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Gbenga Ajiboye
Gbenga Ajiboye (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Colorado House of Representatives to represent District 48. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Ajiboye completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ajiboye received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Lagos State University and graduate degrees in chemical engineering from Prairie View A&M University and the University of Iowa.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Stephen Humphrey defeated Gbenga Ajiboye in the general election for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stephen Humphrey (R) | 67.8 | 29,393 |
 | Gbenga Ajiboye (D)  | 32.2 | 13,967 | |
| Total votes: 43,360 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Gbenga Ajiboye advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gbenga Ajiboye | 100.0 | 4,721 |
| Total votes: 4,721 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48
Incumbent Stephen Humphrey advanced from the Republican primary for Colorado House of Representatives District 48 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Humphrey | 100.0 | 9,075 |
| Total votes: 9,075 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Gbenga Ajiboye participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on July 11, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Gbenga Ajiboye's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | ECONOMY AND JOBS |
” |
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT Because I am an engineer, with background in oil and gas, I understand the need for the extraction of the resources, and the impact of not extracting it responsibly on the environment.Cite error: Invalid |
” |
Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Gbenga Ajiboye answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | I look up to Rep, Dave Young in the state assembly, he has done a lot to get a lot of good legislation passed in he state.[4] | ” |
| “ | I will recommend 2 movies,
The Good lie, before you judge people, you might want to know their story. John Q, one of the reasons we need healthcare, so as not to put people in desperate situation.[4] |
” |
| “ | Honesty and integrity. Then look at our private life before we got into this races, it says few about what to expect.[4] | ” |
| “ | Integrity and care for fellow citizens[4] | ” |
| “ | The reflect the need of the constituents, not the select few.[4] | ” |
| “ | Nope, they should have had a real life experience.[4] | ” |
| “ | It has to be philosophically in synergy, with the people as a central goal.[4] | ” |
| “ | Yes, that is how we can get real things done for the people we represent.[4] | ” |
| “ | Oil and gas and Healthcare[4] | ” |
| “ | A lot of people are sick and many lonely, they genuinely need a society that can be passionate to show some care about them before its too late.[4] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Colorado House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Colorado House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email from Gbenga Ajiboye on August 2, 2018"
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Gbenga Ajiboye's responses," July 11, 2018
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
