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Larry SECEDE Kilgore
Larry SECEDE Kilgore (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Texas. He lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018.
Kilgore has previously ran for office as a secessionist. He officially changed his middle name to "SECEDE" on December 10, 2012.[1]
Kilgore's motto is "Secession! All other issues can be dealt with later."[2][3]
Biography
Larry Kilgore was born in Amarillo, Texas. He served in the United States Air Force and reached the rank of sergeant. Kilgore's career experience includes working as a telecommunications contractor.[2]
Elections
2018
- See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Texas
Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated Lupe Valdez and Mark Tippetts in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Greg Abbott (R) | 55.8 | 4,656,196 |
 | Lupe Valdez (D) | 42.5 | 3,546,615 | |
 | Mark Tippetts (L) | 1.7 | 140,632 | |
| Total votes: 8,343,443 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Texas
Lupe Valdez defeated Andrew White in the Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Texas on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lupe Valdez | 53.0 | 224,091 |
 | Andrew White | 47.0 | 198,407 | |
| Total votes: 422,498 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lupe Valdez | 42.9 | 435,484 |
| ✔ | | Andrew White | 27.4 | 278,333 |
 | Cedric Davis | 8.3 | 83,817 | |
 | Grady Yarbrough | 5.4 | 54,372 | |
| Jeffrey Payne | 4.8 | 48,269 | ||
 | Adrian Ocegueda | 4.4 | 44,681 | |
 | Thomas Wakely | 3.4 | 34,737 | |
| James Clark | 2.2 | 21,871 | ||
| Joe Mumbach | 1.4 | 13,878 | ||
| Total votes: 1,015,442 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Texas
Incumbent Greg Abbott defeated Barbara Krueger and Larry SECEDE Kilgore in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Greg Abbott | 90.4 | 1,389,562 |
| Barbara Krueger | 8.3 | 127,134 | ||
 | Larry SECEDE Kilgore | 1.3 | 20,384 | |
| Total votes: 1,537,080 | |||
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2014
- See also: Texas gubernatorial election, 2014
Kilgore ran for election as Governor of Texas. Kilgore lost the Republican nomination in the primary.[4]
- Primary
| Texas Gubernatorial Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Greg Abbott |
91.5% | 1,224,014 | ||
| Lisa Fritsch | 4.4% | 59,221 | ||
| Miriam Martinez | 2.7% | 35,585 | ||
| SECEDE Kilgore | 1.4% | 19,055 | ||
| Total Votes | 1,337,875 | |||
| Election results via Texas Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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