After defeating a dozen other candidates in the primary, Stupak forced an incumbent city council member into a runoff general election contest. Following what many believed was a tampered vote count, Stupak lost the election. In 2006, Stupak unsuccessfully ran as a Democrat for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. Personal life While in Australia, Stupak was briefly married to Annette Suna, and they had a daughter, Nicole. From 1971 to 1985, Stupak was married to Sandra Joyce Wilkinson, and had two more children, Nevada and Summer. Death and legacy Stupak died of leukemia on September 25, 2009, at 67. In February 2016, the Las Vegas Planning Commission and the Las Vegas City Council unanimously approved the renaming of one block of Baltimore Avenue as Bob Stupak Avenue. The renaming occurred on Stupak's birthday, April 6, 2016, as part of a 20th anniversary celebration held for the Stratosphere on the property's south side, near the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard. A community center and a park named after Stupak are located near the Stratosphere. The community center was opened in 1992, and was demolished in 2010, to be replaced by the new Stupak Park. A new Stupak Community Center was opened on January 4, 2010. The new facility is 34,183 square feet and cost $7.5 million to construct. The community center celebrated its 25th anniversary in January 2017. References Further reading Smith, John L. 1997. No Limit: The Rise and Fall of Bob Stupak and Las Vegas' Stratosphere Tower. Huntington Press. External links The Great Chip Caper Horseshoe redeems chips World Poker Tour Profile Hendon Mob tournament results PokerListings.com Player Profile John L. Smith Blog Bob Stupak's private photo album 1942 births 2009 deaths American poker players American casino industry businesspeople Deaths from cancer in Nevada Deaths from leukemia Nevada Democrats People from the Las Vegas Valley Businesspeople from Pittsburgh Super Bowl of Poker event winners World Series of Poker bracelet winners American people of Polish descent 20th-century American businesspeople