Jason Batts
Jason Batts was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Kentucky. Batts was defeated by James Comer in the Republican primary.[1]
Biography
Batts earned his B.A. from Morehead State University in 2005 and his J.D. from Washington University in 2012. In 2014, he was elected to serve as Hickman County attorney. [2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Kentucky's 1st Congressional District seat was left open following incumbent Ed Whitfield's decision to retire. James Comer (R) defeated Sam Gaskins (D) and Terry McIntosh (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Comer defeated Jason Batts, Miles Caughey Jr., and Michael Pape in the Republican primary. On the other side of the aisle, Sam Gaskins ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[3][1][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  James Comer |
72.6% | 216,959 | |
| Democratic | Sam Gaskins | 27.3% | 81,710 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 332 | |
| Total Votes | 299,001 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
James Comer |
60.6% | 24,342 | ||
| Michael Pape | 23.3% | 9,357 | ||
| Jason Batts | 13.9% | 5,578 | ||
| Miles Caughey | 2.2% | 896 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,173 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Batts' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Jason Batts' campaign website, http://www.jasonbatts.com/issues | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Kentucky's 1st Congressional District]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on October 21, 2015
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
