Preston Picus
Preston Picus was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of California.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Nancy Pelosi (D) defeated Preston Picus (Independent) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Pelosi and Picus defeated Bob Miller (R) and Barry Hermanson (G) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[2][3][4]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 80.9% | 274,035 | ||
Independent | Preston Picus | 19.1% | 64,810 | |
Total Votes | 338,845 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic |
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78.1% | 169,537 | |
Independent | 7.7% | 16,633 | ||
Republican | Bob Miller | 7.6% | 16,583 | |
Green | Barry Hermanson | 6.6% | 14,289 | |
Total Votes | 217,042 | |||
Source: California Secretary of State |
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Picus' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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—Preston Picus' campaign website, http://www.picus2016.com/ |
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External links
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 12th Congressional District election, 2016
- California's 12th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ Preston Picus' campaign website, "Picus for Congress," November 16, 2015
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Statement of Vote," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.