Michael Cary
Michael Cary was a 2016Green Party candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 28th Congressional District ofTexas.[1]
Cary was a 2014Green Party candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 28th Congressional District ofTexas. Michael Cary lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Cary was a 2012Green Party candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 28th Congressional District ofTexas. He was defeated by Democratic incumbentHenry Cuellar on November 6, 2012.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpediarated this race as safely Democratic. IncumbentHenry Cuellar (D) defeatedZeffen Hardin (R) andMichael Cary (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Cuellar defeatedWilliam Hayward in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2016, while Hardin faced no opposition in the Republican primary.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Henry CuellarIncumbent | 66.2% | 122,086 | |
| Republican | Zeffen Hardin | 31.3% | 57,740 | |
| Green | Michael Cary | 2.5% | 4,616 | |
| Total Votes | 184,442 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry CuellarIncumbent | 89.8% | 49,993 | ||
| William Hayward | 10.2% | 5,683 | ||
| Total Votes | 55,676 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2014
Cary ran in the2014 election for theU.S. House to representTexas'28th District. Cary was approved by the Green Party delegates at the state convention on April 12, 2014.[5] He was defeated by incumbentHenry Cuellar (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry CuellarIncumbent | 82.1% | 62,508 | |
| Libertarian | Will Aikens | 13.3% | 10,153 | |
| Green | Michael Cary | 4.6% | 3,475 | |
| Total Votes | 76,136 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Cary ran in the2012 election for theU.S. House to representTexas'28th District. He ran as a Green Party candidate. He ran againstWilliam Hayward (R),Patrick Hisel (L), and incumbentHenry Cuellar (D) in the November 6, 2012, general election[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry CuellarIncumbent | 67.9% | 112,456 | |
| Republican | William R. Hayward | 29.8% | 49,309 | |
| Libertarian | Patrick Hisel | 1.5% | 2,473 | |
| Green | Michael D. Cary | 0.8% | 1,407 | |
| Total Votes | 165,645 | |||
| Source:Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- Texas' 28th Congressional District election, 2016
- Texas' 28th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Texas' 28th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑Green Party of Texas, "2016 Candidate Applicants," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed December 15, 2015
- ↑The New York Times, "Texas Primary Results," March 1, 2016
- ↑Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑Texas Green Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 12, 2012
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