Jan Kok

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Jan Kok

Approval Voting Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Personal

Profession

Software engineer

Contact

Personal LinkedIn

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Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Jan Kok attended Colorado State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His career experience includes working as a software engineer and electrical engineer.

Elections

2024

See also: Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)

Colorado's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 2

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse (D)	69.6	202,249
		Marshall Dawson (R)	28.5	82,797
		Gaylon Kent (L)	0.9	2,662
		Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni (Unity Party)	0.6	1,853
		Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)	0.4	1,230
		Mike Watson (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)	0.0	0

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 290,791
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Incumbent Joe Neguse advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Neguse	100.0	91,218

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bernard Coleman (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2

Marshall Dawson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 2 on June 25, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marshall Dawson	100.0	30,825

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 30,825
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2022

Secretary of state election

See also: Colorado Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Colorado Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the general election for Colorado Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jena Griswold (D)	55.1	1,369,040
		Pam Anderson (R)	42.1	1,045,482
		Bennett Rutledge (L)	1.5	36,485
		Amanda Campbell (American Constitution Party)	0.7	17,602
		Gary Swing (Unity Party)	0.5	11,458
		Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)	0.2	4,591

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,484,658
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jeff Orrok (Approval Voting Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Incumbent Jena Griswold advanced from the Democratic primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jena Griswold	100.0	510,462

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 510,462
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State

Pam Anderson defeated Tina Peters and Mike O'Donnell in the Republican primary for Colorado Secretary of State on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Pam Anderson	43.1	268,638
		Tina Peters	28.9	180,059
		Mike O'Donnell	28.1	175,158

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 623,855
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Winney (R)

Approval Voting Party convention

Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado Secretary of State

Jeff Orrok advanced from the Approval Voting Party convention for Colorado Secretary of State on March 26, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jeff Orrok (Approval Voting Party)

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Lieutenant governor election

See also: Colorado gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Colorado on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dianne Primavera (D)	58.5	1,468,481
		Danny Moore (R)	39.2	983,040
		Michele Poague (L)	1.2	28,939
		Darryl Gibbs (American Constitution Party)	0.9	21,623
		Cynthia Munhos de Aquino Sirianni (Unity Party)	0.3	6,687
		Sean Hoyt (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	52
		Kathren May (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,508,830
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Elijah Hatch (R)
• Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)

2020

See also: Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Republican primary)

Colorado's 1st Congressional District election, 2020 (June 30 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette defeated Shane Bolling, Kyle Furey, Paul Fiorino, and Jan Kok in the general election for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette (D)	73.6	331,621
		Shane Bolling (R)	23.5	105,955
		Kyle Furey (L)	1.9	8,749
		Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)	0.6	2,524
		Jan Kok (Approval Voting Party)	0.3	1,441

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 450,290
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Camp (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Incumbent Diana DeGette advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Diana DeGette	100.0	187,341

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,341
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Meghan Pratschler (D)
• Gabrielle Watson (D)
• Charlie Madison Winters (D)
• Crisanta Duran (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Shane Bolling advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on June 30, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shane Bolling	100.0	32,176

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,176
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Kyle Furey advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Kyle Furey (L)

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Unity Party convention

Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1

Paul Fiorino advanced from the Unity Party convention for U.S. House Colorado District 1 on April 4, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Paul Fiorino (Unity Party)

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Secretary of state election

Jan Kok did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Lieutenant governor election

Jan Kok did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Jan Kok did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Jan Kok campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	U.S. House Colorado District 2	Lost general	$0	N/A**
2022	Colorado Secretary of State	Lost general	$0	$0
2020	U.S. House Colorado District 1	Lost general	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Colorado's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Michael Bennet (D)

John Hickenlooper (D)

Representatives

District 1

Diana DeGette (D)

District 2

Joe Neguse (D)

District 3

Lauren Boebert (R)

District 4

Greg Lopez (R)

District 5

Doug Lamborn (R)

District 6

Jason Crow (D)

District 7

Brittany Pettersen (D)

District 8

Yadira Caraveo (D)

Democratic Party (7)

Republican Party (3)