House District 5

Brad Drake has big lead in recent poll, first to qualify by petition in HD 5

Published on May 20, 2016 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Peter Schorsch

A new poll of House District 5 voters shows incumbent Republican Rep. Brad Drake with a 32-point lead over his primary challenger, former state Rep. Bev Kilmer. The survey revealed that, in a head-to-head matchup, Drake leads Kilmer 40 percent to 17 percent. Among the most likely to vote Republican primary voters Drake leads 61 to 20 percent. Drake is even winning in Jackson County, where Kilmer recently moved, after returning from living in Texas. The poll — from Data…

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Former lawmaker Bev Kilmer challenges Brad Drake for Panhandle House seat

Published on August 28, 2015 in Statewide/Top Headlines by Ryan Ray

When Rep. Brad Drake agreed to step aside and allow Rep. Marti Coley to finish out her tenure in the House after 2011 redistricting, he probably figured her former HD 5 seat was all his for four terms. But Bev Kilmer has announced she will not extend Drake the same professional courtesy Coley received when she and Drake were drawn into the same district. Kilmer, a former fellow Republican state representative, filed paperwork to run for the deep-red Panhandle House seat on Wednesday, according to Division of Elections…

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