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Jake Wilburn
Jake Wilburn was a write-in candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri in the 2016 election. He was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
He was also a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 130 of the Missouri House of Representatives.
Biography
Wilburn lives in southwest Missouri with his wife and daughter. He was a K9 handler for the United States Navy before beginning his career in healthcare safety.[1]
Elections
2016
Wilburn filed to run as a write-in candidate for lieutenant governor of Missouri in 2016. He competed with U.S. Congressman Russ Carnahan (D), state Sen. Mike Parson (R), Green Party candidate Jennifer Leach and Libertarian Steven Hedrick in the November general election.
Mike Parson defeated Russ Carnahan, Steven Hedrick, Jennifer Leach, and Jake Wilburn in the Missouri lieutenant governor election.
| Missouri Lieutenant Governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mike Parson |
55.18% | 1,262,751 | |
| Democratic | Russ Carnahan | 39.99% | 915,221 | |
| Libertarian | Steven Hedrick | 2.48% | 56,804 | |
| Green | Jennifer Leach | 2.33% | 53,273 | |
| Write-in | Jake Wilburn | 0.02% | 405 | |
| Total Votes | 2,288,454 | |||
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
Wilburn provided the following campaign statement to Ballotpedia:
| “ |
Jake Wilburn is running a most excellent satire write in campaign for Missouri Lt. Governor. If elected, Jake Wilburn promises to sit at home playing video games until the legislature takes steps to abolish this pointless office.[2][3] |
” |
2012
Wilburn ran in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 130. Wilburn ran as a Libertarian candidate and was defeated by Jeff Messenger (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeff Messenger |
81.4% | 13,188 | |
| Libertarian | Jake Wilburn | 18.6% | 3,009 | |
| Total Votes | 16,197 | |||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ This biographical information was submitted directly to Ballotpedia from Jake Wilburn and is reproduced with permission.
- ↑ This information was submitted to Ballotpedia directly from the candidate.
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
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