Kerry McKennon
Kerry McKennon (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Texas. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
McKennon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2020
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Texas, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Mary Jennings Hegar, Kerry McKennon, David B. Collins, and Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla in the general election for U.S. Senate Texas on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cornyn (R) | 53.5 | 5,962,983 | |
| Mary Jennings Hegar (D) | 43.9 | 4,888,764 | ||
| Kerry McKennon (L) | 1.9 | 209,722 | ||
| David B. Collins (G) | 0.7 | 81,893 | ||
| Ricardo Turullols-Bonilla (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 678 | ||
| Total votes: 11,144,040 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Arjun Srinivasan (Independent)
- Cedric Jefferson (People Over Politics Party)
- James Brumley (The Human Rights Party)
- Tim Smith (Independent)
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas
Mary Jennings Hegar defeated Royce West in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Texas on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Jennings Hegar | 52.2 | 502,516 | |
| Royce West | 47.8 | 459,457 | ||
| Total votes: 961,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Jennings Hegar | 22.3 | 417,160 | |
| ✔ | Royce West | 14.7 | 274,074 | |
| Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez | 13.2 | 246,659 | ||
| Annie Garcia | 10.3 | 191,900 | ||
| Amanda Edwards | 10.1 | 189,624 | ||
| Chris Bell | 8.5 | 159,751 | ||
| Sema Hernandez | 7.4 | 137,892 | ||
| Michael Cooper | 4.9 | 92,463 | ||
| Victor Harris | 3.2 | 59,710 | ||
| Adrian Ocegueda | 2.2 | 41,566 | ||
| Jack Daniel Foster Jr. | 1.7 | 31,718 | ||
| D.R. Hunter | 1.4 | 26,902 | ||
| Total votes: 1,869,419 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Love III (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas
Incumbent John Cornyn defeated Dwayne Stovall, Mark Yancey, John Castro, and Virgil Bierschwale in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Cornyn | 76.0 | 1,470,669 | |
| Dwayne Stovall | 11.9 | 231,104 | ||
| Mark Yancey | 6.5 | 124,864 | ||
| John Castro | 4.5 | 86,916 | ||
| Virgil Bierschwale | 1.1 | 20,494 | ||
| Total votes: 1,934,047 | ||||
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Green convention
Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas
David B. Collins advanced from the Green convention for U.S. Senate Texas on April 18, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | David B. Collins (G) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas
Kerry McKennon defeated Wes Benedict in the Libertarian convention for U.S. Senate Texas on August 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| Wes Benedict (L) | ||
| ✔ | Kerry McKennon (L) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Mike Collier and Kerry McKennon in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Patrick (R) | 51.3 | 4,260,990 | |
| Mike Collier (D) | 46.5 | 3,860,865 | ||
| Kerry McKennon (L) | 2.2 | 183,516 | ||
| Total votes: 8,305,371 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Mike Collier defeated Michael Cooper in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mike Collier | 52.4 | 500,568 | |
| Michael Cooper | 47.6 | 455,222 | ||
| Total votes: 955,790 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Scott Milder in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dan Patrick | 75.9 | 1,164,065 | |
| Scott Milder | 24.1 | 369,143 | ||
| Total votes: 1,533,208 | ||||
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2014
State senate
Charles Perry (R) defeated Greg Wortham (D), Jodey Arrington (R), E.M. Garza (R), Delwin Jones (R) and Kerry Douglas McKennon (L) in the special election on September 9.[1][2][3]
The seat was vacant following Robert Duncan's (R) resignation on July 3, 2014, to become Chancellor of Texas Tech University.[4]
A special election for the position of Texas State Senate District 28 was called for September 9, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was August 1, 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Charles Perry |
53.4% | 22,860 | |
| Republican | Jodey Arrington | 30.3% | 12,958 | |
| Democratic | Greg Wortham | 13.1% | 5,616 | |
| Republican | Delwin Jones | 1.6% | 677 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry Douglas McKennon | 0.8% | 358 | |
| Republican | E.M. Garza | 0.8% | 347 | |
| Total Votes | 42,816 | |||
State house
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Ken King was unopposed in the Republican primary. King defeated Kerry McKennon (L) in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken King Incumbent |
93.1% | 21,729 | |
| Libertarian | Kerry McKennon | 6.9% | 1,599 | |
| Total Votes | 23,328 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kerry McKennon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McKennon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Foriegn Affairs, Veteran's Affairs, Auditing all departments, balancing the budget, reducing the deficit
My great grandmother that was compassionate to all and treated everyone with dignity.
The Law by Bastiat
Elected officials must create legislation and vote for individual liberty.
Honest, Fair and Compassionate
That I fought for individual liberty.
The Best is Yet to Come
All experience is beneficial as it influences your vote. I can not say that all in and out are good or bad.
A useful tool.
As a Libertarian, I might be the entire leadership. But hope and pray others will be there beside me fighting for liberty.
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2018
Kerry McKennon completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by McKennon's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Elimination of Property Tax
Cannabis Reform
Education Reform
Individual Rights
Self Defense
Judicial and Prison Reform
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Note: McKennon submitted the above survey responses to Ballotpedia on October 31, 2018.
2014
McKennon submitted the following statement to Ballotpedia:[9]
| “ | I am running for office to limit the role of government intrusion into our lives.[10] | ” |
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
McKennon lives in Petersburg, Texas.[11]
See also
2020 Elections
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- Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
- Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
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- Campaign website
- Campaign Facebook page
- Campaign Twitter page
- Campaign Instagram page
- Campaign website (2018 state executive election)
Footnotes
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "Perry Wins Special Election for Senate Seat," September 9, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed September 30, 2014
- ↑ Burnt Orange Report, "Sen. Robert Duncan (R) to Resign from Texas Senate, Become Chancellor of Texas Tech," May 20, 2014
- ↑ My Fox Lubbock, "Gov. Perry sets date for special election in Dist. 28 Senate seat," July 22, 2014
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Information submitted through Ballotpedia's Biographical Submission Form on February 12, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook: "Kerry Douglas McKennon, About," accessed February 23, 2014
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