Jamie Mayo (Louisiana)
Jamie Mayo was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[1][2] Mayo received enough votes to participate in a runoff election against Ralph Abraham (R). He was defeated by Abraham in the runoff election on December 6, 2014.[3]
He was a 2013 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana.[4] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[5]
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to appeal to the people of the 5th Congressional District,” Mayo said in a statement prior to his official announcement on August 18, 2013.
Mayo has been the mayor of Monroe, LA, for 12 years.[6]
Issues
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
In a forum on October 8, 2013, at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Mayo commented on the shutdown, calling it “ludicrous” and said government leaders should have worked out the problem before allowing the problem to escalate.[7]
“It’s all about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The American people are being held hostage because one party didn’t get its way,” Mayo said.[7]
Elections
2014
December 6, 2014 runoff election
Mayo was defeated by Ralph Abraham in the runoff election on December 6, 2014. Both candidates placed as the top vote receivers in the primary election on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Ralph Abraham |
64.2% | 134,616 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 35.8% | 75,004 | |
| Total Votes | 209,620 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
November 4, 2014 general election
Mayo ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th District.[8] He secured enough votes to participate in a general election against Ralph Abraham.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vance McAllister Incumbent | 11.11% | 26,606 | |
| Republican | Ralph Abraham |
23.16% | 55,489 | |
| Republican | Harris Brown | 4.13% | 9,890 | |
| Republican | Zach Dasher | 22.39% | 53,628 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 7.46% | 17,877 | |
| Republican | Ed Tarpley Jr. | 1.92% | 4,594 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo |
28.22% | 67,611 | |
| Libertarian | Charles Saucier | 0.92% | 2,201 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.69% | 1,655 | |
| Total Votes | 239,551 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2013
Mayo ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[4] The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[9] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[5]
“I’m honored to have the opportunity to appeal to the people of the 5th Congressional District,” Mayo said in a statement prior to his official announcement on August 18, 2013.
Mayo said the race will not be about “blue” or “red” politics. “My focus is going to be on green,” he said, about putting the focus on economic development, education, health care and removing the “stigma” of being in one of the poorest congressional districts in the nation.
“It was my hope there would be one candidate for the Democratic Party, but it appears that is not going to happen. I did consider not running because of that,” Mayo said. He argued that the overwhelming encouragement he received convinced him to enter the race and to push for some of the progress made in Monroe throughout the entire district.[4]
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Neil Riser |
32% | 33,045 | |
| Republican | Vance McAllister |
17.8% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 10.9% | 11,250 | |
| Republican | Phillip "Blake" Weatherly | 0.5% | 517 | |
| Republican | Jay Morris | 6.9% | 7,083 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hunter | 3% | 3,088 | |
| Democratic | Robert Johnson | 9.6% | 9,971 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 14.8% | 15,317 | |
| Democratic | Weldon Russell | 2.5% | 2,554 | |
| Libertarian | Henry Herford, Jr. | 0.9% | 886 | |
| Libertarian | S.B.A. Zaitoon | 0.1% | 129 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.5% | 492 | |
| Independent | Tom Gibbs | 0.3% | 324 | |
| Independent | Peter Williams | 0.3% | 335 | |
| Total Votes | 103,377 | |||
| Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Monroe Mayor Mayo to make second run at Congress," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ My ARKLAMISS, "UPDATE: Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo Enters 5th Congressional District Race," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 28, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Advocate, "Monroe mayor to run for 5th Congressional District seat," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "U. S. Representative -- 5th Congressional District," accessed October 19, 2013
- ↑ The News Star, "Mayo commits to 5th District race," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Town Talk, "5th District race: 3 candidates blast shutdown at UL-Monroe forum," accessed October 10, 2013
- ↑ KNOE, "Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo enters 5th Congressional District race," accessed July 14, 2014
- ↑ Nola.com, "Rodney Alexander to join Jindal administration, departure from Congress will trigger special election," accessed August 8, 2013
