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Dennis Quinn
Dennis C. Quinn was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi.[1]
Quinn was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 38 of the Mississippi State Senate.
Quinn was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi.[2] He was defeated by Doug Magee in a runoff election on June 24, 2014.
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Gregg Harper (R) defeated Dennis Quinn (D), Roger Gerrard (Veterans Party of America), and Lajena Sheets (Reform) in the general election. Harper defeated Jimmy Giles in the Republican primary on March 8, 2016. Quinn defeated Nathan Stewart in the Democratic primary on March 8, 2016. Both Gerrard and Sheets were unopposed.[1][3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Gregg Harper Incumbent |
66.2% | 209,490 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Quinn | 30.4% | 96,101 | |
| Veterans Party of America | Roger Gerrard | 2.7% | 8,696 | |
| Reform | Lajena Sheets | 0.7% | 2,158 | |
| Total Votes | 316,445 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dennis Quinn |
65.5% | 29,149 | ||
| Nathan Stewart | 34.5% | 15,384 | ||
| Total Votes | 44,533 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Gregg Harper Incumbent |
89.1% | 87,997 | ||
| Jimmy Giles | 10.9% | 10,760 | ||
| Total Votes | 98,757 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Republican Party |
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2015
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] Tammy Witherspoon and Angela Brooks defeated Daryl Porter Jr., Albert Eubanks and Gregory Harris in the Democratic primary. Witherspoon defeated Brooks in the August 25 primary runoff. Dennis Quinn was unopposed in the Republican primary. Benté Johnson (I) ran as a third party candidate. Witherspoon defeated Quinn and Johnson in the general election.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tammy Witherspoon |
60.4% | 10,628 | |
| Republican | Dennis Quinn | 21.2% | 3,737 | |
| Independent | Benté Johnson | 18.4% | 3,238 | |
| Total Votes | 17,603 | |||
| Mississippi State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Tammy Witherspoon |
29% | 3,826 |
| Angela Brooks |
26.2% | 3,456 |
| Daryl Porter Jr. | 20.8% | 2,746 |
| Albert Eubanks | 12.4% | 1,635 |
| Gregory Harris | 11.6% | 1,531 |
| Total Votes | 13,194 | |
2014
Quinn ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 3rd District. Quinn sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but the primary resulted in a runoff. He lost to Doug Magee in the June 24, 2014, runoff election.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Doug Magee |
48.2% | 7,738 | ||
| Dennis Quinn |
36.3% | 5,820 | ||
| Jim Liljeberg | 15.5% | 2,490 | ||
| Total Votes | 16,048 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic primary results |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Doug Magee |
52.5% | 4,925 | ||
| Dennis Quinn | 47.5% | 4,462 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,387 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Democratic runoff primary results |
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Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District
- Mississippi State Senate
- Mississippi State Senate District 38
- Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed January 12, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Primary Results: Statewide, county by county," March 8, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
