Ken Jacob
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.
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[edit]
State representative[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 998 | 57.22% | |
| Democratic | Peter Leo | 746 | 42.78% | |
| Total votes | 1,744 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 3,513 | 56.60% | |
| Independent | Beth M. Wheeler | 2,694 | 43.40% | |
| Total votes | 6,207 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 7,333 | 66.19% | |
| Republican | Tom Dreschel | 3,746 | 33.81% | |
| Total votes | 11,079 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 4,820 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 4,820 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 7,699 | 66.55% | |
| Republican | Edwin D. Stewart | 3,869 | 33.45% | |
| Total votes | 11,568 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 3,708 | 100% | |
| Total votes | 3,708 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 9,303 | 65.22% | |
| Republican | Mike Korman | 4,962 | 34.78% | |
| Total votes | 14,265 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 5,397 | 63.75% | |
| Republican | Elizabeth V. Cully | 3,069 | 36.25% | |
| Total votes | 8,466 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Caleb Rowden | 7,996 | 51.02% | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 7,676 | 48.98% | |
| Total votes | 15,672 | 100% | ||
State Senate[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 10,856 | 53.98% | |
| Democratic | Don Stamper | 9,256 | 46.02% | |
| Total votes | 20,112 | 100% | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 39,971 | 62.43% | |
| Republican | Frank Martin | 21,703 | 33.90% | |
| Libertarian | Daniel Dodson | 2,353 | 3.67% | |
| Total votes | 64,027 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 41,426 | 57.64% | |
| Republican | Randy Asbury | 29,152 | 40.56% | |
| Libertarian | John Dupuy | 1,293 | 1.80% | |
| Total votes | 71,871 | 100% | ||
Lieutenant governor[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bekki Cook | 493,081 | 64.28% | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 273,953 | 35.72% | |
| Total votes | 767,034 | 100% | ||
United States Representative[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Judy Baker | 22,498 | 44.12% | |
| Democratic | Steve Gaw | 15,864 | 31.11% | |
| Democratic | Lyndon Bode | 6,565 | 12.88% | |
| Democratic | Ken Jacob | 6,060 | 11.89% | |
| Total votes | 50,987 | 100% | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Rebecca McDowell Cook. Official Manual State of Missouri 1997-1998. p. 117.
- ^ "Ken Jacob takes position in state labor department". Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ^ "All Results; Official Results". Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
- ^ "All Results; Official Election Returns" (PDF). Missouri Secretary of State. Retrieved Mar 22, 2022.
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