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Jack Reavis
Jack Reavis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Oklahoma State Senate to represent District 9. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Reavis was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 9 of the Oklahoma State Senate. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016. He ran unsuccessfully for District 14 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2014.
Biography
Reavis is married with four daughters.
Elections
2020
See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Oklahoma State Senate District 9
Incumbent Dewayne Pemberton defeated Jack Reavis in the general election for Oklahoma State Senate District 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dewayne Pemberton (R) | 58.1 | 15,719 |
 | Jack Reavis (D) | 41.9 | 11,333 | |
| Total votes: 27,052 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jack Reavis advanced from the Democratic primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Dewayne Pemberton advanced from the Republican primary for Oklahoma State Senate District 9.
2018
General election
General election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14
Chris Sneed defeated Jack Reavis in the general election for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chris Sneed (R) | 53.0 | 5,700 |
| Jack Reavis (D) | 47.0 | 5,061 | |
| Total votes: 10,761 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14
Chris Sneed defeated incumbent George Faught in the Republican primary runoff for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Sneed | 51.8 | 1,185 |
 | George Faught | 48.2 | 1,102 | |
| Total votes: 2,287 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14
Jack Reavis defeated Joshua Casarez in the Democratic primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jack Reavis | 77.9 | 3,673 |
| Joshua Casarez | 22.1 | 1,041 | ||
| Total votes: 4,714 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent George Faught and Chris Sneed advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jon Shaw in the Republican primary for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 14 on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | George Faught | 44.6 | 1,369 |
| ✔ | | Chris Sneed | 28.5 | 874 |
 | Jon Shaw | 27.0 | 828 | |
| Total votes: 3,071 | |||
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2016
- See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Oklahoma State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 28, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 15, 2016. Incumbent Earl Garrison (D) did not seek re-election.
Dewayne Pemberton defeated Jack A. Reavis in the Oklahoma State Senate District 9 general election.[1]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 9 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dewayne Pemberton |
51.54% | 13,641 | |
| Democratic | Jack A. Reavis | 48.46% | 12,828 | |
| Total Votes | 26,469 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
Jack A. Reavis defeated Stephen Highers and John Uzzo in the Oklahoma State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jack A. Reavis |
65.01% | 4,170 | |
| Democratic | Stephen Highers | 27.94% | 1,792 | |
| Democratic | John Uzzo | 7.05% | 452 | |
| Total Votes | 6,414 | |||
Dewayne Pemberton defeated John Tyler Hammons in the Oklahoma State Senate District 9 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Oklahoma State Senate, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dewayne Pemberton |
55.96% | 2,001 | |
| Republican | John Tyler Hammons | 44.04% | 1,575 | |
| Total Votes | 3,576 | |||
2014
Elections for the Oklahoma 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 April 11, 2014. Jack A. Reavis was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while George Faught was unopposed in the Republican primary. Faught defeated Reavis in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Faught |
56.8% | 4,471 | |
| Democratic | Jack Reavis | 43.2% | 3,399 | |
| Total Votes | 7,870 | |||
2012
Reavis ran in the 2012 election for Oklahoma House District 14. Reavis was defeated by Jerry Rains in the Democratic primary on June 26.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jerry Rains |
41.6% | 1,436 |
| Bobby Jefferson | 31.1% | 1,075 |
| Jack A. Reavis | 27.3% | 941 |
| Total Votes | 3,452 | |
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jack Reavis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
In an interview with Voter Guide, Reavis highlighted the following issues:[12]
State budgets and fiscal policy
- Excerpt: "No matter who makes it to Oklahoma City next January, it is going to be a tough slough. The money will be tighter next fiscal year than this year. The logical place to start is reducing the incentives that oil and gas receive. That money will go into the general revenue which in turn gives the state some wiggle room until we can truly begin to grow new business here in Oklahoma. But I do believe it starts with reducing incentives. Not to be doom and gloom but another revenue shortfall is probable so the state must have some immediate relief. The state cannot tax cut our way out of this type of recession. We are down to the bone as it is. People do not look at the current economic situation as a recession but it is a type of recession brought on by poor economic policy."
Education
- Excerpt: "The state already requires the state legislature to provide an education budget by April 1 of each year. I do not know in recent history when this state law has been met. Any business that is run as public education current is would go bankrupt. The public educations system is not asking for anything more than what is due to the institution. If elected I will work to ensure that current law is met, in funding and providing a timely budget so schools can properly plan and ask for more funding where schools see a need. This is not too much to ask for the state legislation to do their job so administrators and teachers can properly do theirs."
Incarceration
- Excerpt: "Oklahoman leads the nation in the incarceration of women. A simple start in reducing the incarceration rate among females and males is to change the type of punishment of non-violent crimes. This would have an immediate effect on the number incarcerated but then to find the money to establish rehabilitative punishment that will act as a real deterrent in reducing the recidivism rate. I would support the reduction of private prisons that currently house Oklahoma inmates and the reclassifying of non-violent crimes to fines and or treatment funded through work programs. This excludes DUI driving, which should be a mandatory sentence on conviction of the first offense in a physicality with the sole purpose to teach why a person should not operate an automobile while under the influence."
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Federal, State, Legislative and Judicial Races General Election — November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "2016 Candidate List Book (Official List of Candidates)," accessed April 18, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Results - Primary Election," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Candidates for State Elective Office 2012," April 13, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official Primary Election Results— June 26, 2012," July 6, 2012
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Runoff Primary Election Results— August 28, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "General Election Results— November 6, 2012," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Board of Elections, "Official 2012 Primary Results," June 26, 2012
- ↑ Vote411.org, "Jack A. Reavis," accessed June 21, 2016
