineinger
Merrilee Wineinger
 
22.1
 
6,827
Image of Christopher Finley
Christopher Finley
 
15.0
 
4,654
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Peter Heffernan
 
8.4
 
2,584

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 30,946
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6

John Rose defeated Robert Ewing Corlew, Judd Matheny, LaVern Vivio, and Christopher Monday in the Republican primary for U.S. House Tennessee District 6 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Rose
John Rose Candidate Connection
 
41.3
 
43,797
Image of Robert Ewing Corlew
Robert Ewing Corlew
 
31.2
 
33,091
Image of Judd Matheny
Judd Matheny
 
15.8
 
16,758
Image of LaVern Vivio
LaVern Vivio
 
8.9
 
9,462
Image of Christopher Monday
Christopher Monday Candidate Connection
 
2.9
 
3,026

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 106,134
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State House

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Sabi Kumar defeated Larry Proffitt and David Ross in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sabi Kumar (R)
 
72.0
 
16,727
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Larry Proffitt (D)
 
24.6
 
5,721
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David Ross (Independent)
 
3.3
 
776

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,224
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Larry Proffitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Larry Proffitt
 
100.0
 
2,894

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,894
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Sabi Kumar advanced from the Republican primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Sabi Kumar
 
100.0
 
9,039

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,039
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2016

See also: Tennessee's 6th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Diane Black (R) defeated David Kent (D) and David Ross (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Black defeated Joe Carr, Tommy Hay, and Donald Strong in the Republican primary, while Kent defeated Flo Matheson to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 4, 2016.[1][2][3]

U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Black Incumbent 71.1% 202,234
     Democratic David Kent 21.8% 61,995
     Independent David Ross 7.1% 20,261
Total Votes 284,490
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Kent 67% 7,551
Flo Matheson 33% 3,714
Total Votes 11,265
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


U.S. House, Tennessee District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDiane Black Incumbent 63.7% 33,215
Joe Carr 31.9% 16,665
Donald Strong 2.6% 1,354
Tommy Hay 1.8% 945
Total Votes 52,179
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Ross' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“
  • Taxes: The fundamental principle that our country was founded upon is fair and honest in dealings between the government and the people. We expect our government to tell us the truth and to be free from corrupting influences. Yet our tax system in my opinion is the most corrupt institution in history.
  • Public Safety: At some point here in America, we have to accept the problem that building more prisons cannot be the best long-term solution. United States has more people in prison than any other country in the world, including those we accuse of being repressive societies.
  • Foreign Policy: We can no longer afford to keep purchasing friends and financing repressive leaders.
  • Immigration: On this subject I am deeply conflicted on a moral level as well as a practical level. We are all immigrants, even Native Americans. While we want to accept immigrants into our country, we must control the flow of immigration to prevent destabilization of our society. Some people believe that we should accept anyone without restrictions. This jeopardizes not only our safety but the principles that our society is based on. Immigrants who have no intention of adapting to our democracy should not be accepted. A guest should always show respect to the host.
  • The war on drugs: The war on drugs has been a complete failure by any stretch of the imagination. I think it’s time we change the way we deal with drugs in our society. We seem to think we can legislate our way out of every problem but clearly that hasn’t worked. It should be up to each individual state as to how they deal with marijuana, cocaine and heroin.

[4]

”
—David Ross' campaign website, http://david-ross.ruck.us/

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 7, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 8, 2016
  2. ↑ Politico, "Tennessee House Primaries Results," August 4, 2016
  3. ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
  4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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