{{Short description|American politician (1948–2020)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = William Outten | image = William Bobby Outten 2012.jpg | state_house = Delaware | district = 30th | term_start = November 3, 2004 | term_end = November 7, 2018 | predecessor = George Quillen | successor = W. Shannon Morris | birth_name = William Robert Outten | birth_date = {{birth date|1948|10|1}} | birth_place = Milford, Delaware, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|17|1948|10|1}} | death_place = Milford, Delaware, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Delaware Technical Community College | profession = | website = }}
'''William Robert "Bobby" Outten''' (October 1, 1948 – March 17, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the Delaware House of Representatives from 2005 to 2019, representing District 30.<ref name="DL">{{cite web |url= https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/149/Outten |title= Former Representative William R. Outten (R) |publisher= Delaware General Assembly |location= Dover, Delaware |accessdate= January 20, 2019}}</ref><ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/30660 |title= William Outten's Biography |publisher= Vote Smart |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> Outten earned an AA in business administration from Delaware Technical Community College. He died in 2020 at the age of 71.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wgmd.com/former-state-rep-bobby-outten-passes-away-at-71/|title = Former State Rep. Bobby Outten passes away at 71|date = 19 March 2020}}</ref>
==Electoral history== *In 2004, Outten won the general election with 4,644 votes (59.3%) against Democratic nominee Kimberly Robbins to replace retiring Republican George Quillen.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061129125138/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect04/elect04_general/elect04_general_office.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 29, 2006 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 2, 2004 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> *In 2006, Outten won the general election with 3,521 votes (63.4%) against Democratic nominee Robert Price, who had run in 2004 but lost the primary election to Kimberly Robbins.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080206201049/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect06/elect06_general/html/elect06_general_office.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= February 6, 2008 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2006 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> *In 2008, Outten was unopposed in the general election, winning 6,921 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090115215657/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect08/elect08_general_election/html/elect08_gen_office.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 15, 2009 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 4, 2008 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> *In 2010, Outten was unopposed in the general election, winning 5,514 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101110023132/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect10/elect10_General/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 10, 2010 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 2, 2010 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> *In 2012, Outten won the general election with 5,906 votes (91.9%) against Libertarian nominee Gordon Smith.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121115030430/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect12/elect12_general/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= November 15, 2012 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 6, 2012 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= November 8, 2013}}</ref> *In 2014, Outten won the general election with 3,489 votes (65.7%) against Democratic nominee Jonathan Gallo and Libertarian nominee Gordon Smith.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20061206132203/http://elections.delaware.gov/results/html/election.shtml |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 6, 2006 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date= November 7, 2014 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate= June 18, 2015}}</ref> *In 2016, Outten won the general election with 6,337 votes (70.7%) against Democratic nominee Charles Groce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223223533/http://elections.delaware.gov/archive/elect16/elect16_general/html/election.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |title= State of Delaware General Election Official Results |date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Delaware Department of Elections |department=Office of the State Election Commissioner |accessdate=January 20, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://legis.delaware.gov/AssemblyMember/149/Outten Official page] at the Delaware General Assembly * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=30660 | fec= | congress= }}<!-- Links formerly displayed via the CongLinks template: * [http://ballotpedia.org/William_Outten Biography] at Ballotpedia * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4581 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * -->
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