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Marsh Davis
Marsh Davis (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 61. He assumed office on January 14, 2019. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Davis (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 2. He lost in the Republican primary runoff on June 21, 2022.
Biography
Marsh Davis was born in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Arkansas State University with a B.S. in Zoology. He went on to earn his Pharm.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His career experience includes being a pharmacist.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Davis was assigned to the following committees:
- House Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee
- Joint Performance Review Committee
- Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Davis was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2
Trey Steimel defeated Teresa Norman in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Trey Steimel (R) | 83.9 | 7,895 |
| Teresa Norman (L) | 16.1 | 1,520 | ||
| Total votes: 9,415 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2
Trey Steimel defeated incumbent Marsh Davis in the Republican primary runoff for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trey Steimel | 58.7 | 1,066 |
 | Marsh Davis | 41.3 | 749 | |
| Total votes: 1,815 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2
Incumbent Marsh Davis and Trey Steimel advanced to a runoff. They defeated Hazelle Marie Whited in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsh Davis | 42.3 | 2,207 |
| ✔ | | Trey Steimel | 32.3 | 1,685 |
| Hazelle Marie Whited | 25.5 | 1,329 | ||
| Total votes: 5,221 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2
Teresa Norman advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 2 on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Teresa Norman (L) | |
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61
Incumbent Marsh Davis won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsh Davis (R) | 100.0 | 10,313 |
| Total votes: 10,313 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Marsh Davis advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61
Marsh Davis defeated incumbent Scott Baltz in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marsh Davis (R) | 50.6 | 4,792 |
 | Scott Baltz (D) | 49.4 | 4,673 | |
| Total votes: 9,465 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61
Incumbent Scott Baltz advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Baltz |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61
Marsh Davis advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Marsh Davis |
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2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[2]
Incumbent Scott Baltz defeated Marsh Davis and Chris Olson in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 general election.[3]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Scott Baltz Incumbent |
50.44% | 5,559 | |
| Republican | Marsh Davis | 45.33% | 4,996 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Olson | 4.24% | 467 | |
| Total Votes | 11,022 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Scott Baltz ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 Democratic Primary.[4][5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 61 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Scott Baltz Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Marsh Davis ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 61 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Marsh Davis (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Marsh Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Marsh Davis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to small business issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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2020
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In 2020, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from April 8 to April 24.
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2019
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In 2019, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 24.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ State of Arkansas House of Representatives, "Marsh Davis," accessed October 3, 2019
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Scott Baltz (D) |
Arkansas House of Representatives District 61 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Jeremiah Moore (R) |
