Camden Pike
Camden Pike was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 41B of the Minnesota House of Representatives. Pike ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Pike's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
| “ | BUDGET AND TAXES
We have an obligation as leaders to set a balance budget promptly, before a government shutdown. I believe the tax dollars from hardworking Minnesotan’s must be treated as sacred. Therefore we must focus on essential projects and services instead of frivolous spending on pet projects. Taxes should be kept as minimal as possible in order to meet our states needs. Some legislators have recently proposed sales taxes on clothing and food. I find these unacceptable and hurt the poorest of Minnesotans most significantly. EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT HEALTH CARE I also believe the State of Minnesota needs to legalize medical marijuana in order to ease the suffering of those with debilitating and life-threatening illnesses. JOBS PRIVACY AND SECURITY TRANSPORTATION |
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Elections
2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Carolyn Laine (D) did not seek re-election.
Mary Kunesh-Podein defeated Camden Pike in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 41B general election.[3][4]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 41B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Mary Kunesh-Podein |
63.41% | 12,936 | |
| Republican | Camden Pike | 36.59% | 7,465 | |
| Total Votes | 20,401 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Mary Kunesh-Podein ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 41B Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 41B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Mary Kunesh-Podein (unopposed) | |
Camden Pike ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 41B Republican primary.[5][6]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 41B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Camden Pike (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Carolyn Laine was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Camden Pike was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tim Utz ran as a Constitution Party candidate. Laine defeated Pike and Utz in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Carolyn Laine Incumbent |
57.4% | 8,322 | |
| Republican | Camden Pike | 29.3% | 4,248 | |
| Constitution | Tim Utz | 13.3% | 1,924 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 14,504 | |||
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Camden + Pike + Minnesota + House"
See also
- Minnesota House of Representatives
- Minnesota House of Representatives District 41B
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Minnesota State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Camden for House, "Issues," accessed October 21, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 Election Results," accessed November 4, 2014
