Robert S. Kerr III

American politician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
Gender
Male
BirthOklahoma City, USA
Politics:Democratic Party
The details

Biography

Robert Samuel Kerr III (born October 12, 1950) is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma from 1986 to 1990, and as chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. He ran unsuccessfully for Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional district seat, losing in the Democratic Party primary to State Representative William K. Brewster.

Kerr was raised in southeastern Oklahoma. He is the grandson of U.S. Senator Robert S. Kerr. As Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, he served alongside Governor Henry Bellmon.

Kerr endorsed Bill Bradley for President of the United States in 2000.

Election results

1990 Democratic Primary 3rd District

Bill Brewster: 67,069 51%
Robert S. Kerr: 54,471 41%
Will Robison: 8,141. 6%
Other: 2,173. 2%
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