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Kerry Gibson
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Blake Moore (R)  | 69.5 | 237,988 |
 | Darren Parry (D) | 30.4 | 104,194 | |
 | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Darren Parry | 50.9 | 11,667 |
 | Jamie Cheek | 49.1 | 11,242 | |
| Total votes: 22,909 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Liggera (D)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Blake Moore | 30.9 | 39,260 |
 | Bob Stevenson | 28.6 | 36,288 | |
 | Kerry Gibson | 23.6 | 29,991 | |
 | Katie Witt | 16.8 | 21,317 | |
| Total votes: 126,856 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cory Green (R)
- Taylor Lee (R)
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 | ||
| ✔ | | Jamie Cheek (D) |
| ✔ | | Darren Parry (D) |
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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.
Candidate | ||
 | Tina Cannon (R) | |
| JC DeYoung (R) | ||
 | Douglas Durbano (R) | |
 | Chadwick H. Fairbanks III (R) | |
| ✔ | | Kerry Gibson (R) |
| Catherine Brenchley Hammon (R) | ||
 | Zachary Hartman (R) | |
| ✔ | | Blake Moore (R) |
 | Mark Shepherd (R) | |
| Howard Wallack (R) | ||
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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 | ||
 Kerry Gibson (R)
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11,106 | 73.4% | ||
| Ava L. Painter (D) | 4,032 | 26.6% | ||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kerry Gibson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Committee assignments
Personal
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Gibson has a wife, Katrina.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Utah House of Representatives - Rep. Kerry Gibson (dead link)
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| 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 NA |
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