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Zachary Knight
Zachary Knight was a 2016 Libertarian candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Oklahoma.[1]
Knight was a Independent candidate for District 46 of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The primary election was on July 27, 2010, and the general election was on November 2.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve Russell (R) defeated Al McAffrey (D) and Zachary Knight (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Russell defeated Frank Volpe in the Republican primary. McAffrey defeated Tom Guild in the Democratic primary runoff on August 23, 2016. Guild and McAffrey had previously defeated Leona Leonard in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 28, 2016.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Steve Russell Incumbent |
57.1% | 160,184 | |
| Democratic | Al McAffrey | 36.8% | 103,273 | |
| Libertarian | Zachary Knight | 6.1% | 17,113 | |
| Total Votes | 280,570 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Steve Russell Incumbent |
80.3% | 27,436 | ||
| Frank Volpe | 19.7% | 6,721 | ||
| Total Votes | 34,157 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Al McAffrey |
36.8% | 10,013 | ||
| Tom Guild |
36.8% | 10,000 | ||
| Leona Leonard | 26.4% | 7,190 | ||
| Total Votes | 27,203 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Al McAffrey |
50.1% | 8,032 | ||
| Tom Guild | 49.9% | 7,988 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,020 | |||
| Source: Oklahoma State Election Board |
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2010
Knight ran in the 2010 election for Oklahoma State House District 46. Knight was defeated by Republican incumbent Scott Martin in the general election on November 2, 2010. Knight did not run in the primary election on July 27, 2010.[5][6][7][8]
| Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 46 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Scott Martin (R)
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10,972 | |||
| Zachary Knight (I) | 2,692 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Knight's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Zachary Knight's campaign website, http://election2016.ezknight.net/platform/ | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District election, 2016
- Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Oklahoma State Election Board, "CANDIDATES FOR STATE ELECTIVE OFFICE 2016," accessed April 16, 2016
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, 2010 Oklahoma State Legislative
- ↑ Politico, "Oklahoma House Races Results," June 28, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "Election Results," accessed November 8, 2016
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Oklahoma Candidates for State Elective Office 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results Primary Election — July 27, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results Runoff Primary Election — August 24, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Summary Results General Election — November 2, 2010," accessed May 25, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
