Peter James

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Peter James

Independent

Education

High school

Springbrook High School

Contact

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Peter James (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 3, 2020.

James was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 6th Congressional District of Maryland. James was defeated by incumbent Roscoe Bartlett in the Republican primary. He also ran as the Republican nominee in the 2008 regular and special elections for the 4th Congressional District. He was defeated by Donna Edwards (D) in both elections.

Biography

James was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and moved to Maryland at age 4. He spent two years at the University of Delaware and studied American history at the University of Maryland. James' career experience includes working as an issuer of Just Money and as a cost evaluation system coordinator at Intel.

Elections

2020

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020

Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Maryland's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Neil Parrott, George Gluck, and Jason Herrick in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone (D)	58.8	215,540
		Neil Parrott (R)	39.2	143,599
		George Gluck (G)	1.9	6,893
		Jason Herrick (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	46
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	356

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Peter James (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Incumbent David Trone defeated Maxwell Bero in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		David Trone	72.4	65,655
		Maxwell Bero	27.6	25,037

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 90,692
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Preeti Jayant Panchal (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6

Neil Parrott defeated Kevin Caldwell and Chris Meyyur in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 6 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Neil Parrott	65.2	28,804
		Kevin Caldwell	25.5	11,258
		Chris Meyyur	9.3	4,113

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,175
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2012

See also: Maryland's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012

James ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 6th District. James sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but he was defeated by incumbent Roscoe Bartlett in the April 3, 2012, primary.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was January 11, 2012.

U.S. House, Maryland, District 6 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Roscoe G. Bartlett Incumbent	43.6%	17,600
Kathy Afzali	10.2%	4,115
David R. Brinkley	19.8%	7,987
Robert Coblentz	2.4%	970
Robin Ficker	7.1%	2,854
Peter James	2.3%	933
Joseph T. Krysztoforski	7.6%	3,073
Brandon Orman Rippeon	7%	2,843
Total Votes		40,375

Campaign themes

2020

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Personal

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James is married with two children.

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Footnotes

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Maryland's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ben Cardin (D)

Chris Hollen (D)

Representatives

District 1

Andrew Harris (R)

District 2

Dutch Ruppersberger (D)

District 3

John Sarbanes (D)

District 4

Glenn Ivey (D)

District 5

Steny Hoyer (D)

District 6

David Trone (D)

District 7

Kweisi Mfume (D)

District 8

Jamie Raskin (D)

Democratic Party (9)

Republican Party (1)