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Gordon Bakken
Gordon Bakken was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Kansas.[1]
Bakken was a 2014 Libertarian candidate for District 84 of the Kansas House of Representatives.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Mike Pompeo (R) defeated Daniel Giroux (D), Gordon Bakken (L), and Miranda Allen (I) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Pompeo faced no primary challenger, while Giroux defeated Robert Leon Tillman in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on August 2, 2016.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Mike Pompeo Incumbent |
60.7% | 166,998 | |
| Democratic | Daniel Giroux | 29.6% | 81,495 | |
| Independent | Miranda Allen | 6.9% | 19,021 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon Bakken | 2.8% | 7,737 | |
| Total Votes | 275,251 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Daniel Giroux |
51.5% | 9,489 | ||
| Robert Leon Tillman | 48.5% | 8,936 | ||
| Total Votes | 18,425 | |||
| Source: Kansas Secretary of State |
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2014
Elections for the Kansas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Gail Finney was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Ray Racobs was unopposed in the Republican primary. Finney defeated Racobs and Gordon Bakken (L) in the general election.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gail Finney Incumbent |
70.5% | 3,488 | |
| Republican | Ray Racobs | 23% | 1,139 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon Bakken | 6.4% | 318 | |
| Total Votes | 4,945 | |||
2012
Bakken ran in the 2012 election for Kansas House of Representatives District 84 and was defeated by incumbent Gail Finney (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gail Finney Incumbent |
72% | 4,749 | |
| Republican | Dan Heflin | 23.1% | 1,522 | |
| Libertarian | Gordon Bakken | 5% | 329 | |
| Total Votes | 6,600 | |||
2010
Bakken was a Libertarian candidate for District 83 of the Kansas House of Representatives. The primary election was on August 3, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010. Bakken's opponents in the November 2 general election were Democratic candidate Sean Amore and Republican candidate Jo Ann Pottorff. According to official results, Pottorff defeated Amore and Bakken with 6,242 votes; Amore received 1,801 votes and Bakken received 507.[8]
Personal
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Bakken and his wife, Linda, have three children.[9]
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Kansas' 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Kansas' 4th Congressional District
- Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Candidate List," accessed June 15, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "Candidates for the 2016 Primary," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "Kansas House Primaries Results," August 2, 2016
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed September 15, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2014 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed April 17, 2015
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Secretary of State, "2012 General Election - Official Vote Totals," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Official Kansas general election results
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
