David Floyd Explained
David W. Floyd (born October 2, 1951, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for District 50. Floyd dropped out after filing for re-election in 2016 when Republican Chad McCoy challenged Floyd in the primary.[1] Floyd was known for pushing to abolish the death penalty in Kentucky.[2] He did not seek reelection to the house in 2016.
Floyd earned his BS from the United States Air Force Academy, and his MA in aeronautics from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University.
Elections
- 1996 Floyd initially ran for the District 50 seat and won the 1996 Republican Primary but lost the November 5, 1996 General election to Democratic nominee Jodie Haydon.
- 1998 Floyd and Representative Haydon were both unopposed for their 1998 primaries, setting up a rematch; Floyd lost the November 3, 1998 General election to Representative Haydon.
- 2004 When Representative Haydon left the Legislature and left the seat open, Floyd won the 2004 Republican Primary with 569 votes (72.0%)[3] and won the November 2, 2004 General election with 9,952 votes (54.0%) against Democratic nominee Tommy Reed.[4]
- 2006 Floyd was unopposed for both the 2006 Republican Primary[5] and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 7,880 votes.[6]
- 2008 Floyd was unopposed for both the 2008 Republican Primary[7] and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 14,623 votes.[8]
- 2010 Floyd was unopposed for the May 18, 2010 Republican Primary[9] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 10,325 votes (63.4%) against Democratic nominee Eddie O'Daniel.[10]
- 2012 Floyd was challenged in the May 22, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 894 votes (72.6%)[11] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 11,379 votes (53.4%) against Democratic nominee Dick Heaton.[12]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: GOP state Rep. David Floyd won't seek re-election. Co. Kentucky Legislative Research. kentucky. en. 2019-05-12.
- Web site: Bill to abolish death penalty in Ky defeated. The Courier-Journal. en. 2019-05-12.
- Web site: 2004 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 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 . April 30, 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 . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: 2006 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: 2008 Primary Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: 2008 General Election . Kentucky State Board of Elections . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 18, 2010 Official 2010 Primary Election Results . 25 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 2, 2010 Official 2010 General Election Results . 45 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . Frankfort, Kentucky . April 30, 2014.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky May 22, 2012 Official 2012 Primary Election Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103152601/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012offpriresults.pdf . November 3, 2014 . April 30, 2014 . . 26 . Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Web site: Commonwealth of Kentucky November 6, 2012 Official 2012 General Election Results . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140611025244/http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2012/2012genresults.pdf . June 11, 2014 . April 30, 2014 . Secretary of State of Kentucky . 40 . Frankfort, Kentucky.