Gabriela Mercer
Gabriela Mercer (Republican Party) (also known as Gabby) ran for election to theArizona House of Representatives to representDistrict 16. She lost in the Republican primary onJuly 30, 2024.
Biography
Mercer legally emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico in 1986 and became a U.S. citizen in 1991. She previously worked for a defense electronics firm but stopped to raise her three children.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Arizona House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 (2 seats)
IncumbentTeresa Martinez andChris Lopez defeated incumbentKeith Seaman in the general election for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Martinez (R) | 36.3 | 53,783 | |
| ✔ |  | Chris Lopez (R) | 33.1 | 49,099 |
 | Keith Seaman (D) | 30.6 | 45,444 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 148,326 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 (2 seats)
IncumbentKeith Seaman advanced from the Democratic primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Seaman | 100.0 | 14,087 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 14,087 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 (2 seats)
IncumbentTeresa Martinez andChris Lopez defeatedRob Hudelson andGabriela Mercer in the Republican primary for Arizona House of Representatives District 16 on July 30, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Martinez | 30.5 | 11,180 | |
| ✔ | | Chris Lopez | 27.2 | 9,962 |
 | Rob Hudelson | 26.6 | 9,746 | |
 | Gabriela Mercer | 15.8 | 5,785 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 36,673 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Mercer in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Pima County, Arizona (2020)
General election
General election for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3
IncumbentSharon Bronson defeatedGabriela Mercer in the general election for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Bronson (D) | 57.3 | 51,823 | |
| Gabriela Mercer (R) | 42.5 | 38,410 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 172 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 90,405 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3
IncumbentSharon Bronson defeatedJuan Padres in the Democratic primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Bronson | 56.8 | 14,183 | |
 | Juan Padres | 42.9 | 10,705 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 86 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 24,974 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3
Gabriela Mercer advanced from the Republican primary for Pima County Board of Supervisors District 3 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gabriela Mercer | 98.6 | 12,664 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 186 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 12,850 | ||
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2014
Mercer ran in the2014 election for theU.S. House to representArizona's3rd District. She ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 26, 2014. Mercer was defeated by incumbentRaul Grijalva (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Raul GrijalvaIncumbent | 55.7% | 58,192 | |
| Republican | Gabriela Saucedo Mercer | 44.2% | 46,185 | |
| Write-in | F. Sanchez | 0% | 43 | |
| Write-in | Lee Thompson | 0% | 8 | |
| Total Votes | 104,428 | |||
| Source:Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Mercer ran in the2012 election for theU.S. House to representArizona's3rd District. She defeatedJaime Vasquez in the Republican primary on August 28, 2012. She was defeated byRaul Grijalva (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Raul GrijalvaIncumbent | 58.4% | 98,468 | |
| Republican | Gabriela Saucedo Mercer | 37.1% | 62,663 | |
| Libertarian | Blanca Guerra | 4.5% | 7,567 | |
| Total Votes | 168,698 | |||
| Source:Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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2014
Mercer's campaign website listed the following issues:[7]
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| —Gabriela Saucedo Mercer's campaign website,http://saucedomercer.com/issues/ | ||
2012
Mercer's campaign website listed the following issues:[9]
- Jobs and the Economic Growth
- Excerpt: "This is one of my top priorities. We must return to the free-market principles that made our economy the envy of the world and provided prosperity for our families. I support lowering tax rates and reducing regulations so individuals and companies can once again expand and create new jobs."
- Energy Security
- Excerpt: "Developing our abundant domestic oil, natural gas, and coal deposits has become an issue of economic security. We can no longer afford to ship billions of dollars overseas to purchase oil from countries that are not always friends to the U.S. Exploring and drilling for energy right here in America would immediately put Americans back to work in good paying jobs and lower our trade deficit"
- Support our Troops and Veterans
- Excerpt: "As the mother of a USMC daughter, the brave men and women in the U.S. Military hold a special place in my heart. I will always support our troops by making sure they have the best equipment and our complete backing while they are fighting to protect freedom."
- Healthcare Reform
- Excerpt: We have great health care but the cost of care and insurance coverage are too high. We need real reforms that increase competition and more customer choice. I support the purchase of insurance across state lines, improving the options for personal health savings accounts, personal tax deductions for the cost of health care premiums, and tort reform to address the hidden cost of defensive medicine.""
- Obamacare
- Excerpt: "When elected, I will make it one of my priorities to push for the repeal of Obamacare in the next Congressional session. We do not need Socialized medicine we must end the creation of more bureaucracy and let the free market and consumers decide what type of healthcare they want or need."
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Arizona House of Representatives District 16 | Lost primary | $30,149 | $29,995 |
| Grand total | $30,149 | $29,995 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
Personal
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Mercer and her husband, Ted, have three children.[10]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Arizona House of Representatives District 16 | Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑Campaign website, "About Gabby," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑Politico, "2014 Arizona House Primaries Results," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑The Republic, "GOP's Gabriela Saucedo Mercer to challenge Dem. Rep. Raul Grijalva again in Arizona's CD3," May 14, 2013
- ↑The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑Arizona Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," August 28, 2012
- ↑Associated Press, "Primary results," August 28, 2012
- ↑Campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑Campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 11, 2012
- ↑Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
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