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| On August 15, 2006 Angle narrowly lost the primary for ] in {{ushr|Nevada|2|}} which was vacated by Rep. ]. Nevada Secretary of State ] received 24,781 votes to Angle's 24,353. Gibbons' wife ], a former State Assemblywoman herself, finished with 17,328 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.htm |title= State of Nevada 2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results August 15, 2006 |accessdate= |format= |work= }}</ref> On August 25, Angle called for a new primary election because of cases in ], where Angle was the strongest, where people allegedly could not initially vote because of workers who did not show up on election day.<ref> KRNV-4 August 28, 2006</ref> On September 1, the Carson District Judge denied Angle's appeal for a new election. | On August 15, 2006 Angle narrowly lost the primary for ] in {{ushr|Nevada|2|}} which was vacated by Rep. ]. Nevada Secretary of State ] received 24,781 votes to Angle's 24,353. Gibbons' wife ], a former State Assemblywoman herself, finished with 17,328 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.secretaryofstate.biz/nvelection/2006StateWidePrimary/ElectionSummary.htm |title= State of Nevada 2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results August 15, 2006 |accessdate= |format= |work= }}</ref> On August 25, Angle called for a new primary election because of cases in ], where Angle was the strongest, where people allegedly could not initially vote because of workers who did not show up on election day.<ref> KRNV-4 August 28, 2006</ref> On September 1, the Carson District Judge denied Angle's appeal for a new election. | ||
| Angle has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the ]. Angle lives in ]. She has two children and ten grandchildren. | |||
| On April 15th, 2010 Angle received an endorsement for the US Senate race from the ] at a rally in the nation's capital. <ref> KVVU Las Vegas April 15, 2010</ref> On April 16, 2010 Angle received an endorsement from ] personality ]. <ref> </ref> | On April 15th, 2010 Angle received an endorsement for the US Senate race from the ] at a rally in the nation's capital. <ref> KVVU Las Vegas April 15, 2010</ref> On April 16, 2010 Angle received an endorsement from ] personality ]. <ref> </ref> | ||
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Sharron Angle (born 1949 in Klamath Falls, Oregon) is a four term Republican member of the Nevada Assembly representing the 26th district from 1999 to 2005, and is currently a Republican candidate for the United States Senate seat, currently held by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), in the 2010 Republican Primary. Angle is the author of Nevada's Property Tax Reform Initiative (Prop. 13).
On August 15, 2006 Angle narrowly lost the primary for U.S. Congress in Nevada's 2nd congressional district which was vacated by Rep. Jim Gibbons. Nevada Secretary of State Dean Heller received 24,781 votes to Angle's 24,353. Gibbons' wife Dawn, a former State Assemblywoman herself, finished with 17,328 votes. On August 25, Angle called for a new primary election because of cases in Washoe County, where Angle was the strongest, where people allegedly could not initially vote because of workers who did not show up on election day. On September 1, the Carson District Judge denied Angle's appeal for a new election.
On April 15th, 2010 Angle received an endorsement for the US Senate race from the Tea Party Express at a rally in the nation's capital. On April 16, 2010 Angle received an endorsement from conservative talk radio personality Mark Levin.
References
- "State of Nevada 2006 Official Statewide Primary Election Results August 15, 2006".
- Nevada Congressional Primary Candidate Calls For New Election KRNV-4 August 28, 2006
- Sharron Angle Gets Tea Party Endorsement KVVU Las Vegas April 15, 2010
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