Angus Wheeler McDonald
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Angus Wheeler McDonald is a West Virginia farmer and formerly a candidate for the Democratic Party Presidential nomination in 1988, 1992 and 2000, always winning a very marginal support. However in 1988 he finished before one of the most serious contenders, Illinois Senator Paul M. Simon.
His best showing was in 2000, when he won 7.65% in his native state.
He was also a candidate for United States Senate in 2002 against Democratic incumbent Jay Rockefeller, but again he gain only marginal support.
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[edit] Electoral history
West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 1988[1]:
- Michael Dukakis - 254,289 (74.77%)
- Jesse Jackson - 45,788 (13.46%)
- Al Gore - 11,573 (3.40%)
- Gary Hart - 9,284 (2.73%)
- Dick Gephardt - 6,130 (1.80%)
- Angus Wheeler McDonald - 3,604 (1.06%)
- Paul M. Simon - 2,280 (0.67%)
- Bruce Babbitt - 1,978 (0.58%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 1,482 (0.44%)
- David Duke -1,383 (0.41%)
- Norbert G. Dennerll, Jr. - 1,339 (0.39%)
- James Traficant - 967 (0.28%)
South Carolina Democratic presidential primary, 1988[2]
- Bill Clinton - 73,221 (62.90%)
- Paul Tsongas - 21,338 (18.33%)
- Tom Harkin - 7,657 (6.58%)
- Jerry Brown - 6,961 (5.98%)
- Uncommitted - 3,640 (3.13%)
- Robert "Bob" Cunningham - 1,369 (1.18%)
- Charles Woods - 854 (0.73%)
- Bob Kerrey - 566 (0.49%)
- William P. Kreml - 336 (0.29%)
- Angus Wheeler McDonald - 268 (0.23%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 204 (0.18%)
United States presidential election, 1992 (Democratic primaries)[3]
- Bill Clinton - 10,482,411 (52.01%)
- Jerry Brown - 4,071,232 (20.20%)
- Paul Tsongas - 3,656,010 (18.14%)
- Unpledged - 750,873 (3.73%)
- Bob Kerrey - 318,457 (1.58%)
- Tom Harkin - 280,304 (1.39%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 154,599 (0.77%)
- Eugene McCarthy - 108,678 (0.54%)
- Charles Woods - 88,948 (0.44%)
- Larry Agran - 58,611 (0.29%)
- Ross Perot - 54,755 (0.27%)
- Ralph Nader - 35,935 (0.18%)
- Louis Stokes - 29,983 (0.15%)
- Angus Wheeler McDonald - 9,900 (0.05%)
- J. Louis McAlpine - 7,911 (0.04%)
- George W. Benns - 7,887 (0.04%)
- Rufus T. Higginbotham - 7,705 (0.04%)
- Tom Howard Hawks - 7,434 (0.04%)
- Stephen Bruke - 5,261 (0.03%)
- Tom Laughin - 5,202 (0.03%)
- Tom Shiekman - 4,965 (0.03%)
- Jeffrey F. Marsh - 2,445 (0.01%)
- George Ballard - 2,067 (0.01%)
- Ray Rollinson - 1,206 (0.01%)
- Leonora Fulani - 402 (0.00%)
- Douglas Wilder - 240 (0.00%)
West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 2000[4]
- Al Gore - 182,403 (72.01%)
- Bill Bradley - 46,710 (18.44%)
- Angus Wheeler McDonald - 19,374 (7.65%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 4,823 (1.90%)
United States presidential election, 2000 (Democratic primaries)[5]
- Al Gore - 10,626,568 (75.80%)
- Bill Bradley - 2,798,281 (19.96%)
- Lyndon LaRouche - 323,014 (2.30%)
- Unpledged - 238,870 (1.70%)
- Angus Wheeler McDonald - 19,374 (0.14%)
[edit] References
- ^ Our Campaigns - WV US President - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988
- ^ Our Campaigns - SC US President - D Primary Race - Mar 07, 1992
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1992
- ^ Our Campaigns - WV US President - D Primary Race - May 09, 2000
- ^ Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 2000
