Mock Election House Election in District 1, Nov. 2017

Mock Election House Special Election in District 1, November 2017
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The Mock Election House Election in District 1, November 2017, took place in November 2017 to elect a Representative from District 1. Incumbent Representative Claudio Aleman defeated Independent Tom Kirkman with a commanding 34% margin.
== Background ==
Claudio Aleman was elected in an October Special Election to replace Representative Joel Lopez, who resigned in October after being re-elected to a second term due to family and personal reasons. Aleman defeated Republican Jack M. Vlogs by a commanding 42% margin.
== Candidates ==
=== Democratic ===
* Claudio Aleman - Incumbent Representative
Aleman was unopposed for the Democratic nommination.
=== Independent ===
* Tom Kirkman
== General Election ==
Claudio Aleman was a popular representative and he faced no Republican opponent. His only opponent, Tom Kirkman, had little name recognition and lacked the connections that Aleman had. Aleman was expected to improve on his margin in the Special Election. However, Kirkman got the endorsement of those who distrusted Aleman due to his record of voting straight-Democratic, like Independent news pundit Adam Daniel. In the end, Aleman won handily, albeit by a smaller margin than expected, not only failing to improve upon his October margin but doing worse than in October.
Category:Elections