Mark Callahan
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Mark Callahan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Callahan was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Oregon.[1] He sought election to the same office in 2014 and lost in the Republican primary on May 20.[2][3]
Callahan was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Callahan, Dan Souza, and Marvin Sandnes in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kurt Schrader (D) | 55.0 | 197,187 |
 | Mark Callahan (R) | 41.8 | 149,887 | |
| Dan Souza (L) | 1.7 | 6,054 | ||
| Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green Party) | 1.3 | 4,802 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 539 | ||
| Total votes: 358,469 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Peter Wright in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kurt Schrader | 86.8 | 59,196 |
 | Peter Wright | 13.2 | 9,002 | |
| Total votes: 68,198 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Mark Callahan defeated Joey Nations and Robert Reynolds in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Callahan | 62.4 | 33,933 |
 | Joey Nations | 20.8 | 11,300 | |
 | Robert Reynolds | 16.8 | 9,120 | |
| Total votes: 54,353 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Oregon's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Ron Wyden (D) defeated Mark Callahan (R), Jim Lindsay (L), Steven Cody Reynolds (I), Eric Navickas (Progressive), and Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wyden defeated Kevin Stine and Paul Weaver in the Democratic primary, Callahan defeated Sam Carpenter, Dan Laschober, and Faye Stewart to win the Republican nomination, and Reynolds defeated Marvin Sandnes in the Independent primary. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Ron Wyden Incumbent |
56.6% | 1,105,119 | |
| Republican | Mark Callahan | 33.3% | 651,106 | |
| Working Families | Shanti Lewallen | 3.2% | 61,915 | |
| Independent | Steven Cody Reynolds | 3% | 59,516 | |
| Pacific Green | Eric Navickas | 2.5% | 48,823 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Lindsay | 1.2% | 23,941 | |
| N/A | Misc. | 0.1% | 2,058 | |
| Total Votes | 1,952,478 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ron Wyden Incumbent |
83.6% | 501,903 | ||
| Kevin Stine | 13% | 78,287 | ||
| Paul Weaver | 3.4% | 20,346 | ||
| Total Votes | 600,536 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mark Callahan |
38.6% | 123,473 | ||
| Sam Carpenter | 32.7% | 104,494 | ||
| Faye Stewart | 18% | 57,399 | ||
| Dan Laschober | 10.7% | 34,157 | ||
| Total Votes | 319,523 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steven Reynolds |
68.9% | 10,497 | ||
| Marvin Sandnes | 31.1% | 4,733 | ||
| Total Votes | 15,230 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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2014
Callahan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Oregon.[2] Callahan lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Monica Wehby.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monica Wehby |
50.3% | 128,911 | ||
| Jason Conger | 37.6% | 96,497 | ||
| Mark Allen Callahan | 6.8% | 17,427 | ||
| Jo Rae Perkins | 2.8% | 7,275 | ||
| Timothy Crawley | 2.4% | 6,209 | ||
| Total Votes | 256,319 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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2012
Callahan ran for election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 13. Callahan was unopposed in the May 15 Republican primary and was defeated by incumbent Nancy Nathanson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nancy Nathanson Incumbent |
68.8% | 19,110 | |
| Republican | Mark Callahan | 31.2% | 8,651 | |
| Total Votes | 27,761 | |||
2010
Callahan was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Nancy Nathanson (D). Callahan ran on the Pacific-Green ticket.[9]
Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mark Callahan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mark Callahan's responses follow below.[10]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Immigration |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Immigration. In my opinion, if a person is going to be in the country, and follow the laws of our country, they need to be here legally.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[12]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mark Callahan answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Leadership, Integrity, Character, Honor, and Trust.[12] | ” |
| “ | Leadership, Integrity, Character, Honor, and Trust.[12] | ” |
| “ | To represent the people in their district.[12] | ” |
| “ | 9/11. I was 23 years old and living in the Washington DC Metro area.[12] | ” |
| “ | A paper route. 4 years.[12] | ” |
| “ | I support term limits. My stance on the issue is at: https://CallahanForOregon.com/issues/term-limits[12] | ” |
| “ | Yes.[12] | ” |
2016
The following issues were listed on Callahan's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Mark Callahan's campaign website, http://callahanfororegon.com/issues/ | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2016
- United States Senate elections in Oregon, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filing search results," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregonlive.com, "Republican Portland neurosurgeon considering run against Jeff Merkley," accessed October 12, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Oregon - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filings search results," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Oregon Primary Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the House," accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mark Callahan's responses," April 3, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
