Duncan Hunter Initial election and re-elections
when was he first elected?
when was Duncan Hunter first elected?
In 1980, Hunter was recruited to run for Congress in what was then the 42nd District against 18-year incumbent Democrat Lionel Van Deerlin. Hunter was initially an underdog in a district where Democrats outnumbered Republicans by almost 2 to 1. However, his attacks on Van Deerlin's record on national defense gained traction in a district dominated by military bases and personnel. Van Deerlin did not respond quickly enough, and Hunter narrowly defeated him. He was one of many Republicans swept into office from historically Democratic districts as a result of the "Reagan revolution"; Van Deerlin had been the district's only congressman since its creation in 1963. After the 1980 census, many of the more Democratic areas were cut out of Hunter's district, and he was reelected 13 more times with no substantive opposition. His district was renumbered as the 45th District in 1983 and the 52nd in 1993.  In the 2006 general election, he defeated Navy veteran/minister John Rinaldi, a Democrat, and Michael Benoit, a Libertarian. Hunter was re-elected with 65 percent of the vote, a 33-point margin over Rinaldi.  On March 20, 2007, Hunter announced that, as part of his presidential bid, he would not seek re-election to the House of Representatives in 2008. After his son, Duncan D. Hunter, announced his candidacy for his father's seat, the younger Hunter was recalled by the United States Marine Corps to serve in the Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan. During Duncan D. Hunter's active service, his wife, Margaret Hunter, campaigned on his behalf. On June 3, 2008 Duncan D. Hunter won 72% of the Republican Primary vote and became the Republican nominee to replace his father representing the 52nd District. CANNOTANSWER
In 1980, Hunter was recruited to run for Congress
Duncan Hunter may refer to:

Duncan D. Hunter (born 1976), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (2009–2020)
Duncan L. Hunter (born 1948), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1981–2009)

See also
The 1964 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 12 November 1964. Antonín Novotný was elected for his second term. It was the first time that the president was elected for a five-year term.

Background
Novotný was the president since 1957 when he was elected on suggestion of Nikita Khrushchev. His first term concluded in 1964. It was speculated that he would be replaced by Jozef Lenárt. Novotný was eventually nominated as the only candidate.

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Presidential
1964
Single-candidate elections
Elections in Communist Czechoslovakia Charles O'Connor (born 9 April 1946) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency from 2002 to 2011.

O'Connor was born in Dublin in 1946. He was educated at Synge Street CBS, Drimnagh Castle CBS, the Irish Management Institute and the Industrial Relations Institute. O'Connor first became involved in politics in 1991 when he was elected to Dublin County Council, becoming a member of South Dublin County Council when it was created in 1994, of which O'Connor was also a member until 2003. He served as Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of South Dublin County Council from 1999 to 2000.

He was unsuccessful on his first attempt at the 1992 general election to be elected to Dáil Éireann, but ten years later he was elected to the 29th Dáil at the 2002 general election. He was re-elected at the 2007 general election. He lost his seat at the 2011 general election, receiving 5.8% of the first preference vote.

He was elected to South Dublin County Council for the Tallaght Central electoral area at the 2014 local elections and re-elected in 2019. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dublin South-West at the 2020 general election.

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1946 births
Living people
Councillors of Dublin County Council
Fianna Fáil TDs
Local councillors in South Dublin (county)
Members of the 29th Dáil
Members of the 30th Dáil
People educated at Synge Street CBS