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Thomas "Tom"  Watson
 
14,633 votes
36.1%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Hi-Tech Entrepreneur
 - Retired Naval Officer, Flew F-14's
 - US Naval Academy
 - MS Systems Management, Univ. of So. California
 - MS Aeronautical Engineering, Naval Postgraduate School
 - TOPGUN Graduate, Test Pilot School Graduate
 - Helped start two venture backed companies
  
Priorities:
- Federal spending must be brought under control and reduced
 - Pro-growth tax and fiscal policies must be enacted to encourage growth
 - Federal regulations that restrict our freedoms and choices must be eased
  
John A. Davidson
9,217 votes
22.8%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
Dave Stockdale
 
6,789 votes
16.7%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Insurance Agency Owner
 - Business owner for over 25 years
 - B.A., College of Wooster, Wooster, OH
 - Father of five, married 28 years
  
Priorities:
- We must deal decisively with the problems of illegal immigration
 - Washington must stop spending money it does not have
 - Back to Basics: Jobs, Freedom, Personal Responsibility
  
Clark J "Vandeventer" Vandeventer
 
6,372 votes
15.7%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Small Business Owner
 - Former Deputy Director of the Reagan Ranch
 - CEO of World Changers Inc.
 - Advisor at Catalyst for Thought
  
Priorities:
- Getting the Country Moving Again and Controlling Spending
 - Repealing the Healthcare Bill & Providing Real Healthcare Solutions
 - Tapping into America's Energy Potential & Creating Jobs
  
Carole Lee Miller
3,537 votes
8.7%
- Party: Republican
 - Occupation: Business Woman
  
  
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