Bikram Mohanty
Bikram Mohanty was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the Georgia State Senate. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2012.
Campaign themes
2014
Mohanty's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
| “ | I am running because I am truly inspired to make a difference on the following issues:
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” |
Elections
2014
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Bikram K. Mohanty was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while C. Ellis Black and John P. Page advanced past Richard David Raines in the Republican primary. Black faced Page in a runoff election on July 22, 2014, which Black won. Mohanty was defeated by Black in the general election.[3][4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  C. Ellis Black |
61.4% | 21,345 | |
| Democratic | Bikram Mohanty | 38.6% | 13,441 | |
| Total Votes | 34,786 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ellis Black |
48.7% | 4,084 |
| John P. Page |
29.3% | 2,460 |
| Richard David Raines | 22% | 1,846 |
| Total Votes | 8,390 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Ellis Black |
50.4% | 3,611 |
| John P. Page | 49.6% | 3,553 |
| Total Votes | 7,164 | |
2012
- See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012
Mohanty ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 8. Mohanty ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Tim Golden (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tim Golden Incumbent |
62% | 36,479 | |
| Democratic | Bikram Mohanty | 38% | 22,320 | |
| Total Votes | 58,799 | |||
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Bikram + Mohanty + Georgia + Senate"
See also
- Georgia State Senate
- Georgia State Senate elections, 2014
- Georgia State Legislature
- Georgia State Senate District 8
External links
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Bikram Mohanty on Twitter
Footnotes
- ↑ joinmohanty.com, "Official campaign website," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official runoff election results," accessed August 29, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
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