Shelly Skolnick
Shelly Skolnick (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
Skolnick was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Maryland.[1] Skolnick was defeated by Dan Cox in the primary.
Skolnick was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 8th Congressional District of Maryland. Skolnick was defeated by Ken Timmerman in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[2]
Elections
2020
See also: Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
Maryland's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Gregory Coll and Lih Young in the general election for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Raskin (D) | 68.2 | 274,716 |
 | Gregory Coll (R)  | 31.6 | 127,157 | |
 | Lih Young (D) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 27 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 714 | ||
| Total votes: 402,614 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
Incumbent Jamie Raskin defeated Marcia Morgan, Lih Young, and Utam Paul in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Raskin | 86.8 | 111,894 |
 | Marcia Morgan | 7.9 | 10,236 | |
| Lih Young | 3.8 | 4,874 | |
| Utam Paul | 1.5 | 1,885 | |
| Total votes: 128,889 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Maryland District 8 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gregory Coll | 41.8 | 13,070 |
 | Bridgette Cooper | 15.4 | 4,831 | |
 | Nicholas Gladden | 12.8 | 4,019 | |
| Patricia Rogers | 12.4 | 3,868 | |
 | Shelly Skolnick | 9.5 | 2,979 | |
 | Michael Yadeta | 8.1 | 2,526 | |
| Total votes: 31,293 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. In Maryland's 8th Congressional District, incumbent Chris Van Hollen (D) chose not to run for re-election in 2016, instead seeking election to the U.S. Senate. Jamie Raskin (D) defeated Dan Cox (R), Nancy Wallace (Green), and Jasen Wunder (Libertarian) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Raskin defeated eight other candidates in the Democratic primary, while Cox defeated Jeffrey Jones, Elizabeth Matory, Aryeh Shudofsky and Shelly Skolnick to win the Republican nomination. Additionally, Wallace defeated Charles Galloway and Elizabeth Croydon to win the Green Party primary. The primary elections took place on April 26, 2016.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Jamie Raskin |
60.6% | 220,657 | |
| Republican | Dan Cox | 34.2% | 124,651 | |
| Green | Nancy Wallace | 3.1% | 11,201 | |
| Libertarian | Jasen Wunder | 2% | 7,283 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 532 | |
| Total Votes | 364,324 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jamie Raskin |
33.6% | 43,776 | ||
| David Trone | 27.1% | 35,400 | ||
| Kathleen Matthews | 23.9% | 31,186 | ||
| Ana Sol Gutierrez | 5.5% | 7,185 | ||
| William Jawando | 4.6% | 6,058 | ||
| Kumar Barve | 2.4% | 3,149 | ||
| David Anderson | 1.2% | 1,511 | ||
| Joel Rubin | 1.1% | 1,426 | ||
| Dan Bolling | 0.5% | 712 | ||
| Total Votes | 130,403 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dan Cox |
44.4% | 20,647 | ||
| Jeffrey Jones | 20.1% | 9,343 | ||
| Elizabeth Matory | 15.7% | 7,295 | ||
| Shelly Skolnick | 12.5% | 5,835 | ||
| Aryeh Shudofsky | 7.4% | 3,421 | ||
| Total Votes | 46,541 | |||
| Source: Maryland State Board of Elections |
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2012
Skolnick ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Maryland's 8th District. Skolnick sought the nomination on the Republican ticket, but she was defeated by Ken Timmerman in the Republican primary on April 3, 2012.[5]
The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run was January 11, 2012.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ken Timmerman |
46.2% | 13,340 |
| Gus Alzona | 8.8% | 2,542 |
| Shelly Skolnick | 12.7% | 3,671 |
| Dave Wallace | 32.3% | 9,319 |
| Total Votes | 28,872 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shelly Skolnick did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Primary Election Results 2012" accessed April 3, 2012
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "2016 Presidential Primary Election State Candidates List," accessed February 5, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Maryland Primary Results," April 26, 2016
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections, "Candidates" accessed January 3, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Maryland State Board of Elections "2012 Primary Results"
