Ian Jackson
Ian Jackson was a 2017 Green-Rainbow Party special election candidate for the Fourth Middlesex District of the Massachusetts State Senate.
Jackson was a Green-Rainbow Party candidate for Massachusetts Treasurer in the 2014 elections.[1] Ian Jackson lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Massachusetts State Senate Fourth Middlesex District was called for July 25, 2017. A primary election was held on June 27, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 23, 2017.[2]
The seat became vacant on April 2, 2017, when Kenneth Donnelly (D) died following an eight-month battle with a brain tumor.[3]
Cindy Friedman defeated state Rep. Sean Garballey and Mary Ann Stewart in the special Democratic primary. Friedman defeated Green-Rainbow candidate Ian Jackson in the special election.[4][5]
| Massachusetts State Senate, Fourth Middlesex District, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cindy Friedman |
90.4% | 7,874 | |
| Green-Rainbow | Ian Jackson | 9.6% | 832 | |
| Total Votes | 8,706 | |||
| Massachusetts State Senate, Fourth Middlesex District, Special Election Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Cindy Friedman |
51.3% | 7,079 |
| Sean Garballey | 45.7% | 6,300 |
| Mary Ann Stewart | 3% | 411 |
| Total Votes | 13,790 | |
2014
Jackson ran for election to the office of Massachusetts Treasurer.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Massachusetts Treasurer, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Deb Goldberg |
55.1% | 1,120,192 | |
| Republican | Mike Heffernan | 40.8% | 828,894 | |
| Green | Ian Jackson | 4% | 81,907 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,665 | |
| Total Votes | 2,032,658 | |||
| Election results via Massachusetts Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- Massachusetts State Senate
- Massachusetts State Senate Fourth Middlesex District
- Massachusetts state legislative special elections, 2017
- Massachusetts State Legislature
- Massachusetts Treasurer
- Massachusetts down ballot state executive elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berkshire Eagle, Democrat Conroy shares his visions as state treasurer candidate, January 13, 2014
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "Special State Election Fourth Middlesex Senatorial District," accessed April 28, 2017
- ↑ Patch.com, "Sen. Kenneth Donnelly Dies at 66," accessed April 3, 2017
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "4th Middlesex Senate general election results," accessed July 31, 2017
- ↑ Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, "4th Middlesex Senate primary election results," accessed July 31, 2017
