Dave Wallace (Maryland)
Dave Wallace (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on May 14, 2024.
Biography
Dave Wallace graduated from South Carroll High School. He earned a B.S. in biology from Salisbury University. His professional experience includes working in immunological cancer research for the National Institute of Health and starting his own business, Chesapeake Kitchen Wholesalers, in 1981. Wallace founded the organization Restore America’s Mission in 2008.[1]
Career
Wallace owns his own kitchen wholesale business, Chesapeake Kitchen Wholesalers.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2
John Olszewski Jr. defeated Kim Klacik and Jasen Wunder in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Olszewski Jr. (D) | 58.2 | 223,797 | |
| Kim Klacik (R) | 39.5 | 152,079 | ||
| Jasen Wunder (L) | 2.1 | 8,169 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 749 | ||
| Total votes: 384,794 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Olszewski Jr. | 78.7 | 65,995 | |
| Harry Bhandari | 8.5 | 7,150 | ||
| Sia Kyriakakos | 4.9 | 4,080 | ||
| Sharron Reed-Burns | 4.1 | 3,472 | ||
| Jessica Sjoberg | 2.0 | 1,692 | ||
| Clint Spellman Jr. | 1.7 | 1,466 | ||
| Total votes: 83,855 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dutch Ruppersberger (D)
- Bryan Moore (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Kim Klacik defeated Dave Wallace and John Thormann in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kim Klacik | 63.1 | 25,377 | |
| Dave Wallace | 23.5 | 9,433 | ||
| John Thormann | 13.5 | 5,414 | ||
| Total votes: 40,224 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wallace in this election.
2022
See also: Maryland's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated Nicolee Ambrose in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dutch Ruppersberger (D) | 59.2 | 158,998 | |
| Nicolee Ambrose (R) | 40.6 | 109,075 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 361 | ||
| Total votes: 268,434 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
Incumbent Dutch Ruppersberger defeated George Croom, Marques Dent, and Liri Fusha in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dutch Ruppersberger | 75.5 | 62,896 | |
| George Croom | 10.2 | 8,465 | ||
| Marques Dent | 9.3 | 7,728 | ||
| Liri Fusha | 5.1 | 4,218 | ||
| Total votes: 83,307 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brittany Oliver (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 2 on July 19, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nicolee Ambrose | 32.3 | 12,201 | |
| Dave Wallace | 20.2 | 7,643 | ||
| Michael Geppi | 14.8 | 5,595 | ||
| Bernard Flowers | 13.2 | 4,983 | ||
| Ellen McNulty | 11.1 | 4,204 | ||
| Lance Griffin | 8.4 | 3,192 | ||
| Total votes: 37,818 | ||||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Maryland's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. In the U.S. Senate race in Maryland, incumbent Barbara Mikulski chose to retire, leaving the seat open in 2016. The election attracted a large number of Democratic, Republican and independent candidates. Chris Van Hollen (D) defeated Kathy Szeliga (R), Arvin Vohra (Libertarian), Margaret Flowers (Green), and several write-in candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. Van Hollen defeated nine other Democrats to win the nomination, and Szeliga defeated 13 other Republicans in the primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Chris Van Hollen |
60.9% | 1,659,907 | |
| Republican | Kathy Szeliga | 35.7% | 972,557 | |
| Green | Margaret Flowers | 3.3% | 89,970 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 3,736 | |
| Total Votes | 2,726,170 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Van Hollen |
53.2% | 470,320 | ||
| Donna Edwards | 38.9% | 343,620 | ||
| Freddie Dickson | 1.7% | 14,856 | ||
| Theresa Scaldaferri | 1.5% | 13,178 | ||
| Violet Staley | 1.2% | 10,244 | ||
| Lih Young | 1% | 8,561 | ||
| Charles Smith | 0.9% | 7,912 | ||
| Ralph Jaffe | 0.8% | 7,161 | ||
| Blaine Taylor | 0.7% | 5,932 | ||
| Ed Tinus | 0.3% | 2,560 | ||
| Total Votes | 884,344 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kathy Szeliga |
35.6% | 135,337 | ||
| Chris Chaffee | 13.7% | 52,066 | ||
| Chrys Kefalas | 9.6% | 36,340 | ||
| Richard Douglas | 7.6% | 29,007 | ||
| Dave Wallace | 6.1% | 23,226 | ||
| Sean Connor | 5.7% | 21,727 | ||
| Lynn Richardson | 5.5% | 20,792 | ||
| John Graziani | 4.4% | 16,722 | ||
| Greg Holmes | 4.3% | 16,148 | ||
| Mark McNicholas | 2.6% | 9,988 | ||
| Joseph Hooe | 2.2% | 8,282 | ||
| Anthony Seda | 1% | 3,873 | ||
| Richard Shawver | 0.8% | 3,155 | ||
| Garry Yarrington | 0.8% | 2,988 | ||
| Total Votes | 379,651 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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2014
Wallace ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th District. He ran unopposed for the nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014. Wallace was defeated in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chris Van Hollen Incumbent |
60.2% | 127,260 | |
| Republican | Dave Wallace | 39.6% | 83,711 | |
| Write-in | Others | 0.2% | 516 | |
| Total Votes | 211,487 | |||
| Source: Maryland Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
2012
Wallace ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th District. Wallace sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by Ken Timmerman in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[5]
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was January 11, 2012.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ken Timmerman |
46.2% | 13,340 |
| Gus Alzona | 8.8% | 2,542 |
| Shelly Skolnick | 12.7% | 3,671 |
| Dave Wallace | 32.3% | 9,319 |
| Total Votes | 28,872 | |
2010
Wallace was a Republican candidate for District 5A of the Maryland House of Delegates. The primary election was on September 14, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.
Wallace ran against Justin Ready, Nancy Stocksdale (incumbent) and William Niner in the September 14 primary.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Dave Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Wallace’s campaign website stated the following:
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PROTECT MEDICAL FREEDOM FIGHT GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION FREE SPEECH I believe and will fight for an individual’s right to free speech since it is the “most basic component of freedom of expression,” RELIGIOUS FREEDOM I PLEDGE to defend religious freedom for all Americans and all of America’s religious communities, a freedom protected in our Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of the inalienable right of religious free exercise. I will condemn any discrimination, bigotry, or violence against any religion that is practiced in the United States of America. FIGHT FOR THE POLICE THE FENTANYL EPEDEMIC MONETARY POLICY I am the candidate who will Introduce and be the lead sponsor of the Gold Standard Act. From the moment of the Nixon Shock — the moment America went off the Gold Standard— in 1971, The American Dollar Lost 85% in the 10 years hence. That is, from 1971-1981 you and I lost 85% of our buying power! We need to bring sanity to our American Monetary Policy. So I propose and will be the chief Sponsor of the original Gold Standard Act of 1984. Originally introduced by Jack Kemp, and co-sponsored by Congressmen Vin Weber, Connie Mack and House Speaker Newt Gingrich. With one stroke of the pen, we will handcuff the Entire Federal Reserve. We will save the US Economy! We will prevent the further erosion of the US Dollar. Our economy’s furnace will be regulated by the Gold Standard Thermostat. We will arrest the devaluation of the dollar using the precious metal, Gold! Gold has withstood multiple millennia! Yet no one realized the axiom “If ain’t Broke, don’t fix it!” And in attempting to cure the ills of failed fiscal policy of the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency, namely the Fiscal imprudence of the Great Society, that imposed Socialism 1.0, the key adviser to Nixon, the egotistical, John Connolly set about the novice Nixon on “Fixing” the Monetary System by untethering the dollar. The result was the destruction of the value of our US dollar. The only person who got it was federal reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan who actually employed the de facto Gold Standard while he watched over monetary policy. He admitted so much in the most recent 5-7 years. When the idea was floated by President Trump, that he would nominate Steve Moore to the federal Reserve, the Imbeciles and liars at CNN, where Steve Worked, pulled out the knives to skewer him. They made horrible personal attacks against Steve Moore who they thought he would push to employ the Gold Standard, and that he would be a threat to their fiat currency. Fiat Currency is Government’s way of imposing taxes without one single vote of Congress!Today, we have an opportunity to change all that, I will not cower, I will not be intimidated! I will stand up for the American people, I will fight to restore the Gold Standard to protect your buying power. I will lead this crusade to protect our Dollar and all Americans buying power. We will end inflation in its tracks. RESTORE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE |
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| —Dave Wallace’s campaign website (2024)[8] | ||
2022
Dave Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
The following issues were listed on Wallace's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Dave Wallace's campaign website, http://www.davewallace.us/issues | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Wallace has been married to his wife, Barbara, for over thirty years and is the father of three children; Missy, Wendy, and Paul.[2]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dave Wallace U.S. Congress, "About Dave," accessed April 18, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Candidates" accessed January 3, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Dave Wallace’s campaign website, “Issues,” accessed April 18, 2024
