United States Representative; District 52; Republican Party Election Information June 3, 2008 Election

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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund

San Diego County, CA

June 3, 2008 Election

United States Representative; District 52; Republican Party Voter Information

This contest will only appear on Republican party ballots.

Results as of Jun 25 9:49am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (491/491)

Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Duncan Hunter 47,881 votes 72.2%

Party: Republican

Occupation: Marine Corps Captain

Brian Jones 10,852 votes 16.4%

Party: Republican
Occupation: Businessman/Santee City Councilman

Bob Watkins

5,535 votes 8.3%

Party: Republican
Occupation: San Diego County Board of Education President/Businessman

Priorities:

National Defense-Making sure we have a strong military as well as a secure border.
Economic Development-We need to create more economic opportunity for the residents of the 52nd Congressional District.
Education-I will work to make sure the federal government does it part.

Rick L Powell

2,066 votes 3.1%

Party: Republican
Occupation: Retired Federal Agent
Viet Nam Veteran 1966
Brigade Commander - Iraqi Veteran 2003
Bronze Star and Legion of Merit
Supervisory Special Agent - USCS(OI)
Special Agent with ATF
BA degree/

Priorities:

National Security - see web site
Immigration - see web site
Economy - see web site

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Official Information

Calif. Legislature

District 52 map and statistics - defines district boundaries for this election

U.S. House of Representatives

Official Web site

Campaign Finance Data

Opensecrets.org

Campaign Contribution Analysis for District 52 candidates - Browse the page to find District CA - 52 from the Center for Responsive Politics

Nonpartisan Information

Project Vote-Smart

About the Candidates - Browse the page to find the line(s) for US House 52. Then find Biography, Campaign Finances, Issue Positions (NPAT), Special Interest Groups, and Voting Record where available.

Capitol Advantage (Yahoo News)

Key Votes in Congress - Enter your zip and see how your U.S. Senators and Congressional Representative voted on many key issues

News and Analysis

San Diego Union Tribune

Border security hot topic for candidates in 52nd district - 5/27/08

Hopefuls debate nation's priorities - 5/6/08

General Links

Election Archives

See the candidates, issues, and results from previous elections: 11/07/06, 6/6/06, 11/02/04, 3/2/04, 11/5/02, 11/7/00, 3/7/00, 11/3/98, 6/2/98

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