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Robert Melendez

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Robert Melendez (Democratic Party) ran for election to thePennsylvania House of Representatives to representDistrict 127. He lost in the Democratic primary onJune 2, 2020.

Melendez was a2014Democratic candidate forDistrict 127 of thePennsylvania House of Representatives. Melendez was removed from the ballot on March 27, 2014.^[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Manuel Guzman defeatedVincent Gagliardo Jr. in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman (D)	72.9	11,786
	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr. (R)	27.1	4,372

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,158
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Manuel Guzman defeatedRobin Costenbader-Jacobson,Robert Melendez,Raymond Baker, andCesar Cepeda in the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manuel Guzman	41.6	1,672
		Robin Costenbader-Jacobson	25.2	1,012
		Robert Melendez	16.7	673
	Submit photo	Raymond Baker	11.8	474
	Submit photo	Cesar Cepeda	4.7	188

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,019
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Abraham J. Cepeda (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127

Vincent Gagliardo Jr. defeatedBranden Moyer in the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 127 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vincent Gagliardo Jr.	51.5	448
		Branden Moyer	48.5	422

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 870
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Campaign finance

2014

See also:Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for thePennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. IncumbentThomas Caltagirone was set to faceRobert Melendez in the Democratic primary, but Melendez was removed from the ballot on March 27, 2014, leaving Caltagirone unopposed. Caltagirone was unchallenged in the general election.^[2][3][4]

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2020

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