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Ashley Henley
Ashley Henley (Republican Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 40. Henley assumed office on January 5, 2016. Henley left office on January 7, 2020.
Henley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 40. Henley lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Henley was found dead on June 13, 2021.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Henley was assigned to the following committees:
- House Constitution Committee
- House Corrections Committee
- Apportionment and Elections Committee
- House Education Committee
- Military Affairs Committee, Vice-Chairman
- Workforce Development Committee
- House Tourism Committee
- Youth and Family Affairs Committee
- House Technology Committee
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Hester Jackson-McCray defeated incumbent Ashley Henley in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hester Jackson-McCray (D) | 50.2 | 1,553 |
 | Ashley Henley (R) | 49.8 | 1,539 | |
| Total votes: 3,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Hester Jackson-McCray advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hester Jackson-McCray | 100.0 | 442 |
| Total votes: 442 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Ashley Henley defeated Francis Miller and Charlie Roberts in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Henley | 65.9 | 823 |
| Francis Miller | 27.4 | 342 | ||
| Charlie Roberts | 6.7 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 1,249 | |||
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Post-election challenge
On December 4, 2019, incumbent Henley (R) filed an election challenge and asked the GOP-led Mississippi House of Representatives to overturn the District 40 election. In the petition, Henley said that the election showed many irregularities. According to Mississippi Today, the specific grievances in the election challenge included: "A failure to collect voter signatures in one of the district’s six precincts and a lack of an incident report detailing why the signatures weren’t collected. She also alleges discovering: two uncounted paper ballots in which Henley’s name was marked; 11 names of voters who voted in a specific precinct while no records of their residency within that precinct could be found; voter signature receipts not stapled to the corresponding pages of the voter receipt book; and several ballots 'unaccounted for/missing.'" Hester Jackson McCray (D) defeated Henley in the 2019 general election by 14 votes.[2] A bipartisan House committee voted 5-0 on January 27, 2020, to seat McCray in the election.[3]
2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] Hester Jackson-McCray defeated Francis J. Miller in the Democratic primary. Ashley Henley defeated incumbent Pat Nelson in the Republican primary. Henley ran unchallenged in the District 40 general election. Michael McField (D) was removed from the candidate list before the primary.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ashley Henley |
68.3% | 1,173 | |
| Democratic | Hester Jackson-McCray | 31.7% | 544 | |
| Total Votes | 1,717 | |||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Hester Jackson-McCray |
51.4% | 76 |
| Francis J. Miller | 48.6% | 72 |
| Total Votes | 148 | |
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Ashley Henley |
56.6% | 799 |
| Pat Nelson Incumbent | 43.4% | 613 |
| Total Votes | 1,412 | |
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ashley Henley did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. News, "Man Arrested for Arson at Home of Slain Lawmaker's Relative," June 20, 2021
- ↑ Mississippi Today, "Southaven Republican challenges 14-vote loss to Democrat, asks House to overturn election," accessed December 6, 2019
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Hester Jackson-McCray Prevails in Special Election Committee," January 30, 2020
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
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| Preceded by Pat Nelson (R) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Hester Jackson-McCray (D) |
