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Casey Mercier
Casey Mercier was a 2017 nonpartisan special election candidate for District 102 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 102 was called for September 12, 2017. A runoff election was held on October 3, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 24, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant in June 2017 after Toby Barker (R) was elected as the mayor of Hattiesburg.[2]
Cory Ferraez, Missy Warren McGee, Casey Mercier, and Kathryn Rehner faced off in the special election. Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels.[3] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the special election, Missy Warren McGee and Kathryn Rehner, faced off in the runoff election, which McGee won.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 102, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Missy Warren McGee |
67.8% | 2,110 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathryn Rehner | 32.2% | 1,000 | |
| Total Votes | 3,110 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 102, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Missy Warren McGee (advanced to runoff) |
44.8% | 1,491 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kathryn Rehner (advanced to runoff) |
24.4% | 812 | |
| Nonpartisan | Casey Mercier | 21.3% | 709 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cory Ferraez | 9.5% | 316 | |
| Total Votes | 3,328 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi House of Representatives District 102
- Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2017
- Mississippi State Legislature
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