Merlin Van Buren
Merlin Van Buren (September 11, 1960) was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 34 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Van Buren was removed from the ballot.[1]
Van Buren was a Democratic candidate for District 34 of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was also a Democratic candidate for District 34 of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2010. The primary election was on September 14, 2010, and the general election was on November 2, 2010.
Biography
Van Buren has been a purchasing agent for Foster & Smith since 1998. He earned a B.S. in Entomology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1982. He also earned a Teaching certificate from Northern Illinois University.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
Elections for all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 12, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 2, 2014. Incumbent Rob Swearingen was unopposed in the Republican primary. Swearingen was unopposed in the general election. Gerald Anderson (D) and Merlin Van Buren (D) were removed from the ballot before the primary.[1][3][4]
2012
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2012
Van Buren ran in the 2012 election for Wisconsin State Assembly District 34. He defeated Roberta Retrum in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012.[5] Incumbent Republican Dan Meyer did not run for re-election. Van Buren was defeated by Rob Swearingen (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rob Swearingen |
57.2% | 19,442 | |
| Democratic | Merlin Van Buren | 36.2% | 12,297 | |
| Independent | Todd Albano | 2.3% | 791 | |
| Independent | Kevin Fitzpatrick | 4.3% | 1,469 | |
| - | Scattering | 0% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 34,016 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Merlin Van Buren |
62.3% | 1,517 |
| Roberta Retrum | 37.7% | 919 |
| Total Votes | 2,436 | |
2010
- See also: Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2010
Van Buren was defeated by Republican Dan Meyer in the November 2 general election. Also defeated was Libertarian Will Losch. Van Buren was unopposed in the primary election.[7]
| Wisconsin State Assembly, District 34 Democratic primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Merlin Van Buren (D)
|
2,035 | 99.85% | ||
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See also
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Wisconsin state legislative districts
- Wisconsin State Assembly
- Wisconsin State Assembly elections, 2014
External links
- Wisconsin State Legislature
- Official campaign website
- Merlin Van Buren on Facebook
- Biography on Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wisconsin Government Accountability, "Candidates Registered by Office," June 11, 2014
- ↑ Biography on Project Vote Smart
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "2014 Partisan Primary Candidates," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Canvass Results for 2014 General Election," December 1, 2014
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Elections - Official Primary Results
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Candidates on Ballot by Election - 2012 Partisan Primary 8/14/2012," accessed June 12, 2012 (dead link)
- ↑ Wisconsin Government Accountability Board, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed April 25, 2014
