Angus Wheeler McDonald

Angus Wheeler McDonald

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.

Electoral history

West Virginia Democratic presidential primary, 1988 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264285 Our Campaigns - WV US President - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988 ] ] :
* 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 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=227911 Our Campaigns - SC US President - D Primary Race - Mar 07, 1992 ] ]
* 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) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55212 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 1992 ] ]
* 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 [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=34632 Our Campaigns - WV US President - D Primary Race - May 09, 2000 ] ]
* 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) [ [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=55217 Our Campaigns - US President - D Primaries Race - Feb 01, 2000 ] ]
* 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%)

References

* [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=18614 OurCampaign profile]
* [http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/west_virginia_politics.asp?cycle=02 McDonald's fundraising]


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