Gary Clason
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Gary Clason was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Oklahoma State Senate.
Campaign themes
2014
Clason's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Public safety
- Excerpt: "Public safety needs focus on roads and bridges in our district. Many of these need to get attention. I will bring to light these roads and bridges and work hard to get them moved up the list to get repairs started."
Education
- Excerpt: "Education is an important area that needs attention too. Teachers have a very hard job and many times they become a surrogate parent to many children. These teachers need senate district 8’s support. They don’t just need support from the senator of their region they need everyone’s help. We must put attention on the teaching profession, they are molding the next generation of informed and patriotic citizens for our country. If we take care of our educators, they will work miracles in the lives of our children."
Prison system
- Excerpt: "Oklahoma prisons need to get updated to improve safety and overall energy savings. This could be an option to save monies that could be put back into the prison itself."
Economical development
- Excerpt: " We sit in an ideal location for businesses to come here. We need to be creative and work together in getting business in our area. District 8 has everything that any business could want, location, good interstate and highway access, plus the friendliest people in the state."
Elections
2014
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate 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 April 11, 2014. Roger Thompson defeated Malcolm Branch and J.W. Hill in the Republican primary, while Gary Clason and Selina Jayne-Dornan defeated Chad Bonds in the Democratic primary. Jayne-Dornan and Bonds advanced to a primary runoff on August 26, which was won by Jayne Dornan. Thompson defeated Jayne-Dornan in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Roger Thompson |
55.9% | 9,055 | |
| Democratic | Selina Jayne-Dornan | 44.1% | 7,148 | |
| Total Votes | 16,203 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Selina Jayne-Dornan (advanced to runoff) |
40.8% | 2,592 |
| Gary Clason (advanced to runoff) |
31.5% | 2,002 |
| Chad Bonds | 27.7% | 1,758 |
| Total Votes | 6,352 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Roger Thompson |
54.4% | 1,448 |
| J.W. Hill | 34.2% | 910 |
| Malcolm Branch | 11.5% | 305 |
| Total Votes | 2,663 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Selina Jayne-Dornan (advanced to general election) |
59.4% | 2,739 |
| Gary Clason | 40.6% | 1,871 |
| Total Votes | 4,610 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gary + Clason + Oklahoma + Senate"
See also
- Oklahoma State Senate
- Oklahoma State Legislature
- Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2014
- Oklahoma State Senate District 8
External links
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014"
Footnotes
- ↑ Okmulgee County News Source, "Gary Clason," accessed May 26, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Officials 2014," accessed April 15, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results Statewide Primary Election — June 24, 2014," accessed July 10, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official General Election Results, Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races — November 4, 2014," accessed November 5, 2014
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