Dan O'Keefe (politician)
Dan O'Keefe is a former member of the California State Senate and the Cupertino City Council.[1] He was first elected to the state Senate in a 1980 special election, and was defeated for re-election in 1982. He was also the unsuccessful 1978 Republican nominee for Congress from California's 13th congressional district.
Dan O'Keefe | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | California State Senate |
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
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References
- 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).
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