Joseph Andrade
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Joseph Andrade was a 2012 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Utah.
Campaign themes
According to Andreade's website, his campaign themes included:
- Healthcare: "We are still a very long way from implementing a health care system which appropriately provides care for all residents."
- Energy: "We have developed an economy and society which runs on very cheap energy and assumes unlimited resources with which to develop nearly infinite amounts of stuff..."
- Economy: "Those on the lower end of the salary scales would have very low tax rates, allowing them to live (albeit simply and perhaps frugally) on their income, but without having to hold two or more jobs."[1]
Elections
2012
Andrade was defeated by Republican Chris Stewart.[2] Andrade ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Utah's 2nd District. He was an independent candidate. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Chris Stewart |
62.2% | 154,523 | |
| Democratic | Jay Seegmiller | 33.5% | 83,176 | |
| Constitution | Jonathan D. Garrard | 2% | 5,051 | |
| Independent | Joseph Andrade | 1.2% | 2,971 | |
| Independent | Charles E. Kimball | 1.1% | 2,824 | |
| Total Votes | 248,545 | |||
| Source: Utah Lieutenant Governor "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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Footnotes
Senators
John Curtis (R)
Mike Lee (R)
Representatives
District 1
Blake Moore (R)
District 2
Celeste Maloy (R)
District 3
Mike Kennedy (R)
District 4
Burgess Owens (R)
Republican Party (6)
