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Marty McClendon
Marty McClendon (Republican Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Washington. He lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
McClendon ran as a Republican candidate for Washington State Senate District 26 in 2018.
McClendon was previously a 2016 Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Washington.[1] He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
In 2014, McClendon ran as a Republican for U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Washington.[2] He and incumbent Derek Kilmer (D) were the top two vote-getters in the blanket primary, but McClendon was ultimately defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
McClendon was also a 2010 Republican candidate for District 26 of the Washington State Senate in 2010.
Biography
McClendon was born in San Diego and moved to Washington with his family in 1972. He attended the University of Washington and worked as an anesthesia technician for 13 years. He later began working as a radio host for Eyes on Washington AM.[1]
McClendon is married and has three children.[4]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Denny Heck defeated Marko Liias and Joshua Freed in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Washington on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denny Heck (D) | 45.6 | 1,658,405 | |
| Marko Liias (D) | 33.5 | 1,218,548 | ||
| Joshua Freed (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 20.9 | 759,076 | ||
| Total votes: 3,636,029 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Washington
The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Washington on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Denny Heck (D) | 25.0 | 596,289 | |
| ✔ | Marko Liias (D) | 18.5 | 441,791 | |
| Ann Davison (R) | 12.0 | 285,597 | ||
| Marty McClendon (R) | 11.4 | 271,995 | ||
| Dick Muri (R) | 10.1 | 241,939 | ||
| Michelle Jasmer (D) | 8.9 | 212,387 | ||
| Joseph Brumbles (R) | 7.3 | 174,823 | ||
| James Rafferty (D) | 2.4 | 57,405 | ||
| Bill Penor (R) | 2.1 | 49,225 | ||
| Matt Seymour (L) | 1.1 | 27,125 | ||
| Jared Frerichs (L) | 0.9 | 20,847 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 5,205 | ||
| Total votes: 2,384,628 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- C. Mark Greene (Citizens' Party)
- Steve Hobbs (D)
- Cyrus Habib (D)
2018
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 26
Emily Randall defeated Marty McClendon in the general election for Washington State Senate District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emily Randall (D) | 50.1 | 35,087 | |
| Marty McClendon (R) | 49.9 | 34,983 | ||
| Total votes: 70,070 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 26
Emily Randall and Marty McClendon defeated Bill Schneidler in the primary for Washington State Senate District 26 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emily Randall (D) | 49.6 | 19,913 | |
| ✔ | Marty McClendon (R) | 46.4 | 18,633 | |
| Bill Schneidler (Independent) | 4.0 | 1,621 | ||
| Total votes: 40,167 | ||||
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2016
McClendon filed to run as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor of Washington.[1] Four Democrats (including three state senators), four Republicans, two minor-party candidates, and one independent competed for the top two slots in the primary election and moved onto the general election. McClendon placed second in the primary election and competed with state Rep. Cyrus Habib (D) in the November general election.
Results
General election
Emily Randall defeated Marty McClendon in the general election for Washington State Senate District 26 on November 6, 2018.
