Dakota Delka
Dakota Delka (Republican Party) ran for election to the Nebraska Public Service Commission to represent District 5. Delka lost in the Republican primary on May 10, 2022.
Delka was a Republican candidate for district 4 of the Nebraska Public Service Commission.[1]
Biography
Delka is a farmer from Red Cloud, Nebraska.[2] He earned an agribusiness degree from Central Community College.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: Nebraska Public Service Commission election, 2022
General election
General election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5
Kevin Stocker won election in the general election for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Stocker (R)  | 100.0 | 102,665 |
| Total votes: 102,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5
Kevin Stocker defeated incumbent Mary Ridder and Dakota Delka in the Republican primary for Nebraska Public Service Commission District 5 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Stocker | 43.4 | 22,590 |
 | Mary Ridder | 40.7 | 21,154 | |
| Dakota Delka | 15.9 | 8,260 | ||
| Total votes: 52,004 | |||
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2016
Delta ran for a seat on the Nebraska Public Service Commission in the commission's fourth district. Two other Republicans filed to run in the primary: Tammy Cheatum and incumbent Rod Johnson.[1]
Results
Incumbent Rod Johnson defeated Tammy Cheatum and Dakota Delka in the Republican primary for Public Service Commissioner, district 4.
| Republican primary for Public Service Commissioner, district 4, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Rod Johnson Incumbent |
65.23% | 23,978 |
| Tammy Cheatum | 21.37% | 7,856 |
| Dakota Delka | 13.40% | 4,926 |
| Total Votes (404 of 404 precincts) | 36,760 | |
| Source: Nebraska Secretary of State | ||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Dakota Delka did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
In an interview with the Norfolk Daily News, Delka highlighted the following issues:
| “ | After reviewing the responsibilities of the commission, I realized how much my community is impacted by transportation, utilities, grain elevators and communications... I feel the office offers me the opportunity for growth and allows me to use the skills that life and the Nebraska education system have given me to assume a larger role to help make Nebraska better in the future.[3][4] | ” |
In the same interview, he said that he would advocate for expanded cellphone coverage and fairness in utility regulation.[3]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nebraska Secretary of State, "Statewide Candidate List," March 16, 2016
- ↑ Data Omaha, "Nebraska Public Service Commission," accessed April 16, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Norfolk Daily News, "Three in contest for Public Service Commission seat," accessed May 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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