Debra Irvine
Debra Irvine (Republican Party) ran for election to the Colorado State Senate to represent District 8. She lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.
Irvine was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 61 of the Colorado House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Biography
Irvine earned her B.A. in Government/History from the University of Maryland and her M.A. in political science from the University of Colorado/University of Denver.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Colorado State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Colorado State Senate District 8
Incumbent Robert Rankin defeated Karl Hanlon in the general election for Colorado State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Rankin (R) | 50.6 | 42,701 |
 | Karl Hanlon (D) | 49.4 | 41,717 | |
| Total votes: 84,418 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 8
Karl Hanlon defeated Arn Menconi in the Democratic primary for Colorado State Senate District 8 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Hanlon | 55.8 | 10,847 |
 | Arn Menconi | 44.2 | 8,584 | |
| Total votes: 19,431 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 8
Incumbent Robert Rankin defeated Debra Irvine in the Republican primary for Colorado State Senate District 8 on June 30, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Rankin | 63.2 | 11,805 |
 | Debra Irvine | 36.8 | 6,873 | |
| Total votes: 18,678 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Colorado House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 24, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 31, 2014. Incumbent Millie Hamner was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Debra Irvine was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hamner defeated Irvine and Mac Trench (L) in the general election.[2][3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Millie Hamner Incumbent |
52.3% | 17,500 | |
| Republican | Debra Irvine | 43.2% | 14,455 | |
| Libertarian | Mac Trench | 4.5% | 1,516 | |
| Total Votes | 33,471 | |||
2012
Irvine ran in the 2012 election for Colorado House of Representatives District 61. She defeated David Justice in the Republican primary on June 26, 2012. She was defeated by incumbent Millie Hamner (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Millie Hamner Incumbent |
47.4% | 19,621 | |
| Republican | Debra Irvine | 34.1% | 14,124 | |
| Independent | Kathleen Curry | 13.8% | 5,732 | |
| Libertarian | Ellen Temby | 2.7% | 1,132 | |
| American Constitution Party | Robert E. Petrowsky | 1.9% | 783 | |
| Total Votes | 41,392 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Debra Irvine |
53.5% | 2,005 |
| David Justice | 46.5% | 1,745 |
| Total Votes | 3,750 | |
2010
Irvine was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Christine Scanlan (D).
| Colorado House of Representatives, District 56 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Christine Scanlan (D)
|
13,646 | |||
| Debra Irvine (R) | 10,003 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Debra Irvine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Irvine's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
- THE Constitution and our State’s Rights
- Prosper
- Prepare
- Protect
- On Common Core
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography" accessed October 19, 2012
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary candidate list," accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 25, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 23, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 5, 2014
- ↑ Colorado Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary election results," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ irvineforcolorado.com, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2014
