Jim Marchant
Jim Marchant | |
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Member of the Nevada Assembly from the 37th district | |
In office November 9, 2016 – November 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Glenn E. Trowbridge |
Succeeded by | Shea Backus |
Personal details | |
Born | James Carl Marchant Jr. May 28, 1956 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Nikki Fuller |
Education | Troy University (BA) |
James Carl Marchant Jr. (born May 28, 1956) is a former member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented the 37th district, which covers parts of the northwestern Las Vegas Valley.
He was the Republican nominee for Nevada's 4th congressional district in 2020, losing that election to incumbent Democrat Steven Horsford. He sued to have the election reversed, based on unfounded voter fraud claims.[1]
Marchant is a candidate for Secretary of State of Nevada in the 2022 race. He has been endorsed by Congressmen Paul Gosar and Andy Biggs, along with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. [2]He was scheduled to speak at an October 2021 QAnon conference in Las Vegas.[3][1] Marchant said that he would not have certified Joe Biden's victory in Nevada if he had been Secretary of State at the time of the election.[4]
Biography[]
Marchant was born on May 28, 1956 in Gainesville, Florida. He graduated from Troy University with a degree in criminal justice, and moved to Nevada from Florida in 2005. Marchant worked for the family business from 1978 until 1984, when he left to found his own business.[5]
In 2015, Marchant threatened to run against then-Speaker John Hambrick; he ultimately decided to challenge Glenn E. Trowbridge instead.[6][7] Marchant defeated Trowbridge and then Democrat Sean D. Lyttle in the general election.[5]
In 2018, Marchant was unopposed in the Republican primary, but narrowly lost his re-election campaign for Assembly District 37 to Shea Backus, a Democrat, by a vote of 14,222 to 14,087.[8]
Electoral history[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Marchant | 2,511 | 62.5% | |
Republican | Glenn E. Trowbridge | 1,506 | 37.5% | |
Total votes | 4,017 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jim Marchant | 16,085 | 52.5% | |
Democratic | Sean D. Lyttle | 14,561 | 47.5% | |
Total votes | 30,646 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shea Backus | 14,222 | 50.2% | |
Republican | Jim Marchant | 14,087 | 49.7% | |
Total votes | 28,309 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Steven Horsford (incumbent) | 168,457 | 50.7 | |
Republican | Jim Marchant | 152,284 | 45.8 | |
Libertarian | Jonathan Royce Esteban | 7,978 | 2.4 | |
Independent American Party (Nevada) | Barry Rubinson | 3,750 | 1.1 | |
Total votes | 332,469 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
References[]
- ^ a b Reid, Tim; Layne, Nathan; Lange, Jason (September 22, 2021). "Special Report: Backers of Trump's false fraud claims seek to control next elections" – via www.reuters.com.
- ^ Ashton-Cirillo, Sarah (2021-12-17). "Video: Trump turncoat Mark Meadows endorses Nevada GOP jester Jim Marchant. Race to bottom is on". Political.tips. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "QAnon group Patriot Voice to hold event in Las Vegas". AP NEWS. August 19, 2021.
- ^ Jamerson, Michael C. Bender, Alexa Corse and Joshua (2021-11-23). "Trump's False Claims of Voter Fraud Test Republican Candidates". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ a b Snyder, Riley (February 6, 2017). "Freshman Orientation: Republican Assemblyman Jim Marchant". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Botkin, Ben (February 19, 2015). "Hambrick recall backers announce replacement candidate". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ Juhl, Wesley (May 28, 2016). "Assembly District 37". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Jim Marchant". Ballotpedia.
- ^ "NV State Assembly 37 - R Primary 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "NV State Assembly 37 2016". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Silver State 2020 Election Results - U.S. Congress". Nevada Secretary of State. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
External links[]
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