Kim Allen
Kim Allen was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Arizona.[1]
Allen was a 2012 Libertarian candidate for District 11 of the Arizona State Senate.
Elections
2016
Arizona's 1st Congressional District was a battleground district in 2016. Incumbent Ann Kirkpatrick (D) chose not to seek re-election to pursue a U.S. Senate bid. Tom O'Halleran (D) defeated Paul Babeu (R), Kim Allen (L write-in), and Ray Parrish (G) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Babeu defeated Ken Bennett, Gary Kiehne, Wendy Rogers, Shawn Redd, and David Gowan in the Republican primary, while O'Halleran defeated Miguel Olivas to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on August 30, 2016.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][1][9][10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Tom O'Halleran |
50.7% | 142,219 | |
| Republican | Paul Babeu | 43.4% | 121,745 | |
| Green | Ray Parrish | 6% | 16,746 | |
| Total Votes | 280,710 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Paul Babeu |
30.8% | 19,533 | ||
| Gary Kiehne | 23.4% | 14,854 | ||
| Wendy Rogers | 22.4% | 14,222 | ||
| Ken Bennett | 16.7% | 10,578 | ||
| Shawn Redd | 3.3% | 2,098 | ||
| David Gowan | 3.3% | 2,091 | ||
| Total Votes | 63,376 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tom O'Halleran |
58.8% | 30,833 | ||
| Miguel Olivas | 41.2% | 21,632 | ||
| Total Votes | 52,465 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State |
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2012
Allen filed to run in the 2012 election for Arizona State Senate District 11, but was removed from the ballot. Allen went on to run as a write-in candidate and won unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Libertarian primary. She lost to Ann Kirkpatrick (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11]
According to the website Daily Kos, this race was one of nine top-ballot 2012 races that contained a Libertarian candidate who received more total votes than was the difference between the Democratic winner and the GOP runner-up. In this case, Kim Allen took in over 6,500 more votes than the number that separated Kirkpatrick and Paton.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ann Kirkpatrick |
48.8% | 122,774 | |
| Republican | Jonathon Paton | 45.1% | 113,594 | |
| Libertarian | Kim Allen | 6.1% | 15,227 | |
| Total Votes | 251,595 | |||
| Source: Arizona Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Arizona's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Arizona's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- Arizona's 1st Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arizona Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Candidates," accessed June 2, 2016
- ↑ Azcentral, "Tom O’Halleran running for Congress as Democrat," August 4, 2015
- ↑ Casa Grande Dispatch, "Coolidge man makes another run for Congress," November 28, 2015
- ↑ WMIcentral.com, "White Mountains’ James Maloney announces bid for Congress," December 14, 2015
- ↑ Southern Arizona News-Examiner, "Republican Gary Kiehne will run again in 2016 for CD1," February 11, 2015
- ↑ Azcentral, "Bennett to run for Congress in 1st District," July 13, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Arizona Sheriff Babeu Enters Race for Kirkpatrick’s Seat," October 5, 2015
- ↑ Azcentral, "Wendy Rogers launches third bid for Congress," January 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, " Arizona House Primaries Results," August 30, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Arizona Secretary of State, "2012 Primary candidate list," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Libertarians provided the margin for Democrats and at least nine elections," November 15, 2012
