Dan R. Kirkbride (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the

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, Kirkbride represented the 4th district in the

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from 2013 to 2021. In the August 2020 Republican primary, Kirkbride was defeated by Jeremy Haroldson.

Education

Kirkbride graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Elections

*2012: When Republican Representative

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retired and left the District 4 seat open, Kirkbride won the three-way August 21, 2012 Republican Primary with 940 votes (37.1%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,626 votes (70.5%) against Constitution Party candidate Bill Motley. *2014: Kirkbride was unopposed in the August 19, 2014 Republican Primary and won with 2,307 votes. Kirkbride was also unchallenged in the November 4, 2014 General Election, winning with 3,326 votes. *2016: Kirkbride defeated

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in the August 16, 2016 Republican Primary, winning with 1,286 votes (59.43%). Subsequently, Kirkbride defeated Joe Michaels of the Constitution Party in the November 8, 2016 General Election, winning with 3,652 votes (75.50%). *2018: Kirkbride was unopposed in both the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2018 General Election, winning with 2,225 and 3,645 votes respectively. *2020: Kirkbride lost the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary to

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with 1,391 votes (46.0%), and is thus ineligible for reelection in the upcoming general election and will leave office in 2021.

References

External links

Official page
at the Wyoming Legislature
Ballotpedia profile
* 1952 births Living people Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming 21st-century American politicians {{Wyoming-politician-stub