John Pistone

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John Pistone

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2016

Contact

Personal website

John Pistone was an Independent Conservative write-in candidate for Connecticut's 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Pistone initially filed to run as a regular candidate, but he was disqualified before the general election scheduled for November 6, 2018.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2018[edit]

See also: Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election, 2018

General election for U.S. House Connecticut District 5

Jahana Hayes defeated Manny Santos in the general election for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jahana Hayes (D)	55.9	151,225
		Manny Santos (R)	44.1	119,426
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	13

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 270,664
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5

Jahana Hayes defeated Mary Glassman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jahana Hayes	62.3	24,693
		Mary Glassman	37.7	14,964

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,657
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shannon Kula (D)
• Shaul Praver (D)
• Roy Lubit (D)
• Manny Sanchez (D)
• Richard Order (D)

Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5

Manny Santos defeated Ruby Corby O'Neill and Rich DuPont in the Republican primary for U.S. House Connecticut District 5 on August 14, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Manny Santos	52.4	16,816
		Ruby Corby O'Neill	26.2	8,419
		Rich DuPont	21.4	6,863

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,098
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Craig Diangelo (R)
• Liz Peterson (R)

2016[edit]

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

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Elizabeth Esty (D) defeated Clay Cope (R), Stephanie Piddock (I), and John Pistone (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary election in August. Cope defeated John Pistone and Matt Maxwell at the Republican convention. Esty won re-election in the November 8 election.^[2][3][4]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 5 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty Incumbent	58%	179,252
	Republican	Clay Cope	42%	129,801
	N/A	Write-in	0%	29
Total Votes				309,082
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State

2014[edit]

See also: Connecticut's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

Pistone ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 5th District.^[5] He was defeated by incumbent Elizabeth Esty (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.^[6]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 5 General Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty Incumbent	53.2%	113,564
	Republican	Mark Greenberg	45.8%	97,767
	Independent	John Pistone	0.9%	1,970
Total Votes				213,301
Source: Connecticut Secretary of the State

2012[edit]

See also: Connecticut's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012

Pistone ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Connecticut's 5th District. Pistone ran as an unaffiliated candidate.^[7] He faced Elizabeth Esty (D) and Andrew Roraback (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012. He was defeated in the general election by Esty.^[8]

U.S. House, Connecticut District 5 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Elizabeth Esty	51.3%	146,098
	Republican	Andrew Roraback	48.7%	138,637
	Independent	John Pistone	0%	12
Total Votes				284,747
Source: Connecticut Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

Personal[edit]

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Pistone is a resident of Brookfield, Connecticut.^[9]

See also[edit]

• United States House of Representatives
• Connecticut's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
• Connecticut's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
• Connecticut's 5th Congressional District

External links[edit]

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• Official campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart

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