John Dickinson

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John Dickinson

Unaffiliated

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 4, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Seattle University

Graduate

Seattle University

Personal

Profession

Casting director

Contact

Campaign website

Personal Facebook

John Dickinson (unaffiliated) ran for election to the Washington House of Representatives to represent District 37-Position 1. Dickinson lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2020
* 2.2 2018
* 2.2.1 General election
* 2.2.2 Top-two primary
* 2.3 2016
* 2.4 2014
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2020
* 3.2 2014
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

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Dickinson earned his B.S. in 1992 and his M.P.A. in 1995 from Seattle University. Dickinson has worked as the director of a casting company for 25 years.[1]

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Stafford in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)  |

81.7

| 63,557

| John Stafford (D) |

16.9

| 13,165
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

1.3

| 1,043

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 77,765

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Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Stafford defeated William Burroughs and John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 on August 4, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)  |

77.2

| 40,028
✔ |

| John Stafford (D) |

11.8

| 6,141

| William Burroughs (D) |

5.5

| 2,829

| John Dickinson (Unaffiliated)  |

4.8

| 2,483
|  | Other/Write-in votes |

0.7

| 366

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 51,847

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### 2018[edit]

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2018

#### General election[edit]

Incumbent Eric Pettigrew defeated Tamra Smilanich in the general election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on November 6, 2018.

General election

##### General election for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2

Candidate

Votes

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|

✔ |

| Eric Pettigrew (D)  |

88.5

| 55,127

| Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party)  |

11.5

| 7,152

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 62,279

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#### Top-two primary[edit]

Incumbent Eric Pettigrew and Tamra Smilanich defeated John Dickinson in the primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2 on August 7, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

##### Nonpartisan primary for Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 2

Candidate

Votes

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✔ |

| Eric Pettigrew (D)  |

89.1

| 31,627
✔ |

| Tamra Smilanich (Independent Party of Washington Party)  |

7.9

| 2,793

| John Dickinson (Independent)  |

3.0

| 1,080

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 35,500

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### 2016[edit]

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 20, 2016.

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos defeated John Dickinson in the Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 general election.[2]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent | 90.91% | 57,092
| No party preference  | John Dickinson | 9.09% | 5,709
Total Votes | 62,801
Source: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos and John Dickinson were unopposed in the Washington House of Representatives District 37-Position 1 top two primary.[3][4]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent
| No party preference |  John Dickinson
Source: Washington Secretary of State

### 2014[edit]

See also: Washington House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Washington House of Representatives took place in 2014. A blanket primary election took place on August 5, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 17, 2014. Incumbent Sharon Tomiko Santos (D) and Daniel Bretzke (R) defeated John Dickinson (R) in the primary. Santos defeated Bretzke in the general election.[5][6][7]

Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent | 86.9% | 33,001
| Republican  |  Daniel Bretzke  | 13.1% | 4,971
Total Votes | 37,972
Washington House of Representatives, District 37-Position 1 Top Two Primary, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Sharon Tomiko Santos Incumbent | 86.1% | 19,176
| Republican  | Daniel Bretzke | 8.5% | 1,885
| Republican  |  John Dickinson  | 5.4% | 1,204
Total Votes | 22,265

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

John Dickinson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

### 2014[edit]

Dickinson submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[8]

“  | I am education focused.[9] | ”

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's biographical submission form on May 30, 2014
2. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "General Election Results 2016," accessed December 2, 2016
3. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 23, 2016
4. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 2, 2016 Primary Results," accessed August 25, 2016
5. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "2014 Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 20, 2014
6. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "August 5, 2014, Official Primary Results," accessed August 5, 2014
7. ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Official general election results, 2014," accessed December 2, 2014
8. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `bio`
9. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

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