Ken Jacob

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Ken Jacob (born January 23, 1949) is an American Democratic politician who served in the Missouri Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives from 1983 until 2004.

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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Jacob graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor of science degree in education. He also has master's degrees in education, counseling, and public administration and a J.D. degree also from the University of Missouri. He previously worked as an executive director of an adolescent treatment center in Columbia, Missouri. [1]

Jacob resigned from the Missouri Senate to take a seat to the state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission under Governor Bob Holden. In 2013, Governor Jay Nixon appointed Jacob acting director of the Missouri's Division of Employment Security. Jacob made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 2004 and an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2008. [2]

Electoral history

State representative

Missouri House of Representatives, primary election, 1982, District 25
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 998 57.22%
Democratic Peter Leo74642.78%
Total votes1,744 100%
General election
Democratic Ken Jacob 3,513 56.60%
Independent Beth M. Wheeler2,69443.40%
Total votes6,207 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1984, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 7,333 66.19%
Republican Tom Dreschel3,74633.81%
Total votes11,079 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1986, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 4,820 100%
Total votes4,820 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1988, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 7,699 66.55%
Republican Edwin D. Stewart3,86933.45%
Total votes11,568 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1990, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 3,708 100%
Total votes3,708 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1992, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 9,303 65.22%
Republican Mike Korman4,96234.78%
Total votes14,265 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 1994, District 25
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 5,397 63.75%
Republican Elizabeth V. Cully3,06936.25%
Total votes8,466 100%
Missouri House of Representatives election, 2012, District 44 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Caleb Rowden 7,996 51.02%
Democratic Ken Jacob7,67648.98%
Total votes15,672 100%

State Senate

Missouri Senate election, 1996, District 19 [4]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 10,856 53.98%
Democratic Don Stamper9,25646.02%
Total votes20,112 100%
General election
Democratic Ken Jacob 39,971 62.43%
Republican Frank Martin21,70333.90%
Libertarian Daniel Dodson2,3533.67%
Total votes64,027 100%
Missouri Senate election, 2000, District 19 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Jacob 41,426 57.64%
Republican Randy Asbury29,15240.56%
Libertarian John Dupuy1,2931.80%
Total votes71,871 100%

Lieutenant governor

Missouri Lieutenant Governor primary election, August 3, 2004 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bekki Cook 493,081 64.28%
Democratic Ken Jacob273,95335.72%
Total votes767,034 100%

United States Representative

Missouri's 9th Congressional District primary election, August 5, 2008 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Judy Baker 22,498 44.12%
Democratic Steve Gaw 15,86431.11%
Democratic Lyndon Bode6,56512.88%
Democratic Ken Jacob6,06011.89%
Total votes50,987 100%

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References

  1. Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 117.
  2. "Ken Jacob takes position in state labor department" . Retrieved 2018-06-11.
  3. "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
  4. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
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  6. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
  7. "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State . Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.