Celeste Williams

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Celeste Williams

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Celeste Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Williams was a Democratic candidate who sought election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 95. Williams lost the general election on November 6, 2018, after advancing from the primary on May 22, 2018.

Elections

2020

See also: Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Democratic primary)

Arkansas' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (March 3 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3

Incumbent Steve Womack defeated Celeste Williams and Michael Kalagias in the general election for U.S. House Arkansas District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steve Womack (R)	64.3	214,960
		Celeste Williams (D)	31.8	106,325
		Michael Kalagias (L)	3.9	12,977

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,262
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Celeste Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steve Womack advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Arkansas District 3.

2018

See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Austin McCollum defeated Celeste Williams in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Austin McCollum (R)	65.4	7,498
		Celeste Williams (D)	34.6	3,968

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,466 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95

Celeste Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Celeste Williams

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95

Incumbent Austin McCollum advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 95 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Austin McCollum

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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Celeste Williams completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Williams' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a nurse practitioner, wife, mother, and community servant. I graduated from Southern Nazarene University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. I am running for Congress because I believe no one should go broke because they get sick. I live just outside of Bella Vista with my husband, four children, chickens, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, 2 peacocks, 3 ducks, 2 rabbits, and a bearded dragon.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I'll take our public health crisis seriously and make healthcare more affordable.
• Regular working people like me should have a voice at the table where decisions are made.
• I'll never vote to cut Social Security or Medicare. You earn it - you keep it.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

After more than 20 years as a nurse, I've realized there are some things I can't fix in the exam room. I want a world where we can all succeed, where getting sick doesn't mean you go broke, where our children have a world class education, and we restore dignity to workers. The corruption and gridlock in Washington prevents us from making progress on these issues. If we want real solutions, we need to elect new people - people who won't put party ahead of country or winning ahead of doing what's right. The pandemic has exposed the glaring inequities in our system. We need leaders who follow science, listen to families, and are willing to work with their colleagues to bring real solutions to the American people.

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Footnotes

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Arkansas' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

John Boozman (R)

Tom Cotton (R)

Representatives

District 1

Rick Crawford (R)

District 2

French Hill (R)

District 3

Steve Womack (R)

District 4

Bruce Westerman (R)

Republican Party (6)