Gina Blanchard-Reed
Gina Blanchard-Reed (Republican Party) ran for election to the Washington State Senate to represent District 2. She lost in the primary on August 4, 2020.
Blanchard-Reed was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington. Blanchard-Reed was one of 40 delegates from Washington bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[1] Click here to learn more.
Biography
Career
Gina Blanchard-Reed's career experience includes working as a client services director at Care Net Pregnancy and Family Services of Puget Sound.[2]
Political activity
Blanchard-Reed has been active in state and local politics in Washington State. She was active with the leadership team for Ted Cruz's presidential campaign in Washington State.[3]
Elections
2020
See also: Washington State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Washington State Senate District 2
Jim McCune defeated Rick Payne in the general election for Washington State Senate District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim McCune (R) | 63.6 | 51,941 |
 | Rick Payne (D) | 36.1 | 29,477 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 216 | ||
| Total votes: 81,634 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 2
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington State Senate District 2 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rick Payne (D) | 29.5 | 14,136 |
| ✔ | | Jim McCune (R) | 21.2 | 10,158 |
| Josh Penner (R) | 17.6 | 8,406 | |
 | Ronda Litzenberger (R) | 14.9 | 7,153 | |
| Gina Blanchard-Reed (R) | 8.6 | 4,133 | |
| Matthew Smith (R) | 8.0 | 3,812 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 98 | ||
| Total votes: 47,896 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Blanchard-Reed was a district-level delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Washington. Blanchard-Reed was one of 40 delegates from Washington bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[4] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.
Prior to the state convention for the Republican Party of Washington in 2016, Blanchard-Reed launched a campaign to become a delegate and rules committee member for the national convention. In her appeal, she wrote:[5]
| “ | I would be honored to be elected and sent to represent WA STATE and cast my vote for Ted Cruz if he wins the WA State Primary. If he does not and I am bound to vote for the presumtive nominee, that will be my duty as a bound delegate.[6] | ” |
| —Gina Blanchard-Reed | ||
In terms of the rules committee, Blanchard-Reed wrote:[5]
| “ | I addition to running as a Delegate, I have been asked to run for the Rules Committee. Each state sends one woman and one man to serve on this committee. Here is where the real battle happens and I am prepared to be the CONSERVATIVE VOICE on that committee if I am elected.[6] | ” |
| —Gina Blanchard-Reed | ||
RNC Rules Committee
- See also: RNC Rules Committee, 2016
Blanchard-Reed was a member of the RNC Rules Committee, a 112-member body responsible for crafting the official rules of the Republican Party, including the rules that governed the 2016 Republican National Convention.[7]
Appointment process
The convention Rules Committee in 2016 consisted of one male and one female delegate from each state and territorial delegation. The Rules of the Republican Party required each delegation to elect from its own membership representatives to serve on the Rules Committee.
Delegate rules
Delegates from Washington to the Republican National Convention were elected at the state convention in May 2016. Delegates were bound by the statewide primary results for the first round of voting at the national convention.
Washington primary results
| Washington Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
 Donald Trump |
75.5% | 455,023 | 41 | |
| Ted Cruz | 10.8% | 65,172 | 0 | |
| John Kasich | 9.8% | 58,954 | 0 | |
| Ben Carson | 4% | 23,849 | 0 | |
| Totals | 602,998 | 41 | ||
| Source: The New York Times and Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Delegate allocation
Washington had 44 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, 30 were district-level delegates (three for each of the state's 10 congressional districts). Washington's district delegates were allocated proportionally; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the primary vote within a district in order to be eligible to receive any of that district's delegates. If a candidate won more than 50 percent of the district vote, he or she received all of that district's delegates. If only one candidates broke the 20 percent threshold, that candidate received all of the district's delegates. If two candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the first place finisher received two of the district's delegates, and the second place finisher received one. If three candidates each received more than 20 percent of the district vote, each candidate received one of the district's delegates. If four candidates each won more than 20 percent of the district vote, the top three finishers each received one delegate.[8][9]
Of the remaining 14 delegates, 11 served at large. Washington's at-large delegates were allocated on a proportional basis; a candidate had to win at least 20 percent of the statewide primary vote in order to be eligible to receive any of the state's at-large delegates. However, the at-large delegates were allocated in proportion to all candidates who were on the ballot, meaning, if only one candidate surpassed the 20 percent threshold and there were multiple candidates on the ballot, then some delegates could be allocated as unbound delegates. In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention.[8][9]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Pasco2016.com, "Washington State Republican Party 2016 Electors for Delegates/Alternates/Electors," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Care Net Pregnancy and Family Services of Puget Sound, "Options counseling," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Blog 4 President, "Ted Cruz Announces Expanded Washington State Leadership Team," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Pasco2016.com, "Washington State Republican Party 2016 Electors for Delegates/Alternates/Electors," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Go Fund Me, "Conservative for Cleveland," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's list of 2016 RNC Rules Committee members is based on an official list from the Republican National Committee obtained by Ballotpedia on June 24, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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