Cindy Ayers-Elliott
Cindy Ayers-Elliott was a 2013 candidate for District 28 of the Mississippi State Senate. Special election candidates run without party labels.[1]
Elections
2013
Ayers-Elliott ran in the special election for District 28 of the Mississippi State Senate. The seat was vacant following Alice Harden's (D) death on December 6, 2012. Ayers-Elliott lost against Tamarra Grace Butler, Marshand Crisler, Sollie B. Norwood, Antonio Porter, James "Jimmy" Stewart, Kathy L. Sykes, Tommy L. Wallace, II and Cassanda Welchlin in the special election on February 5, 2013. Candidates had until January 7 to file. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. As no candidate took over 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Crisler and Norwood - proceeded to a runoff.[2][3][1][4][5]
| Mississippi State Senate, District 28, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Marshand Crisler |
25.6% | 775 | |
| Independent | Sollie Norwood |
22.3% | 675 | |
| Independent | Cindy Ayers-Elliott | 3.9% | 119 | |
| Independent | Tamarra Grace Butler | 21.6% | 652 | |
| Independent | Antonio Porter | 0.5% | 15 | |
| Independent | James "Jimmy" Stewart | 5.4% | 162 | |
| Independent | Kathy L. Sykes | 4.5% | 136 | |
| Independent | Tommy L. Wallace, II | 6.8% | 204 | |
| Independent | Cassanda Welchlin | 9.4% | 284 | |
| Total Votes | 3,022 | |||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, " 2013 candidate qualifying list," accessed January 11, 2013
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "State Sen. Alice Harden dies at 64," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Bryant sets Senate 28 special election," December 18, 2012
- ↑ Fox 10tv.com, "Runoff scheduled in Senate District 28," February 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 15, 2013
