Rhonda Baker

Rhonda Baker (born September 17, 1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 60th district since 2016.[3][4]

Rhonda Baker
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 60th district
Assumed office
November 16, 2016[1]
Preceded byDan Fisher
Personal details
Born (1968-09-17) September 17, 1968
Yukon, Oklahoma
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Les[2]
Children3[2]

Political career

In 2016, District 60 incument Dan Fisher chose not to seek re-election. Baker ran for the seat, won a plurality of votes in a three-way Republican primary, went on to win the primary runoff, and defeated Democrat Dennis Purifoy in the general election. Baker ran for re-election in 2018; she defeated primary challenger Jacqueline Smith, and was unopposed in the general election. She is running again for re-election in 2020.[1]

Electoral record
2016 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 1,285 47.61%
Republican Chad Slane 1,035 38.35%
Republican Patrick Case 379 14.04%
2016 Republican primary runoff: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 909 55.63%
Republican Chad Slane 725 44.37%
2016 general election: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 9,386 67.42%
Democratic Dennis Purifoy 4,535 32.58%
2018 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rhonda Baker 3,161 62.1%
Republican Jacqueline Smith 1,926 37.9%

Baker was unopposed in the 2018 general election.[1]

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References
  1. "Rhonda Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "Rhonda Baker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Ray Dyer (2016-11-12). "Margin of victory wide in local races". Elrenotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
  4. "Representative Rhonda Baker". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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