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Bill Kuisle
Bill Kuisle was a Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in the 2014 elections. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. Bill Kuisle lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Kuisle previously served on the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1997 to 2005.[1]
Biography
Kuisle was born and attended school in Rochester, Minn. He is a farmer.[1]
Elections
2014
Kuisle ran on the Republican ticket for election as Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 2014. The gubernatorial race featured five tickets seeking election to a four-year term. Dayton ran with Tina Smith, who ran to replace Yvonne Prettner Solon as lieutenant governor. Dayton and Smith faced Republican challengers Jeff Johnson and Bill Kuisle. The general election ballot included Libertarian ticket Chris Holbrook and Chris Dock, Grassroots Party ticket Chris Wright and David Daniels and Independence Party ticket Hannah Nicollet and Tim Gieseke. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Jeff Johnson/Bill Kuisle |
30.3% | 55,836 | ||
| Kurt Zellers/Dean Simpson | 23.9% | 44,046 | ||
| Marty Seifert/Pam Myhra | 21.1% | 38,851 | ||
| Scott Honour/Karin Housley | 20.8% | 38,377 | ||
| Merrill Anderson/Mark Anderson | 3.8% | 7,000 | ||
| Total Votes | 184,110 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
General election
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Mark Dayton/Tina Smith Incumbent |
50.1% | 989,113 | |
| Republican | Jeff Johnson/Bill Kuisle | 44.5% | 879,257 | |
| Independence | Hannah Nicollet/Tim Gieseke | 2.9% | 56,900 | |
| Grassroots Party | Chris Wright/David Daniels | 1.6% | 31,259 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Holbrook/Chris Dock | 0.9% | 18,082 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,134 | |
| Total Votes | 1,975,745 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Personal
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Kuisle and his wife, Lisa, have two children.[1]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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