Susan Quilleash-Nelson
Susan Quilleash-Nelson (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 17. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Quilleash was also a 2016 Libertarian candidate for the District 17 of the Colorado State Senate. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012 and 2014
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Thomas Exum Sr. defeated Robert Blancken and Susan Quilleash-Nelson in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Exum Sr. (D) | 56.8 | 15,780 | |
| Robert Blancken (R) | 37.4 | 10,398 | ||
| Susan Quilleash-Nelson (L) | 5.8 | 1,621 | ||
| Total votes: 27,799 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Incumbent Thomas Exum Sr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 17 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Exum Sr. | 100.0 | 5,940 | |
| Total votes: 5,940 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Robert Blancken advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 17 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Blancken | 100.0 | 4,289 | |
| Total votes: 4,289 | ||||
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American Constitution Party convention
American Constitution Party convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Amanda Campbell advanced from the American Constitution Party convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 17 on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 17
Susan Quilleash-Nelson advanced from the Libertarian convention for Colorado House of Representatives District 17 on April 13, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Susan Quilleash-Nelson (L) | |
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2016
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 4, 2016.
Tony Exum defeated incumbent Kit Roupe and Susan Quilleash-Nelson in the Colorado House of Representatives District 17 general election.[1][2]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tony Exum |
49.39% | 11,445 | |
| Republican | Kit Roupe Incumbent | 41.48% | 9,613 | |
| Libertarian | Susan Quilleash | 9.13% | 2,116 | |
| Total Votes | 23,174 | |||
| Source: Colorado Secretary of State | ||||
Tony Exum ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 17 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tony Exum (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Kit Roupe ran unopposed in the Colorado House of Representatives District 17 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Kit Roupe Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Thomas "Tony" Exum, Sr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Kit Roupe was unopposed in the Republican primary. Roupe defeated Exum and Susan Quilleash-Nelson (L) in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kit Roupe |
47.3% | 6,766 | |
| Democratic | Thomas "Tony" Exum, Sr. Incumbent | 45.2% | 6,477 | |
| Libertarian | Susan Quilleash | 7.5% | 1,071 | |
| Total Votes | 14,314 | |||
2012
Quilleash ran in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 17. She was defeated by Thomas Exum, Sr. (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas "Tony" Exum, Sr. |
54.6% | 11,212 | |
| Republican | Mark H. Barker Incumbent | 37.8% | 7,757 | |
| Libertarian | Susan Quilleash | 4.9% | 1,006 | |
| American Constitution Party | Barry Forest Pace | 2.8% | 570 | |
| Total Votes | 20,545 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Susan Quilleash-Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Quilleash's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
Personal Liberty
- Excerpt: "Individuals should be free to make choices for themselves and to accept responsibility for the consequences of the choices they make. No individual, group, or government may initiate force against any other individual, group, or government. Our support of an individual’s right to make choices in life does not mean that we necessarily approve or disapprove of those choices."
Economic Liberty
- Excerpt: "The only proper role of government in the economic realm is to protect property rights, adjudicate disputes, and provide a legal framework in which voluntary trade is protected. All efforts by government to redistribute wealth, or to control or manage trade, are improper in a free society."
Securing Liberty
- Excerpt: "The protection of individual rights is the only proper purpose of government. Government is constitutionally limited so as to prevent the infringement of individual rights by the government itself. The principle of non-initiation of force should guide the relationships between governments."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "General election candidates," accessed August 16, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 General Election results," accessed December 14, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed May 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Colorado Secretary of State, "June 28, 2016 Primary Election," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
