Max Black (politician)

Max C. Black (born July 2, 1936 in Delta, Utah)^[1] is a Republican Idaho State Representative representing District 15 in the B seat^[2] since 1993. Black announced his retirement from the legislature in 2012.

Education

Black graduated from Delta High School and earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Utah.

Elections

• 1992 When Republican Representative Phil Childers left the District 15 B seat open for his successful run for the district's senate seat, Black won the Republican primary against John Hart, and won the November 3, 1992, general election against Democratic nominee Kaye Knight.
• 1994 Unopposed for the May 24, 1994, Republican primary, Black won with 4,383 votes,^[3] and was unopposed for the November 8, 1994, general election, winning with 11,021 votes.^[4]
• 1996 Black won the May 28, 1996, Republican primary with 2,092 votes (61%) against Dan Westmark,^[5] and won the November 5, 1996, general election with 10,396 votes (67.6%) against Debi Gier (D).^[6]
• 1998 Unopposed for the May 26, 1998, Republican primary, Black won with 2,937 votes,^[7] and was unopposed for the November 3, 1998, general election, winning with 10,542 votes.^[8]
• 2000 Unopposed for the May 23, 2000, Republican primary, Black won with 4,618 votes,^[9] and won the three-party November 7, 2000, general election with 9,984 votes (63.2%) against Kathy Waddell (D) and Libertarian nominee Marvin Gardner.^[10]
• 2002 Black won the May 28, 2002, Republican primary with 2,386 votes (53.5%) against Jack Friesz; Waddell and Gardner won their primaries,^[11] setting up a rematch. Black won the three-party November 5, 2002, general election with 6,353 votes (53.2%) against Waddell and Gardner.^[12]
• 2004 Black won the May 25, 2004, Republican primary with 1,123 votes (51.61%) against Lynn Luker;^[13] no Democratic candidate ran, and Gardner again qualified as the Libertarian candidate, setting up a head-to-head match for their third contest. Black won the November 2, 2004, general election with 11,764 votes (77.1%) against Gardner.^[14] Luker would go on to win the District 15 A seat in 2006, serving together until 2012.
• 2006 Unopposed for the May 23, 2006, Republican primary, Black won with 3,247 votes,^[15] again with no Democratic candidate and again with Gardner as the Libertarian nominee for their fourth match and second head-to-head contest. Black won the November 7, 2006, general election with 8,622 votes (73.51%) against Gardner.^[16]
• 2008 Unopposed for the May 27, 2008, Republican primary, Black won with 2,118 votes; Greg Funk won the Democratic primary unopposed,^[17] and Gardner again qualified as the Libertarian candidate, for their fifth contest together. Black won the three-way November 4, 2008, general election with 8,963 votes (54.3%) against Funk and Gardner.^[18]
• 2010 Black won the May 25, 2010, Republican primary with 2,007 votes (58.3%) against Mark Patterson, with no Democratic primary,^[19] and Gardner again as the Libertarian nominee. Black won the November 2, 2010, general election with 8,188 votes (78.7%) against Gardner in their final contest together ––their third head-to-head and their sixth overall.^[20] Neither Black nor Gardner ran in 2012, but Patterson won the May 15, 2012, Republican nomination in his effort to succeed Black.

References

External links

• Max C. Black at the Idaho Legislature
• Profile at Project Vote Smart