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Patrick Barney
Patrick Barney was a 2016 Independent Party of Oregon candidate for governor of Oregon. He was defeated by Cliff Thomason in the May 17 primary contest.
The 2016 cycle is the first in which candidates for the Independent Party will run for governor since it became the third major party in the state in August 2015.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Barney completed required coursework to become a licensed practical nurse and a certified nurses assistant.[3]
Career
Barney works as a certified nurses assistant. Prior to that he worked in customer service.[3]
Elections
2016
Barney ran for governor of Oregon in the 2016 special election to complete the term of Governor John Kitzhaber (D), who resigned in February 2015 and was replaced by Kate Brown (D). Barney is one of two gubernatorial candidates running as an independent in 2016. He was defeated by Cliff Thomason in the May 17 primary contest..[3][4][2]
Cliff Thomason defeated Patrick Barney in the Independent Party of Oregon primary for governor.
| Independent Party of Oregon primary for governor, 2016 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Cliff Thomason |
35.92% | 8,380 |
| Patrick Barney | 25.25% | 5,892 |
| Write-in votes | 38.83% | 9,060 |
| Total Votes | 23,332 | |
| Source: http://oregonvotes.gov/results/2016P/1314035914.html | ||
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search Results," February 1, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Taylor W. Anderson, The Bulletin, "Southern Oregon real estate agent says he'll run for governor," October 23, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Oregon Secretary of State, "Candidate Information: Cliff W Thomason," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ The Oregonian, "Live updates: Kate Brown becomes Oregon governor," February 18, 2015
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