Dale Mensing
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Dale Mensing (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Mensing unsuccessfully ran for the same seat in 2014 and 2016.[1][2]
Biography
Dale Mensing graduated from Bob Jones Academy in 1976. He later attended Bob Jones University for two years. From 1979 to 1983, he served in the Navy as a neuro-psychiatric technician in the Navy's Hospital Corp. Mensing then became a medical courier.[3]
Mensing worked for 14 years at a supermarket called Shop Smart Food Warehouse. He then worked for the postal service for six years and became the postmaster of Laytonvile, California. In 2008, he returned to the same supermarket to work as a cashier.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: California's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Dale Mensing in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jared Huffman (D) | 75.7 | 294,435 |
 | Dale Mensing (R) | 24.3 | 94,320 | |
| Total votes: 388,755 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Dale Mensing defeated Rachel Moniz, Melissa Bradley, and Charles Coppock in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 67.7 | 184,155 |
| ✔ | | Dale Mensing (R) | 18.9 | 51,287 |
 | Rachel Moniz (D) | 7.6 | 20,609 | |
 | Melissa Bradley (G) | 4.6 | 12,412 | |
| Charles Coppock (American Independent Party of California) | 1.3 | 3,600 | |
| Total votes: 272,063 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman defeated Dale Mensing in the general election for U.S. House California District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 77.0 | 243,081 |
| Dale Mensing (R) | 23.0 | 72,576 | |
| Total votes: 315,657 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 2
Incumbent Jared Huffman and Dale Mensing defeated Andy Caffrey in the primary for U.S. House California District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jared Huffman (D) | 72.5 | 144,005 |
| ✔ | | Dale Mensing (R) | 20.9 | 41,607 |
 | Andy Caffrey (D) | 6.6 | 13,072 | |
| Total votes: 198,684 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Jared Huffman (D) defeated Dale Mensing (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Huffman and Mensing defeated Erin Schrode (D) and Matthew Robert Wookey (Independent) in the top-two primary on June 7, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jared Huffman Incumbent |
76.9% | 254,194 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing | 23.1% | 76,572 | |
| Total Votes | 330,766 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jared Huffman Incumbent |
68.3% | 157,897 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing |
15.7% | 36,187 | |
| Democratic | Erin Schrode | 9.1% | 20,998 | |
| Independent | Matthew Wookey | 7% | 16,092 | |
| Total Votes | 231,174 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2014
Mensing ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 2nd District. Mensing and incumbent Jared Huffman advanced past the blanket primary on June 3, 2014, defeating Andy Caffrey (D). Mensing was then defeated in the general election on November 4, 2014.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jared Huffman Incumbent |
75% | 163,124 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing | 25% | 54,400 | |
| Total Votes | 217,524 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
Jared Huffman Incumbent |
67.9% | 99,186 | |
| Republican | Dale Mensing |
22.3% | 32,614 | |
| Democratic | Andy Caffrey | 9.8% | 14,245 | |
| Total Votes | 146,045 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dale Mensing did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 201
- ↑ Facebook, "Dale K. Mensing," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [Email submission to Ballotpedia, March 29, 2014]
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Candidates for Voter-Nominated Offices June 7, 2016, Presidential Primary Election," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "Election 2014," November 4, 2014
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," May 3, 2014
