Mark Kirkeby Explained

Mark Kirkeby
State Senate:	South Dakota
District:	35th^[1]
Term Start:	January 8, 2013
Predecessor:	Jeffrey Haverly
Successor:	Incumbent
State House3:	South Dakota
District3:	35th
Term Start3:	January 2007
Term End3:	January 8, 2013
Predecessor3:	Alice McCoy
Successor3:	Blaine Campbell
Alongside3:	Jeffrey Haverly (2007–2009) Don Kopp (2009–2013)
Birth Date:	19 March 1960
Birth Place:	Mobridge, South Dakota
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Rapid City, South Dakota
Alma Mater:	Black Hills State University

Mark K. Kirkeby^[2] (born March 19, 1960, in Mobridge, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 35 since January 8, 2013. Kirkeby served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2007 until January 8, 2013, in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 seat.

Education

Kirkeby earned his BA in business administration and his BS in political science from Black Hills State University.

Elections

• 2012 When incumbent Senate District 35 Republican Senator Jeffrey Haverly left the Legislature and left the District 35 seat open, Kirkeby was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012, Republican Primary^[3] and also the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 5,382 votes.^[4]
• 2000 Kirkeby challenged incumbent House District 35 Republican Representatives Alice McCoy and William Napoli in the three-way June 6, 2000, Republican Primary, but placed third behind them;^[5] they went on to win the four-way November 7, 2000, General election where Representative Napoli took the first seat and Representative McCoy took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Theresa Spry and Gary Sisco.^[6]
• 2006 When House District 35 incumbent Republican Representative McCoy ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 35 seat open, Kirkeby ran in the four-way June 6, 2006, Republican Primary and placed first with 858 votes (32.9%);^[7] in the four-way November 7, 2006, General election incumbent Republican Representative Jeffrey Haverly took the first seat and Kirkeby took the second seat with 3,326 votes (31.6%) ahead of Democratic nominee Laurie Wudtke and Independent candidate John Buxcel.^[8]
• 2008 When House District 35 incumbent Republican Representative Haverly ran for South Dakota Senate, Kirkeby ran in the three-way June 3, 2008, Republican Primary and placed first with 735 votes (43.2%),^[9] in the four-way November 4, 2008, General election Kirkeby took the first seat with 4,556 votes (33%) and fellow Republican nominee Don Kopp took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Fern Johnson and Curtis Marquardt.^[10]
• 2010 Kirkeby and Kopp were unopposed for the June 8, 2010, Republican Primary^[11] and won the four-way November 2, 2010, General election, where Kirkeby took the first seat with 3,609 votes (35.3%) and Representative Kopp took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Sharon Green and Independent candidate Jay Pond.^[12]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Mark Kirkeby . . . January 24, 2014.
2. Web site: Mark Kirkeby's Biography . . January 24, 2014.
3. Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014.
4. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014.
5. Web site: 2000 Republican Legislative Primaries . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201223323/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo00_republegisprimaries.shtm . February 1, 2014 .
6. Web site: 2000 General Election Official Returns for Legislature . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014.
7. Web site: 2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103312/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
8. Web site: 2006 Legislature Official Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
9. Web site: 2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
10. Web site: 2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
11. Web site: Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014.
12. Web site: 2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 24, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm . January 16, 2014 .