Mervin Evans
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Mervin Evans was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 37th Congressional District of California.[1]
Evans was a candidate in the special election for District 26 of the California State Senate on July 23, 2013.[2] He also previously ran in the 2012 election for California State Senate District 62.
Campaign themes
2014
Evans' campaign website listed the following issues:[3]
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Elections
2014
Evans ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 37th District. Evans was defeated in the blanket primary on June 3, 2014.[5]
Evans filed Statements of Intention for both California Secretary of State and California State Senate District 30 races, but chose not to follow through on a bid for secretary of state.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |
 Karen Bass Incumbent |
79.6% | 47,639 | |
| Republican | Adam King |
14.3% | 8,530 | |
| Democratic | Mervin Evans | 6.1% | 3,677 | |
| Total Votes | 59,846 | |||
| Source: California Secretary of State |
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2013
Evans ran in a special election for California State Senate District 26. The seat was vacant following Sen. Curren Price's (D) election to the Los Angeles City Council. Evans was defeated by Holly Mitchell (D) in a blanket primary, which took place on September 17.[8][2][9][10]
| California State Senate, District 26, Blanket Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Holly Mitchell |
81% | 19,481 | |
| Democratic | Mervin Evans | 19% | 4,579 | |
| Total Votes | 24,060 | |||
2012
Evans ran in the 2012 election for California State Assembly District 62. He and incumbent Steve Bradford (D) advanced past the blanket primary on June 5, 2012. He was subsequently defeated in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steven Bradford Incumbent |
72.1% | 98,047 | |
| Democratic | Mervin Evans | 27.9% | 37,957 | |
| Total Votes | 136,004 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mervin + Evans + California + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- California's 37th Congressional District elections, 2014
- California's 37th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Campaign website, accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 California Secretary of State, "SD 26 Special Primary Election - Official Certified List of Candidates," accessed July 31, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ The New York Times, "California Primary Results," June 3, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Candidates & Elected Officials," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Voter Guide: Voluntary Campaign Spending Limits for Candidates for Statewide Elective Office," accessed March 28, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ scpr.org, "Special elections set for Asssembly, Senate seats are costly, draw few voters," July 4, 2013
- ↑ latimes.com, "Assemblywoman Holly Mitchell wins state Senate seat," September 17, 2013
- ↑ sos.ca.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 19, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Primary Results" June 5, 2012
