Brent Yonts Explained
Brent Yonts (March 21, 1949 – August 20, 2021) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 15.[1] He took office in 1997 and was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.
Yonts died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 20, 2021, aged 72.[2]
Education
Yonts earned his BS from Murray State University, and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Elections
- 1994 Yonts ran in the District 15 1994 Democratic Primary, but lost to Charles Nelson, who went on to win the November 8, 1994 General election.
- 1996 When Representative Nelson left the Legislature and left the seat open, Yonts won the six-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Marshall Prunty.
- 1998 Yonts was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
- 2000 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary[3] and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 9,448 votes.[4]
- 2002 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic Primary[5] and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 8,348 votes.[6]
- 2004 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary[7] and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,259 votes.[8]
- 2006 Yonts unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary[9] and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,315 votes (71.6%) against Republican nominee Matthew Oates.[10]
- 2008 Yonts was challenged in the 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,805 votes (69.4%)[11] and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,275 votes.[12]
- 2010 Yonts was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary[13] and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,288 votes.[14]
- 2012 Yonts and returning 1996 Republican opponent Marshall Prunty were both unopposed for their May 22, 2012 primaries,[15] setting up a rematch; Yonts won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,696 votes (56.0%) against Prunty.[16]
- 2016 Yonts was defeated in the general election by Melinda Gibbons Prunty (wife of Marshall Prunty), who carried 57.1% of the vote.[17]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Brent Yonts' Biography . . May 1, 2014.
- News: Former Kentucky state rep dies from COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated, loved ones say. The Courier-Journal. Kobin. Billy. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021.
- Web site: 2000 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2000 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2002 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2002 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224165808/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/Primary%20Election/STATEwidebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
- Web site: 2004 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224121418/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2000-2009/2004/General%20Election/2004statebyoffice.txt . December 24, 2014 .
- Web site: 2006 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 23 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 33 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 23 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 29 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . May 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
- News: Kentucky 15th District State House Results: Melinda Prunty Wins . The New York Times . November 10, 2016 . November 10, 2016.