Dan O'Keefe (politician)

Dan O'Keefe is a former member of the California State Senate and the Cupertino City Council.^[1] He was first elected to the state Senate in a 1980 special election, and was defeated for re-election in 1982. He was also the unsuccessful 1978 Republican nominee for Congress from California's 13th congressional district.

Electoral history

California's 13th District Congressional Election, November 7, 1978^[2]
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

California's 12th District state Senate Special Election, June 3, 1980^[3]
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

California's 12th state Senate District Election, November 2, 1982^[4]
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

^ 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).