Peggy Gibson

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Peggy Gibson
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd[1] district
In office
January 2009 – January 10, 2017
Serving with Quinten Burg (2009–2011)
Jim White (2011–2013)
Dick Werner (2013–2017)
Preceded byDale Hargens
Succeeded byRoger D. Chase
Personal details
Born (1949-02-22) February 22, 1949 (age 72)
Huron, South Dakota
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceHuron, South Dakota
Alma materArizona State University
Northern Montana College
Websitepeggygibsonsd.com

Peggy Anne Gibson[2] (born February 22, 1949 in Huron, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2009 until 2017.

Education[]

Gibson attended Arizona State University and earned her BA degrees in history and Spanish from Northern Montana College (now Montana State University–Northern).

Elections[]

  • 2012 With incumbent Republican Representative Jim White running for South Dakota Senate and leaving a House District 22 seat open, Gibson ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary and placed first with 1,058 votes (46.3%);[3] in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, Gibson took the first seat with 5,299 votes (30.6%) and Republican nominee Dick Werner took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Dale Hargens and Republican nominee Jay Slater.[4]
  • 2006 To challenge Senate District 22 incumbent Republican Senator Tom Hansen, Gibson was unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Democratic Primary[5] after another challenger withdrew, but lost the November 7, 2006 General election to Senator Hansen.[6]
  • 2008 When House District 22 incumbent Democratic Representative Dale Hargens ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 22 seat open, Gibson ran in the three-way June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary and placed second with 2,145 votes (38.57%) ahead of former state Senator Ron J. Volesky;[7] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election incumbent Democratic Representative Quinten Burg took the first seat and Gibson took the second seat with 4,939 votes (27.53%) ahead of Republican nominees Joshua Haeder (who had run for the seat in 2006) and Cliff Hadley.[8]
  • 2010 Gibson and incumbent Representative Burg were unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary[9] but in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, Gibson took the first seat with 4,856 votes (34.71%) and Republican nominee Jim White took the second seat ahead of Representative Burg; an election recount did not change the result.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ "Representative Peggy Gibson". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Peggy Gibson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  5. ^ "South Dakota Democratic Legislative Primary Election June 6, 2006 Official Canvass". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "2006 General Election Official Returns for Legislature". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  8. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  9. ^ "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

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