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| − | Good will face in the general election [[Democrat]] Cameron Webb, who win his party's primary with two-thirds of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-virginia-house-district-5-democrat-primary-election.html Virginia Democratic Primary Election Results: Fifth Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> | + | Good will face in the general election [[Democrat]] Cameron Webb, who win his party's primary with two-thirds of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/23/us/elections/results-virginia-house-district-5-democrat-primary-election.html Virginia Democratic Primary Election Results: Fifth Congressional District - The New York Times]</ref> Webb has justified calls to [[defund the police]].<ref>[https://www.nrcc.org/2020/06/24/webb-supports-defunding-the-police/ Webb supports defunding the police]</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:38, October 10, 2020
| Bob Good | |
| Political party | Republican |
|---|---|
| Spouse(s) | Tracey Good |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | Liberty University |
| Religion | Evangelical Christian[1] |
Bob Good is a former Liberty University employee and populist, anti-establishment Republican currently running for United States House of Representatives from Virginia's 5th congressional district in the 2020 elections.
According to The Hill, Good is a "far-right candidate".[2]
2020 U.S. House election in Virginia's 5th district
Republican convention
Good faced incumbent establishment-leaning Republican representative Denver Riggleman, who was elected in the 2018 Midterms with 53% of the vote.[3] This was after Riggleman had previously been censured by Virginia Republicans for "abandoning party principles",[4] pushed for the globalist-favored agenda of raising immigration levels,[5] and officiated a same-sex "wedding".[6] Endorsed by Sen. Ted Cruz,[7] Good won the convention in a surprise upset;[8] the overconfident Riggleman without clear evidence blamed his defeat on "voting irregularities and ballot stuffing", to which Good responded:
That's what losers say.[9]
Riggleman was previously accused by his House predecessor Tom Garrett of threatening him for supporting Good.[10]
Some compared Riggleman's surprise defeat to the ousting of then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the 2014 Midterms by Dave Brat;[11] both Good and Brat had won their respective primaries in major upsets despite being heavily outspent by their incumbent opponents.
After losing, Riggleman decided to contradict Donald Trump over QAnon, joining Democrat Tom Malinowski in introducing a resolution to condemn the anti-pedophilia group.[12]
General election
Good will face in the general election Democrat Cameron Webb, who win his party's primary with two-thirds of the votes cast.[13] Webb has justified calls to defund the police.[14]
References
- ↑ Virginia Rep. Riggleman, Who Officiated Same-Sex Wedding, Loses Republican Primary
- ↑ Loomer win creates bigger problem for House GOP
- ↑ Virginia Election Results: Fifth House District
- ↑ Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Riggleman, sparking sharp response
- ↑ VA Conservative Running Against GOP Establishment: Reforming Legal Immigration ‘Number One Priority’
- ↑ A GOP Congressman Officiated A Same-Sex Wedding. Now He Faces A Primary Challenge
- ↑ https://twitter.com/tedcruz/status/1283054076066963457
- ↑ Multiple references:
- ↑ Rep. Denver Riggleman blames fraud at GOP convention after losing nod for second term
- ↑ AUDIO: Former Congressman Claims Rep. Denver Riggleman Threatened Him After Endorsing His Opponent
- ↑ The Dave Brat Effect: The Righteous Defeat of Denver Riggleman
- ↑ Two references:
- ↑ Virginia Democratic Primary Election Results: Fifth Congressional District - The New York Times
- ↑ Webb supports defunding the police