# Robert S. Kerr III

Robert Samuel Kerr III (born October 12, 1950) is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 86th district from 1978 to 1980, 12th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 1987 to 1991, 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, he was endorsed by Carl Albert.
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, and in 2004 he endorsed Dick Gephardt.

## Electoral history

1978 Oklahoma House District 86 Democratic Primary Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 1,173 | 47.36% |
| | Jack Hachmeister | Democratic Party | 642 | 25.92% |
| | Elaine Bryant | Democratic Party | 354 | 14.30% |
| | I.C. Claud Nancy | Democratic Party | 242 | 9.76% |
| | Jess Kirby | Democratic Party | 66 | 2.66% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 2,477 | 100% |
1978 Oklahoma House District 86 Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 3,237 | 52.43% |
| | George Barnes | Republican Party | 2,937 | 47.57% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 6,174 | 100% |
1980 Oklahoma House District 86 Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Rick Stahl | Republican Party | 4,383 | 55.77% |
| | Robert S. "Bob" Kerr III | Democratic Party | 3,477 | 44.23% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 7,860 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 157,738 | 31.20% |
| | Cleta Mitchell | Democratic Party | 152,096 | 30.09% |
| | Spencer T Bernard (Incumbent) | Democratic Party | 113,844 | 22.52% |
| | Pete Reed | Democratic Party | 38,185 | 7.55% |
| | Bill Dickerson | Democratic Party | 26,390 | 5.22% |
| | Roger Streetman | Democratic Party | 17,271 | 3.42% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 505,524 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary Runoff Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 246,391 | 53.21% |
| | Cleta Mitchell | Democratic Party | 216,671 | 46.79% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 463,062 | 100% |
1986 Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 469,781 | 52.47% |
| | Tim Leonard | Republican Party | 425,540 | 47.53% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 895,321 | 100% |
1990 Oklahoma District 3 Democratic Primary House Election :
| Candidates | Candidates | Party | Votes | % |
| | Bill Brewster | Democratic Party | 67,069 | 50.87% |
| | Robert S. Kerr III | Democratic Party | 54,471 | 41.31% |
| | Will Robison | Democratic Party | 8,141 | 6.17% |
| | Eugene Poling | Democratic Party | 2,173 | 1.65% |
| Total Votes | Total Votes | Total Votes | 131,854 | 100% |