Kirk Pearson (Utah)
Kirk Pearson (Constitution Party) ran for election to the Utah House of Representatives to represent District 29. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Pearson's professional experience includes working as a contractor.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 29
Bridger Bolinder defeated Kirk Pearson and Chris Dyer in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 29 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bridger Bolinder (R) | 71.2 | 10,832 |
 | Kirk Pearson (Constitution Party) | 14.8 | 2,254 | |
| Chris Dyer (D) | 14.0 | 2,131 | ||
| Total votes: 15,217 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Chris Dyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Utah House of Representatives District 29.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 29
Bridger Bolinder defeated Mark Huntsman in the Republican primary for Utah House of Representatives District 29 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bridger Bolinder | 60.4 | 4,006 |
 | Mark Huntsman | 39.6 | 2,623 | |
| Total votes: 6,629 | |||
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Constitution primary election
The Constitution primary election was canceled. Kirk Pearson advanced from the Constitution primary for Utah House of Representatives District 29.
Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29
Chris Dyer advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Chris Dyer (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29
Bridger Bolinder defeated Mark Huntsman and Fred Johnson in the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bridger Bolinder (R) | 88.9 | 48 |
| Mark Huntsman (R) | 11.1 | 6 | |
| Fred Johnson (R) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 54 | |||
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Constitution convention
Constitution convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29
Kirk Pearson advanced from the Constitution convention for Utah House of Representatives District 29 on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kirk Pearson (Constitution Party) | 100.0 | 63 |
| Total votes: 63 | |||
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2020
See also: Utah House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Merrill Nelson defeated Amiee Finster and Kirk Pearson in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 68 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Merrill Nelson (R) | 75.3 | 16,036 |
| Amiee Finster (D) | 15.7 | 3,334 | ||
| Kirk Pearson (Constitution Party) | 9.0 | 1,920 | |
| Total votes: 21,290 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 68
Amiee Finster advanced from the Democratic convention for Utah House of Representatives District 68 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Amiee Finster (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Merrill Nelson advanced from the Republican convention for Utah House of Representatives District 68 on April 25, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Merrill Nelson (R) |
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2018
General election
General election for Utah House of Representatives District 68
Incumbent Merrill Nelson defeated Merle Wall, Kirk Pearson, Denyse Housley Cox, and Warren Rogers in the general election for Utah House of Representatives District 68 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Merrill Nelson (R) | 71.4 | 10,509 |
 | Merle Wall (D) | 16.1 | 2,367 | |
| Kirk Pearson (Constitution Party) | 6.5 | 960 | |
| Denyse Housley Cox (L) | 4.0 | 596 | ||
| Warren Rogers (Independent American Party) | 2.0 | 292 | ||
| Total votes: 14,724 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Utah House of Representatives 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 March 17, 2016.
Incumbent Merrill Nelson defeated Cindee Beard and Kirk Pearson in the Utah House of Representatives District 68 general election.[2]
| Utah House of Representatives, District 68 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Merrill Nelson Incumbent |
70.81% | 10,714 | |
| Democratic | Cindee Beard | 18.63% | 2,819 | |
| Constitution | Kirk Pearson | 10.56% | 1,597 | |
| Total Votes | 15,130 | |||
| Source: Utah Secretary of State | ||||
Cindee Beard ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 68 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 68, Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Cindee Beard (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Merrill Nelson ran unopposed in the Utah House of Representatives District 68 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Utah House of Representatives District 68, Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Merrill Nelson Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Utah State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Utah State Senate 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 March 20, 2014. Scott Totman was unopposed in the Democratic convention. Incumbent Peter Knudson was unopposed in the Republican convention. Knudson defeated Totman and Kirk Pearson (Constitution) in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter C. Knudson Incumbent |
74.7% | 14,431 | |
| Democratic | Scott Totman | 15.3% | 2,949 | |
| Constitution | Kirk D. Pearson | 10% | 1,939 | |
| Total Votes | 19,319 | |||
2012
Pearson was the Constitution Party candidate for Governor of Utah. His running mate was Tim Alders. He defeated Brandon Nay in the June 26th primary election and faced incumbent Gary Herbert (R), Peter Cooke (D) and Ken Larsen (L) in the general election held November 6, 2012. Herbert won the general election.[6][7][8]
| Governor of Utah General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Peter Cooke and Vince Rampton | 27.7% | 253,514 | |
| Republican | Gary Herbert and Greg Bell Incumbent |
68.4% | 624,678 | |
| Libertarian | Ken Larsen and Rob Latham | 2.2% | 19,956 | |
| Constitution | Kirk Pearson and Tim Alders | 1.7% | 15,548 | |
| Total Votes | 913,696 | |||
| Election results via State of Utah | ||||
Primary
| Governor of Utah, Constitution Party Primary, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Kirk Pearson |
66.6% | 2,219 | ||
| Brandon Nay | 33.4% | 1,114 | ||
| Total Votes | 3,333 | |||
| Election results via Utah Lieutenant Governor. | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kirk Pearson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Kirk Pearson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
On his official candidate page provided by the Utah voter's portal, Pearson outlined key aspects of his candidacy and campaign:
- Utah is a great place to live. As Governor I will not take campaign contributions from businesses that I later reward with jobs paid for by the Utah tax payers.
- Utah has over 60 percent of its land owned and controlled by the Federal Government. This is wrong. In the Eastern states only about 3 percent of their land is controlled by the Federal Government. I will take control over Utah lands and manage them in our best interest.
- We will not take funds from the Federal Government that have strings attached; such as common core and other federal programs.
- I will encourage legislators to ease the burdens of new laws on Utah citizens. Each year approx. 300 new laws are passed. I will set a policy that for every new law passed 3 old laws must be taken off the books. I believe it is time to give freedom a chance once again.
- Law will be enforced equally for everyone, including elected officials.
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Pearson and his wife have three children.[1]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgov - ↑ Utah Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Candidate Filings," accessed March 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Utah.gov, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed August 20, 2016
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "2014 Candidate Filings," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedresults - ↑ Deseret News, "Election Results," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Utah Lieutenant Governor, "Election Results," accessed June 18, 2014
