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Lajena Sheets
Lajena Sheets (Reform Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 4th Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Sheets was a 2016 Reform candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4
Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated Jeramey Anderson and Lajena Sheets in the general election for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Palazzo (R) | 68.2 | 152,633 |
![]() | Jeramey Anderson (D) | 30.7 | 68,787 | |
Lajena Sheets (Reform Party) | 1.0 | 2,312 |
Total votes: 223,732 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Turner (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4
Jeramey Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Jeramey Anderson | 100.0 | 14,560 |
Total votes: 14,560 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4
Incumbent Steven Palazzo defeated E. Brian Rose in the Republican primary for U.S. House Mississippi District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Steven Palazzo | 70.5 | 30,270 |
![]() | E. Brian Rose | 29.5 | 12,664 |
Total votes: 42,934 | ||||
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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][2]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | ![]() |
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 | ||
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65.5% | 29,149 | ||
Nathan Stewart | 34.5% | 15,384 | ||
Total Votes | 44,533 | |||
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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89.1% | 87,997 | ||
Jimmy Giles | 10.9% | 10,760 | ||
Total Votes | 98,757 | |||
Source: Mississippi Republican Party |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Mississippi's 4th Congressional District election, 2018
- Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District
Footnotes