Rhonda Baker

Rhonda Baker (born September 17, 1968) is an American politician who has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 60th district since 2016.[3][4]

Rhonda Baker
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 60th district
Incumbent
Assumed office November 16, 2016[1]
Preceded by	Dan Fisher
Personal details
Born	September 17, 1968 Yukon, Oklahoma
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Les[2]
Children	3[2]

Political career

In 2016, District 60 incumbent Dan Fisher chose not to seek re-election. Baker ran for the seat, won a plurality of votes in a three-way Republican primary, went on to win the primary runoff, and defeated Democrat Dennis Purifoy in the general election. Baker ran for re-election in 2018; she defeated primary challenger Jacqueline Smith, and was unopposed in the general election. She is running again for re-election in 2020.[1]

Electoral record

2016 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Baker	1,285	47.61%
	Republican	Chad Slane	1,035	38.35%
	Republican	Patrick Case	379	14.04%

2016 Republican primary runoff: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Baker	909	55.63%
	Republican	Chad Slane	725	44.37%

2016 general election: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Baker	9,386	67.42%
	Democratic	Dennis Purifoy	4,535	32.58%

2018 Republican primary: Oklahoma House of Representatives, District 60[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rhonda Baker	3,161	62.1%
	Republican	Jacqueline Smith	1,926	37.9%

Baker was unopposed in the 2018 general election.[1]

References

1. "Rhonda Baker". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. "Rhonda Baker's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
3. Ray Dyer (2016-11-12). "Margin of victory wide in local races". Elrenotribune.com. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
4. "Representative Rhonda Baker". Okhouse.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-27.