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Mike McCorkle
Mike McCorkle (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kansas House of Representatives to represent District 100. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
McCorkle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Mike McCorkle was born in Wichita, Kansas. He served in the United States Army from 1976 to 1994.[1] McCorkle earned a high school diploma from Wichita West High School, an associate degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 1988, a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2001, and a graduate degree from the Troy State University, Global Campus in 2005. As of 2024, McCorkle was affiliated with Wichita Veteran's Memorial Park Board and the ICT Trees Board.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Incumbent Daniel Hawkins defeated Mike McCorkle in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Hawkins (R) | 60.8 | 7,368 |
![]() | Mike McCorkle (D) ![]() | 39.2 | 4,753 |
Total votes: 12,121 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Mike McCorkle advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCorkle ![]() | 100.0 | 548 |
Total votes: 548 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Incumbent Daniel Hawkins advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Hawkins | 100.0 | 1,724 |
Total votes: 1,724 | ||||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McCorkle in this election.
2022
See also: Kansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Incumbent Daniel Hawkins defeated Mike McCorkle in the general election for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Hawkins (R) | 59.7 | 5,641 |
![]() | Mike McCorkle (D) | 40.3 | 3,808 |
Total votes: 9,449 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Mike McCorkle advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCorkle | 100.0 | 1,971 |
Total votes: 1,971 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100
Incumbent Daniel Hawkins advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas House of Representatives District 100 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Daniel Hawkins | 100.0 | 4,055 |
Total votes: 4,055 | ||||
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2020
See also: Kansas State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kansas State Senate District 27
Incumbent Gene Suellentrop defeated Mike McCorkle in the general election for Kansas State Senate District 27 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gene Suellentrop (R) | 66.7 | 26,296 |
![]() | Mike McCorkle (D) ![]() | 33.3 | 13,143 |
Total votes: 39,439 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 27
Mike McCorkle advanced from the Democratic primary for Kansas State Senate District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Mike McCorkle ![]() | 100.0 | 3,889 |
Total votes: 3,889 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 27
Incumbent Gene Suellentrop advanced from the Republican primary for Kansas State Senate District 27 on August 4, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Gene Suellentrop | 100.0 | 11,014 |
Total votes: 11,014 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Mike McCorkle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McCorkle's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|I am a native Kansan and returned to Wichita in October of 2019 to look after my parents. I am a healthy, active 65-year-old decorated Desert Storm Veteran who has seen some of the world and will use my experience in our Legislature to improve quality of life for ALL Kansans! I honor my oath to protect and defend our constitutional democracy against all enemies, foreign and domestic - by seeking elected office a third time because I am concerned for our Democracy.
I am the product of public schools, a love of reading and learning, and a boundless curiosity about the world we share. Raised with a strong work ethic, I learned responsibility early working alongside my father and delivering newspapers. I began working full-time at sixteen and enlisted while still in high school.
I served in the Army through 14 assignments on 3 continents as photographer, intelligence analyst, and embassy operations staff and volunteered for Operation Desert Storm.
I married a Norwegian and then lived and worked abroad for 25 years, visiting Wichita and my family every year. I have earned multiple degrees and worked in education, international business, and senior care. I am divorced with three adult children. I serve on two boards including the Wichita Veteran’s Memorial Park board and ICT Trees as a founding board member.- Kansans deserve better representation. This election is a referendum on the incumbent who was first elected in 2012 as a Brownback supporter whose votes damaged Kansas schools, and he has used his vote since to cut taxes for the wealthy while cutting services on the needy. He is out of touch with House 100 voters - most do not know who their elected representative is. His long list of out-of-state corporate donors begs the question: Who does he really represent? His continuing attacks on Kansas women's reproductive freedom reflect his extreme far right anti-choice agenda for Kansas. Hawkins' votes and actions do not represent what the majority of Kansans want for themselves and their children's future. Vote him out!
- I will use the House District 100 vote to improve healthcare for ALL Kansans. Currently, 2.9 million Kansans are held healthcare hostage by the obstructionist votes and actions of a Brownback supporter who has become Speaker of the House, where he has blocked Medicaid expansion for 150,000 fellow Kansans to have access to adequate healthcare, which he dismissed as "just politics." He has blocked medical cannabis for the many veterans and cancer sufferers who want legal access to lessen their pain. And he continues to support attacks on Kansas women's reproductive healthcare as part of an extremist far right agenda for Kansas. By winning House 100 for ALL Kansans, we remove Speaker Hawkins for ALL Kansans! Win-Win!
- Kansans want progress and positive leadership. All the states around Kansas have adopted Medicaid expansion and some form of medical marijuana while Kansas has been held back by Republican party politics that do not serve the majority of Kansans. When I asked Mr. Hawkins how he can be so friendly to me but have no qualms about denying Medicaid expansion and medical marijuana, he shrugged and said it was "just politics." Kansans deserve elected representatives who will prioritize people and planet over party politics. I am also concerned about the economic impact of climate change on Kansas agriculture and future generations because water concerns are certain to escalate.
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2022
Mike McCorkle did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mike McCorkle completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McCorkle's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- 1- Medicaid expansion should be approved asap! It is inexcusable that 150,000 Kansans do not have some kind of healthcare during this pandemic! And medical marijuana!
- 2- Increased funding for Kansas schools must be a priority to compensate the disastrous Brownback tax experiment years and give our children the educational opportunities needed to compete in a global economy. Will encourage reading and learning with personal visits!
- 3- Economic development must include protection for the natural environment and should include opportunities for new industries. Both actions protect future generations.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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