Ben Easton
Ben Easton ran for election to the Austin City Council to represent District 10 in Texas. Easton lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Easton was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 48 of the Texas House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.
Easton was a 2012 candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Bill Flores on November 6, 2012.[1]
Biography
Easton earned his B.S. in philosophy from Washington and Lee University in 1981.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Austin, Texas (2020)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Austin City Council District 10
Incumbent Alison Alter defeated Jennifer Virden in the general runoff election for Austin City Council District 10 on December 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alison Alter (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 12,480 |
 | Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 11,824 | |
| Total votes: 24,304 | |||
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General election
General election for Austin City Council District 10
The following candidates ran in the general election for Austin City Council District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alison Alter (Nonpartisan) | 34.2 | 15,640 |
| ✔ | | Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 11,637 |
| Pooja Sethi (Nonpartisan) | 18.1 | 8,295 | ||
 | Robert Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 7,599 | |
| Belinda Greene (Nonpartisan) | 3.0 | 1,364 | ||
 | Ben Easton (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 847 | |
| Noel Tristan (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 390 | ||
| Total votes: 45,772 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Ben Easton in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Donna Howard Incumbent |
79.40% | 60,512 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Easton | 20.60% | 15,702 | |
| Total Votes | 76,214 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Donna Howard ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Donna Howard Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Donna Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Howard defeated Ben Easton (L) in the general election.[6][7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donna Howard Incumbent |
78.1% | 39,668 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Easton | 21.9% | 11,126 | |
| Total Votes | 50,794 | |||
2012
Easton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 17th District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Bill Flores (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Flores Incumbent |
79.9% | 143,284 | |
| Libertarian | Ben Easton | 20.1% | 35,978 | |
| Total Votes | 179,262 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ben Easton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012
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