Dan Patrick O'Keefe (born October 21, 1929) is a former member of the California State Senate and the Cupertino City Council.[1] He was the unsuccessful 1978 Republican nominee for Congress from California's 13th congressional district. He was first elected to the state Senate in a 1980 special election, easily defeating Santa Clara County Supervisor Rod Diridon Sr. and was narrowly defeated for re-election in 1982 by Santa Clara County Supervisor Dan McCorquodale.
Dan O'Keefe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the California Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office June 12, 1980 - November 30, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Smith |
| Succeeded by | Dan McCorquodale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1929 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Doris Wilson O'Keefe (m. 1958) |
| Children | 2 |
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Norman Y. Mineta (incumbent) | 100,809 | 57.49 | |
| Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 69,306 | 39.52 | |
| Peace and Freedom | Robert Goldsborough III | 5,246 | 2.99 | |
| Total votes | 175,361 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 82,523 | 52.72 | |
| Democratic | Rod Diridon Sr. | 55,374 | 35.38 | |
| Libertarian | Bill White | 18,625 | 11.90 | |
| Total votes | 156,522 | 100.0 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dan McCorquodale | 80,604 | 48.69 | |||
| Republican | Dan O'Keefe | 76,327 | 46.11 | |||
| Libertarian | Jim Wilson | 8,613 | 5.20 | |||
| Total votes | 165,544 | 100.0 | ||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Lodi News-Sentinel, "Senate panel to consider state condominium policy" (March 7th, 1980 - retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Our Campaigns, "CA State Senate 12" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).
- ^ Our Campaigns, "CA State Senate 12" (retrieved on September 8th, 2011).