John Potter (Washington)
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John Potter (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 34. Potter lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 34
Incumbent Joe Nguyen defeated John Potter in the general election for Washington State Senate District 34 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joe Nguyen (D) | 86.1 | 59,713 |
| John Potter (R) | 13.8 | 9,570 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 105 | ||
| Total votes: 69,388 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 34
Incumbent Joe Nguyen and John Potter defeated Amber Bennett, GoodSpaceGuy, and Tony Mitchum in the primary for Washington State Senate District 34 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Nguyen (D) | 83.3 | 35,911 |
| ✔ | | John Potter (R) | 9.9 | 4,289 |
| Amber Bennett (Independent) | 5.2 | 2,257 | |
 | GoodSpaceGuy (R) | 0.8 | 355 | |
| Tony Mitchum (Independent) | 0.6 | 252 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 50 | ||
| Total votes: 43,114 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Hussey (Independent)
2016
Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.
Incumbent Tina Orwall defeated John Potter in the Washington House of Representatives, District 33-Position 1 general election.[1]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 33-Position 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tina Orwall Incumbent |
70.03% | 33,312 | |
| Republican | John Potter | 29.97% | 14,257 | |
| Total Votes | 47,569 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Tina Orwall and John Potter defeated Charles Schaefer in the Washington House of Representatives District 33-Position 1 top two primary.[2][3]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 33-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tina Orwall Incumbent |
68.57% | 14,207 | |
| Republican | John Potter |
27.10% | 5,616 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Schaefer | 4.33% | 897 | |
| Total Votes | 20,720 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2010
John Potter ran for the Washington House of Representatives District 11-Position 2. He ran against Jackie Moore in the November 2, 2010, general election. He was defeated by Bob Hasegawa in the November 2 general election.[4]
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Bob Hasegawa (D)
|
22,105 | |||
| John Potter (R) | 9,442 | |||
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 2 Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bob Hasegawa (D)
|
10,765 | 65.02% | ||
| John Potter (R)
|
4,530 | 27.36 % | ||
| Jackie Moore | 1,261 | 7.62% | ||
2008
| Washington House of Representatives, District 11-Position 2 (2008) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Bob Hasegawa (D)
|
29,289 | 73.92% | ||
| John Potter (R) | 10,335 | 26.08% | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Washington Legislature Official primary results SOS
