Dan O'Keefe (politician)
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Dan O'Keefe | |
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Member of the California Senate from the 12th district | |
In office June 12, 1980 - November 30, 1982 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Smith |
Succeeded by | Dan McCorquodale |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | October 21, 1929
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Doris Wilson O'Keefe (m. 1958) |
Children | 2 |
Dan Patrick O'Keefe (born October 21, 1929) is a former member of the California State Senate and the Cupertino City Council.[1] He was the unsuccessful 1978 Republican nominee for Congress from California's 13th congressional district. He was first elected to the state Senate in a 1980 special election, easily defeating Santa Clara County Supervisor Rod Diridon Sr. and was narrowly defeated for re-election in 1982 by Santa Clara County Supervisor Dan McCorquodale.
Electoral history
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Norman Y. Mineta (incumbent) | 100,809 | 57.49 | |
Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 69,306 | 39.52 | |
Peace and Freedom | Robert Goldsborough III | 5,246 | 2.99 | |
Total votes | 175,361 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 82,523 | 52.72 | |
Democratic | Rod Diridon Sr. | 55,374 | 35.38 | |
Libertarian | Bill White | 18,625 | 11.90 | |
Total votes | 156,522 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Dan McCorquodale | 80,604 | 48.69 | |||
Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 76,327 | 46.11 | |||
Libertarian | Jim Wilson | 8,613 | 5.20 | |||
Total votes | 165,544 | 100.0 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
[edit]- ^ Lodi News-Sentinel, "Senate panel to consider state condominium policy" (March 7th, 1980 - retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Our Campaigns, "CA State Senate 12" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Our Campaigns, "CA State Senate 12" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).