John Short (Kentucky politician) explained

John Short
State House:	Kentucky
District:	92nd
Term Start:	January 1, 2011
Term End:	January 1, 2017
Predecessor:	Ancel Smith
Successor:	John Blanton
Birth Date:	24 August 1964
Nationality:	American
Party:	Democratic
Residence:	Hindman, Kentucky

John W. Short (born August 24, 1964) is an American politician and former Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives who represented district 92 from 2011 to 2017.^{[1] [2]} He was defeated for reelection in 2016 by Republican John Blanton.

Elections

• 2012 Short was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary, winning with 3,934 votes (75.9%)^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 9,807 votes.^[4]
• 2010 Short challenged District 92 incumbent Representative Ancel Smith in the May 18, 2010, Democratic Primary, winning with 6,474 votes (52.3%)^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,149 votes (72.7%) against Republican nominee Ruby Couch.^[6]

External links

• Official page at the Kentucky General Assembly
  • John Short at Ballotpedia
• John W. Short at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Short's Biography . . April 23, 2014.
2. Web site: Representative John Short (D) . . . April 23, 2014 . January 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190117180152/http://www.lrc.ky.gov/legislator/H096.htm . dead .
3. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . 31 . . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 .
4. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . 53 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 .
5. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 30 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014.
6. Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 62 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 23, 2014.