Mark Robertson (Arkansas)
Mark Robertson was a Democratic candidate for Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands in the 2014 elections.[1] Mark Robertson (Arkansas) lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Robertson last sought public office in 2012 when he ran on the Democratic ticket for the Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33.
Biography
Robertson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture. He went on to receive his M.S. from the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. He has been the sole principal of the firm MESA Landscape Architects, Inc. since 2006.
Education
- Northside High School (1972)
- Bachelor's degree - University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture
- Master's degree - Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences
Elections
2014
Robertson ran for election to the office of Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands.[1] He was uncontested for the Democratic nomination in the May 20 primary election. The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Thurston Incumbent |
57.2% | 471,848 | |
| Democratic | Mark Robertson | 36.6% | 302,048 | |
| Libertarian | Elvis D. Presley | 6.2% | 51,518 | |
| Total Votes | 825,414 | |||
| Election results via Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Robertson ran in the 2012 election for Arkansas House of Representatives, District 33. Robertson was defeated by Warwick Sabin in the May 22 Democratic primary.[2][3][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Warwick Sabin |
64.4% | 2,186 |
| Mark Robertson | 35.6% | 1,210 |
| Total Votes | 3,396 | |
Campaign donors
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| Mark Robertson campaign contribution history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| 2014 | Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands |  |
$101,755 | |
| Grand total raised | $101,755 | |||
| Source: [[5] Follow the Money] | ||||
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| Mark Robertson Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total raised | $101,755 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total raised by opponents | $60,146 (Republican) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Mark Robertson | $6,100 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jo Ann Coleman | $2,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas Democratic Party | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Powers of Arkansas | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Reddick | $2,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $68,590 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $31,250 ($1,915 other) | ||||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $96,715 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $3,710 ($1,330 unknown) | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal
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Robertson and his wife, Le Ann, have one daughter.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2014 Preferential Primary Elections & Non Partisan General Election, Candidate Information: Mark A. Robertson," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2012 Election candidates," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Arkansas State Primary Election, May 22, 2012," accessed July 11, 2012
- ↑ , "Robertson, Mark," accessed May 27, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money.org, "Home," accessed May 7, 2021
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