Mark Callahan (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Oregon's 5th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Callahan was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Oregon.[1] He sought election to the same office in 2014 and lost in the Republican primary on May 20.[2][3]
Callahan was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Oregon House of Representatives.
Elections[edit]
2018[edit]
General election for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Mark Callahan, Dan Souza, and Marvin Sandnes in the general election for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Kurt Schrader (D) |
55.0
|
197,187 |
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Mark Callahan (R) |
41.8
|
149,887 | |
|
|
Dan Souza (L) |
1.7
|
6,054 | |
|
|
Marvin Sandnes (Pacific Green Party) |
1.3
|
4,802 | |
| Other/Write-in votes |
0.2
|
539 | ||
|
Total votes: 358,469 (100.00% precincts reporting) |
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Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Incumbent Kurt Schrader defeated Peter Wright in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
|
Kurt Schrader |
86.8
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59,196 |
|
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Peter Wright
|
13.2
|
9,002 | |
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Total votes: 68,198 | |||
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Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5
Mark Callahan defeated Joey Nations and Robert Reynolds in the Republican primary for U.S. House Oregon District 5 on May 15, 2018.
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
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| ✔ |
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Mark Callahan |
62.4
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33,933 |
|
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Joey Nations |
20.8
|
11,300 | |
|
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Robert Reynolds |
16.8
|
9,120 | |
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Total votes: 54,353 | |||
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2016[edit]
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Oregon's U.S. Senate race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Ron Wyden (D) defeated Mark Callahan (R), Jim Lindsay (L), Steven Cody Reynolds (I), Eric Navickas (Progressive), and Shanti Lewallen (Working Families) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Wyden defeated Kevin Stine and Paul Weaver in the Democratic primary, Callahan defeated Sam Carpenter, Dan Laschober, and Faye Stewart to win the Republican nomination, and Reynolds defeated Marvin Sandnes in the Independent primary. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[4][5]
| U.S. Senate, Oregon General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ron Wyden Incumbent |
56.6% | 1,105,119 | |
| Republican | Mark Callahan | 33.3% | 651,106 | |
| Working Families | Shanti Lewallen | 3.2% | 61,915 | |
| Independent | Steven Cody Reynolds | 3% | 59,516 | |
| Pacific Green | Eric Navickas | 2.5% | 48,823 | |
| Libertarian | Jim Lindsay | 1.2% | 23,941 | |
| N/A | Misc. | 0.1% | 2,058 | |
| Total Votes | 1,952,478 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State | ||||
| U.S. Senate, Oregon Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Ron Wyden Incumbent |
83.6% | 501,903 | ||
| Kevin Stine | 13% | 78,287 | ||
| Paul Weaver | 3.4% | 20,346 | ||
| Total Votes | 600,536 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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| U.S. Senate, Oregon Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Mark Callahan |
38.6% | 123,473 | ||
| Sam Carpenter | 32.7% | 104,494 | ||
| Faye Stewart | 18% | 57,399 | ||
| Dan Laschober | 10.7% | 34,157 | ||
| Total Votes | 319,523 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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| U.S. Senate, Oregon Independent Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Steven Reynolds |
68.9% | 10,497 | ||
| Marvin Sandnes | 31.1% | 4,733 | ||
| Total Votes | 15,230 | |||
| Source: Oregon Secretary of State |
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2014[edit]
Callahan ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Oregon.[2] Callahan lost the Republican nomination in the primary on May 20, 2014. He was defeated by Monica Wehby.[3]
| U.S. Senate, Oregon Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|
Monica Wehby |
50.3% | 128,911 | ||
| Jason Conger | 37.6% | 96,497 | ||
| Mark Allen Callahan | 6.8% | 17,427 | ||
| Jo Rae Perkins | 2.8% | 7,275 | ||
| Timothy Crawley | 2.4% | 6,209 | ||
| Total Votes | 256,319 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press | ||||
2012[edit]
Callahan ran for election in the 2012 election for Oregon House District 13. Callahan was unopposed in the May 15 Republican primary and was defeated by incumbent Nancy Nathanson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7][8]
| Oregon House of Representatives, District 13, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nancy Nathanson Incumbent |
68.8% | 19,110 | |
| Republican | Mark Callahan | 31.2% | 8,651 | |
| Total Votes | 27,761 | |||
2010[edit]
Callahan was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Nancy Nathanson (D). Callahan ran on the Pacific-Green ticket.[9]
Campaign themes[edit]
2018[edit]
Ballotpedia survey responses[edit]
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Mark Callahan participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 3, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Mark Callahan's responses follow below.[10]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Immigration |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Immigration. In my opinion, if a person is going to be in the country, and follow the laws of our country, they need to be here legally.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[12]
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” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Mark Callahan answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Leadership, Integrity, Character, Honor, and Trust.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | Leadership, Integrity, Character, Honor, and Trust.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | To represent the people in their district.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | 9/11. I was 23 years old and living in the Washington DC Metro area.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | A paper route. 4 years.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | I support term limits. My stance on the issue is at: https://CallahanForOregon.com/issues/term-limits[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
| “ | Yes.[12] | ” |
| —Mark Callahan | ||
2016[edit]
The following issues were listed on Callahan's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Mark Callahan's campaign website, http://callahanfororegon.com/issues/ | ||
Campaign donors[edit]
2014[edit]
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Callahan's reports.[13]
| Mark Allen Callahan (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[14] | October 15, 2013 | $0.00 | $684.54 | $(684.53) | $0.01 | ||||
| Year-End Report[15] | January 31, 2014 | $0.01 | $8,830.00 | $(5,580.41) | $3,249.60 | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 4, 2014 | $3,249.60 | $11,785.00 | $(11,591.73) | $3,442.87 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $21,299.54 | $(17,856.67) | ||||||||
Recent news[edit]
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Mark Callahan Oregon Congress. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also[edit]
- United States House of Representatives
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District election, 2018
- Oregon's 5th Congressional District
- United States Senate election in Oregon, 2016
- United States Senate elections in Oregon, 2014
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filing search results," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oregonlive.com, "Republican Portland neurosurgeon considering run against Jeff Merkley," accessed October 12, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Oregon - Summary Vote Results," May 20, 2014
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate filings search results," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Oregon Primary Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings for the House," accessed April 11, 2012
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official Results for May 15 Primary election," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Official General Results for 2012," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed April 30, 2015
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Mark Callahan's responses," April 3, 2018
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Allen Callahan 2014 Summary reports," accessed November 13, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 13, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
