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Kerry Gibson

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Kerry Gibson
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Prior offices
Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 30, 2020

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Kerry Gibson was the Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 14, 2020.

Gibson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Utah's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 30, 2020.

Gibson resigned as Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food in January 2020 to run for Congress.[1] Gibson is also a former Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing District 6 from 2005 to 2011.

Biography

Gibson earned a dairy herdsman degree from Utah State University. As of the 2020 election, his professional experience included operating a dairy farm and other small businesses.[2]

Elections

2020

See also: Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

Utah's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore defeated Darren Parry, Taylor Lee, and Mikal Smith in the general election for U.S. House Utah District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore (R) Candidate Connection
 
69.5
 
237,988
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry (D) Candidate Connection
 
30.4
 
104,194
Image of Taylor Lee
Taylor Lee (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
157
Mikal Smith (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
12

Total votes: 342,351
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Darren Parry defeated Jamie Cheek in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry Candidate Connection
 
50.9
 
11,667
Image of Jamie Cheek
Jamie Cheek Candidate Connection
 
49.1
 
11,242

Total votes: 22,909
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1

Blake Moore defeated Bob Stevenson, Kerry Gibson, and Katie Witt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Utah District 1 on June 30, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Blake Moore
Blake Moore Candidate Connection
 
30.9
 
39,260
Image of Bob Stevenson
Bob Stevenson
 
28.6
 
36,288
Image of Kerry Gibson
Kerry Gibson
 
23.6
 
29,991
Image of Katie Witt
Katie Witt Candidate Connection
 
16.8
 
21,317

Total votes: 126,856
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

Jamie Cheek and Darren Parry advanced from the Democratic convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.

Candidate
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Jamie Cheek (D) Candidate Connection
Image of Darren Parry
Darren Parry (D) Candidate Connection

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Republican convention

Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1

The following candidates ran in the Republican convention for U.S. House Utah District 1 on April 25, 2020.


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2008

On November 4, 2008, Gibson won re-election to the Utah House of Representatives, District 6.[3]

Gibson raised $29,238 for his campaign while Painter raised $4,425.[4]

Utah State House of Representatives, District 6 (2008)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Kerry Gibson (R) 11,106 73.4%
Ava L. Painter (D) 4,032 26.6%

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Kerry Gibson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020U.S. House Utah District 1Lost primary$260,506 $260,506
Grand total$260,506 $260,506
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

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Personal

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Gibson has a wife, Katrina.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
LuAnn Adams
Utah Commissioner of Agriculture and Food
2019-2020
Succeeded by
Logan Wilde
Preceded by
'
Utah House of Representatives District 6
2005-2011
Succeeded by
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