Bill Van Gerpen

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Bill Van Gerpen
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 19th [1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2013

When House District 19 incumbent Republican representative Edward Van Gerpen ran for South Dakota Senate, Bill Van Gerpen and incumbent representative Putnam were unopposed for the 1996 Republican primary, [3] in the four-way November 5, 1996, general election, Van Gerpen took the first seat with 5,236 votes (30.66%) and fellow Republican nominee Jim Putnam took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Susan Paul and LaVern Aisenbrey. [4]

To challenge incumbent Democratic Senator Frank Kloucek, Van Gerpen was unopposed for the 1998 Republican primary but lost the November 3, 1998, general election to Senator Kloucek. [5]

When incumbent representative Putnam ran for South Dakota Senate, Van Gerpen ran in the four-way June 6, 2000, Republican primary and placed first with 1,607 votes (43.5%); [6] in the four-way November 7, 2000, general election Democratic Senator Frank Kloucek took the first seat and Van Gerpen took the second seat with 5,374 votes (34.1%) ahead of fellow Republican representative Richard Wudel and Democratic nominee Wahnel Ulmer. [7]

With incumbent representative Frank Kloucek running for South Dakota Senate and leaving a House District 19 seat open, Van Gerpen and Jim Putnam were unopposed for the June 4, 2002, Republican primary; [8] in the three-way November 5, 2002, general election Van Gerpen took the first seat with 5,964 votes (41.1%) and Representative Putnam took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Leroy Zeeb, [9] who had run for the Senate in 2000.

Van Gerpen and Representative Putnam were unopposed for both the June 1, 2004, Republican primary [10] and the November 2, 2004, general election where Van Gerpen took the first seat with 6,769 votes (54.2%) and Representative Putnam took the second seat [11] after two Democratic candidates withdrew.

Van Gerpen and Representative Putnam were unopposed for the June 3, 2008, Republican primary when Representative Jerke withdrew; [12] and won the five-way November 4, 2008, general election where Van Gerpen took the first seat with 5,661 votes (35.4%) and Representative Putnam took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Glennis Stern, Travis Lape, and independent candidate Richard Hall. [13]

When incumbent Senate District 22 Republican Senator Jim Putnam ran for House District 19 and left the District 19 seat open, Van Gerpen was unopposed for the June 5, 2012, Republican primary [14] and won the November 6, 2012, general election with 7,024 votes (60%) against Democratic Representative and former Senator Frank Kloucek. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Senator Bill Van Gerpen". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Bill Van Gerpen's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ "1996 Primary election Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. p. 1. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  4. ↑ "1996 South Dakota General Election Legislative Races". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  5. ↑ "1998 General Election Official Canvass Legislative Candidates". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  6. ↑ "2000 Republican Legislative Primaries". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "2000 General Election Official Returns for Legislature". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2002 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  9. ↑ "2002 Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on November 1, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  10. ↑ "2004 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  11. ↑ "2004 Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  12. ↑ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Official Results Primary Election – June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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