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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
Jeremy Haroldson Jeremy Haroldson (born ) is an American politician and Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 4th district since January 12, 2021. Career Haroldson serves as lead pastor for ...
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