Don Stapley

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Don Stapley

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 30, 2016

Contact

Personal website

Don Stapley was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Arizona. He was defeated in the Republican primary on August 30, 2016.

Elections

2016

See also: Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Matt Salmon (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Andy Biggs (R) defeated Talia Fuentes (D) and Nolan Daniels (L write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Fuentes defeated Kinsey Remaklus in the Democratic primary, while Biggs defeated Justin Olson, Don Stapley, and Christine Jones to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Andy Biggs	64.1%	205,184
	Democratic	Talia Fuentes	35.9%	114,940
Total Votes				320,124
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andy Biggs	29.5%	25,240
Christine Jones	29.5%	25,224
Don Stapley	20.7%	17,745
Justin Olson	20.3%	17,386
Total Votes		85,595
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

U.S. House, Arizona District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Talia Fuentes	64%	15,408
Kinsey Remaklus	36%	8,663
Total Votes		24,071
Source: Arizona Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Stapley's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	A strong America makes the world a better place: We need an effective, well-trained military. The goal of our foreign policy should be that our friends trust us, our enemies fear us, and that our interests are protected. Threats like ISIS grow when we put our head in the sand and withdraw from the world. Economic strength: Jobs and prosperity for all are created when we create opportunity and remove barriers. I will vote for tax and regulatory policies that promote growth. Growth is the answer to America’s fiscal woes. Immigration that works for America: We need to protect our borders and stop illegal immigration. We need to fix legal immigration so that it works well, and is a force for good in our economy. Freedom and Respect: We need to respect individual rights, especially those enshrined in the Bill of Rights, and the rights of the unborn. As a leader I will promote a culture of respect for all. Nothing has created more prosperity and peace in the history of the world than when free and law-abiding people are able to pursue their own vision of happiness.	”
—Don Stapley's campaign website, http://stapleyforcongress.com/issues/

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
• Arizona's 5th Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Campaign website
• Facebook page
• Twitter feed

Footnotes

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Arizona's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mark Kelly (D)

Kyrsten Sinema (I)

Representatives

District 1

David Schweikert (R)

District 2

Eli Crane (R)

District 3

Ruben Gallego (D)

District 4

Greg Stanton (D)

District 5

Andy Biggs (R)

District 6

Juan Ciscomani (R)

District 7

Raúl Grijalva (D)

District 8

Debbie Lesko (R)

District 9

Paul Gosar (R)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (4)

Independent (1)