Arun Bhumitra
Arun Bhumitra (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent California. He lost in the primary on June 5, 2018.
Bhumitra was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from California. All 172 delegates from California were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Dianne Feinstein defeated Kevin de León in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dianne Feinstein (D)  | 54.2 | 6,019,422 |
 | Kevin de León (D) | 45.8 | 5,093,942 | |
| Total votes: 11,113,364 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 44.2 | 2,947,035 |
| ✔ | | Kevin de León (D) | 12.1 | 805,446 |
 | James P. Bradley (R) | 8.3 | 556,252 | |
 | Arun Bhumitra (R) | 5.3 | 350,815 | |
 | Paul Taylor (R) | 4.9 | 323,533 | |
 | Erin Cruz (R) | 4.0 | 267,494 | |
 | Tom Palzer (R) | 3.1 | 205,183 | |
 | Alison Hartson (D) | 2.2 | 147,061 | |
 | Roque De La Fuente (R) | 2.0 | 135,278 | |
 | Pat Harris (D) | 1.9 | 126,947 | |
 | John Crew (R) | 1.4 | 93,806 | |
 | Patrick Little (R) | 1.3 | 89,867 | |
 | Kevin Mottus (R) | 1.3 | 87,646 | |
| Jerry Laws (R) | 1.0 | 67,140 | |
 | Derrick Michael Reid (L) | 0.9 | 59,999 | |
 | Adrienne Nicole Edwards (D) | 0.8 | 56,172 | |
 | Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.6 | 42,671 | |
 | Mario Nabliba (R) | 0.6 | 39,209 | |
 | David Hildebrand (D) | 0.5 | 30,305 | |
| Donnie Turner (D) | 0.5 | 30,101 | |
| Herbert Peters (D) | 0.4 | 27,468 | |
 | David Moore (Independent) | 0.4 | 24,614 | |
 | Ling Shi (Independent) | 0.4 | 23,506 | |
 | John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.3 | 22,825 | |
| Lee Olson (Independent) | 0.3 | 20,393 | |
 | Gerald Plummer (D) | 0.3 | 18,234 | |
 | Jason Hanania (Independent) | 0.3 | 18,171 | |
 | Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.2 | 15,125 | |
| Colleen Shea Fernald (Independent) | 0.2 | 13,536 | |
 | Rash Bihari Ghosh (Independent) | 0.2 | 12,557 | |
| Tim Gildersleeve (Independent) | 0.1 | 8,482 | |
| Michael Fahmy Girgis (Independent) | 0.0 | 2,986 | |
| Total votes: 6,669,857 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leigh Scott (R)
- John Estrada (R)
- Steve Stokes (D)
- Michael Eisen (Independent)
- Topher Brennan (D)
- Timothy Charles Kalemkarian (R)
- Jerry Leon Carroll (Independent)
- Charles Junior Hodge (Independent)
- John Melendez (D)
- Caren Lancona (R)
- Stephen Schrader (R)
- Donald Adams (Independent)
- Richard Mead (Independent)
- Clifton Roberts (Independent)
- Michael Ziesing (G)
- Jazmina Saavedra (R)
2016 Republican National Convention
Delegate rules
General election
General election for U.S. Senate California
Incumbent Dianne Feinstein defeated Kevin de León in the general election for U.S. Senate California on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 54.2 | 6,019,422 |
| Kevin de León (D) | 45.8 | 5,093,942 | |
| Total votes: 11,113,364 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate California
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate California on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dianne Feinstein (D) | 44.2 | 2,947,035 |
| ✔ | | Kevin de León (D) | 12.1 | 805,446 |
| James P. Bradley (R) | 8.3 | 556,252 | |
| Arun Bhumitra (R) | 5.3 | 350,815 | |
| Paul Taylor (R) | 4.9 | 323,533 | |
| Erin Cruz (R) | 4.0 | 267,494 | |
| Tom Palzer (R) | 3.1 | 205,183 | |
| Alison Hartson (D) | 2.2 | 147,061 | |
| Roque De La Fuente (R) | 2.0 | 135,278 | |
| Pat Harris (D) | 1.9 | 126,947 | |
| John Crew (R) | 1.4 | 93,806 | |
| Patrick Little (R) | 1.3 | 89,867 | |
| Kevin Mottus (R) | 1.3 | 87,646 | |
| Jerry Laws (R) | 1.0 | 67,140 | |
| Derrick Michael Reid (L) | 0.9 | 59,999 | |
| Adrienne Nicole Edwards (D) | 0.8 | 56,172 | |
| Douglas Howard Pierce (D) | 0.6 | 42,671 | |
| Mario Nabliba (R) | 0.6 | 39,209 | |
| David Hildebrand (D) | 0.5 | 30,305 | |
| Donnie Turner (D) | 0.5 | 30,101 | |
| Herbert Peters (D) | 0.4 | 27,468 | |
| David Moore (Independent) | 0.4 | 24,614 | |
| Ling Shi (Independent) | 0.4 | 23,506 | |
| John Parker (Peace and Freedom Party) | 0.3 | 22,825 | |
| Lee Olson (Independent) | 0.3 | 20,393 | |
| Gerald Plummer (D) | 0.3 | 18,234 | |
| Jason Hanania (Independent) | 0.3 | 18,171 | |
| Don Grundmann (Independent) | 0.2 | 15,125 | |
| Colleen Shea Fernald (Independent) | 0.2 | 13,536 | |
| Rash Bihari Ghosh (Independent) | 0.2 | 12,557 | |
| Tim Gildersleeve (Independent) | 0.1 | 8,482 | |
| Michael Fahmy Girgis (Independent) | 0.0 | 2,986 | |
| Total votes: 6,669,857 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leigh Scott (R)
- John Estrada (R)
- Steve Stokes (D)
- Michael Eisen (Independent)
- Topher Brennan (D)
- Timothy Charles Kalemkarian (R)
- Jerry Leon Carroll (Independent)
- Charles Junior Hodge (Independent)
- John Melendez (D)
- Caren Lancona (R)
- Stephen Schrader (R)
- Donald Adams (Independent)
- Richard Mead (Independent)
- Clifton Roberts (Independent)
- Michael Ziesing (G)
- Jazmina Saavedra (R)
California primary results
| California Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
74.7% | 1,582,099 | 172 | |
| Ted Cruz | 9.5% | 201,441 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 11.4% | 242,073 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 0.7% | 14,938 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilmore | 3.7% | 77,417 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2,117,968 | 172 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and California Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
California had 172 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 159 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 53 congressional districts). California's district delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner in a given congressional district won all of that district's delegates.[2][3]
Of the remaining 13 delegates, 10 served at large. California's at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's at-large delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[2][3]
See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in California, 2018
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
- RNC delegate guidelines from California, 2016
- Republican delegate rules by state, 2016
- Presidential election, 2016
- Presidential candidates, 2016
External links
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