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Gary Kephart
Gary Kephart (Democratic Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 71. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: California State Assembly elections, 2024
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 71
Incumbent Kate Sanchez defeated Gary Kephart in the general election for California State Assembly District 71 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kate Sanchez (R) | 61.5 | 147,932 |
 | Gary Kephart (D) | 38.5 | 92,424 | |
| Total votes: 240,356 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 71
Incumbent Kate Sanchez and Gary Kephart defeated Babar Khan in the primary for California State Assembly District 71 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kate Sanchez (R) | 63.1 | 71,079 |
| ✔ | | Gary Kephart (D) | 34.3 | 38,610 |
| Babar Khan (Peace and Freedom Party) | 2.6 | 2,912 | ||
| Total votes: 112,601 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kephart in this election.
2014
- See also: California State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the California State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Patricia C. "Pat" Bates (R) and Gary Kephart (D) were unopposed in the blanket primary. Bates defeated Kephart in the general election.[1][2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Patricia C. "Pat" Bates |
65.7% | 140,610 | |
| Democratic | Gary Kephart | 34.3% | 73,539 | |
| Total Votes | 214,149 | |||
2010
Kephart was a Democratic candidate for District 71 of the California State Assembly. The primary election was on June 8, 2010, and the general election was on November 2. Kephart was defeated in the November 2 general election by incumbent Republican Jeff Miller.[5]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gary Kephart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Kephart's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[6]
| “ | I see now where a lot of fear, uncertainty and doubt is being spread about. Thomas Jefferson said that “information is the currency of democracy”, and we need to put more of the truth in the hands of our citizens. I see how politicians are purposefully blocking any meaningful progress on many issues, by putting party ideology first and simply saying “no” to everything the other side offers. We need legislators that care more about doing the right thing than being simply a career politician. I am here to step up to the challenge, and get California back on the road to prosperity.[7] | ” |
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Certified List of Write-in Candidates for the June 3, 2014, Statewide Direct Primary Election," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2014 Primary election candidate list," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed July 15, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 14, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed March 13, 2014
- ↑ garykephart.com, "Meet Gary," accessed September 19, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
