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Scott Honour
Scott Honour was a Republican candidate for Governor of Minnesota in the 2014 elections. He filed his campaign committee paperwork on April 24, 2013.[1] He lost in the Republican primary on August 12, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Honour founded an online payment company in 1999 that has expanded to employ more than 100 people. He also co-owns a business that operates natural gas service stations.[2]
Elections
2014
- See also: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2014
Honour ran for election as Governor of Minnesota. Honour lost the Republican nomination in the open primary election along with lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Karin Housley. Current incumbent Mark Dayton, a Democrat first elected governor in 2010, ran for a second term in 2014.[3]
The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
Primary
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Jeff Johnson/Bill Kuisle |
30.3% | 55,836 | ||
| Kurt Zellers/Dean Simpson | 23.9% | 44,046 | ||
| Marty Seifert/Pam Myhra | 21.1% | 38,851 | ||
| Scott Honour/Karin Housley | 20.8% | 38,377 | ||
| Merrill Anderson/Mark Anderson | 3.8% | 7,000 | ||
| Total Votes | 184,110 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, "Registration and Statement of Organization Principal Campaign Committee: Scott Honour," April 24, 2014
- ↑ Honour for Governor, "Meet our Governor," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ The Star Tribune, "Republican Scott Honour jumps into governor's race," April 24, 2013
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