Robert S. Kerr III | |
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12th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma | |
In office January 12, 1987 –January 14, 1991 | |
Governor | Henry Bellmon |
Preceded by | Spencer Bernard |
Succeeded by | Jack Mildren |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 86th district | |
In office 1978–1980 | |
Preceded by | Rick Stahl |
Succeeded by | David Hood |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Samuel Kerr III October 12,1950 Oklahoma City,Oklahoma,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | Robert S. Kerr (grandfather) |
Robert Samuel Kerr III (born October 12,1950) is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. [1] He served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 86th district from 1978 to 1980, [2] 12th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991, [3] and as chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. [4] He ran unsuccessfully for Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional district seat,losing in the Democratic Party primary to State Representative William K. Brewster, [3] he was endorsed by Carl Albert. [3]
Kerr was raised in southeastern Oklahoma. [4] He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Robert S. Kerr. [2] As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma,he served alongside Governor Henry Bellmon.
Kerr endorsed Bill Bradley for President of the United States in 2000, [5] and in 2004 he endorsed Dick Gephardt. [6]
1978 Oklahoma House District 86 Democratic Primary Election [7] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 1,173 | 47.36% | |
Jack Hachmeister | Democratic Party | 642 | 25.92% | |
Elaine Bryant | Democratic Party | 354 | 14.30% | |
I.C. Claud Nancy | Democratic Party | 242 | 9.76% | |
Jess Kirby | Democratic Party | 66 | 2.66% | |
Total Votes | 2,477 | 100% |
1978 Oklahoma House District 86 Election [8] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 3,237 | 52.43% | |
George Barnes | Republican Party | 2,937 | 47.57% | |
Total Votes | 6,174 | 100% |
1980 Oklahoma House District 86 Election [9] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Rick Stahl | Republican Party | 4,383 | 55.77% | |
Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 3,477 | 44.23% | |
Total Votes | 7,860 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary Election [10] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 157,738 | 31.20% | |
Cleta Mitchell | Democratic Party | 152,096 | 30.09% | |
Spencer T Bernard (Incumbent) | Democratic Party | 113,844 | 22.52% | |
Pete Reed | Democratic Party | 38,185 | 7.55% | |
Bill Dickerson | Democratic Party | 26,390 | 5.22% | |
Roger Streetman | Democratic Party | 17,271 | 3.42% | |
Total Votes | 505,524 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary Runoff Election [10] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 246,391 | 53.21% | |
Cleta Mitchell | Democratic Party | 216,671 | 46.79% | |
Total Votes | 463,062 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Election [11] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 469,781 | 52.47% | |
Tim Leonard | Republican Party | 425,540 | 47.53% | |
Total Votes | 895,321 | 100% |
1990 Oklahoma District 3 Democratic Primary House Election [12] | ||||
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Candidates | Party | Votes | % | |
Bill Brewster | Democratic Party | 67,069 | 50.87% | |
Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 54,471 | 41.31% | |
Will Robison | Democratic Party | 8,141 | 6.17% | |
Eugene Poling | Democratic Party | 2,173 | 1.65% | |
Total Votes | 131,854 | 100% |
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