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Michael Cathey
Michael Cathey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 10. Cathey lost in the Democratic primary runoff on August 27, 2019.
Biography
Cathey earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Mississippi. His professional experience includes working as the Director of Elections in the Mississippi Secretary of State's office and as the owner of a Subway restaurant franchise.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi State Senate District 10
Incumbent Neil Whaley defeated Andre R. DeBerry in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 10 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Neil Whaley (R) | 57.9 | 8,738 | |
 | Andre R. DeBerry (D) | 42.1 | 6,360 | |
| Total votes: 15,098 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi State Senate District 10
Andre R. DeBerry defeated Michael Cathey in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi State Senate District 10 on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andre R. DeBerry | 57.9 | 4,001 |
| Michael Cathey | 42.1 | 2,912 | ||
| Total votes: 6,913 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 10
Andre R. DeBerry and Michael Cathey advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carlton Smith and Alicia Blanks in the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 10 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andre R. DeBerry | 35.9 | 2,958 |
| ✔ | Michael Cathey | 30.2 | 2,486 | |
 | Carlton Smith | 22.5 | 1,857 | |
| Alicia Blanks | 11.4 | 939 | ||
| Total votes: 8,240 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 10
Incumbent Neil Whaley advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 10 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Neil Whaley | 100.0 | 3,647 | |
| Total votes: 3,647 | |||
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2017
A special election for the position of Mississippi State Senate District 10 was called for November 7, 2017. A runoff election was held on November 28, 2017.
The seat became vacant in July 2017 after Bill Stone (D) resigned to become manager of the Holly Springs Utility Department.[2]
Michael Cathey, Sharon Gipson, Lennell Lucas, Ray Minor, and Neil Whaley ran in the special election.[3] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the special election, Gipson and Whaley, faced off in the runoff election. Whaley defeated Gipson in the runoff election. Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 10, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Neil Whaley |
54.8% | 3,591 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Gipson | 45.2% | 2,964 | |
| Total Votes | 6,555 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
| Mississippi State Senate, District 10, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Neil Whaley (advanced to runoff) |
35.8% | 2,244 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon Gipson (advanced to runoff) |
30.4% | 1,905 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael Cathey | 16.7% | 1,050 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ray Minor | 10% | 624 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lennell Lucas | 7.1% | 448 | |
| Total Votes | 6,271 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] Incumbent Lataisha M. Jackson defeated Michael Cathey in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Jackson ran unchallenged in the District 11 general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Lataisha M. Jackson Incumbent |
70.9% | 3,067 |
| Michael Cathey | 29.1% | 1,261 |
| Total Votes | 4,328 | |
2013
Cathey ran in the special election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 11. The seat was vacant following Joe Gardner's death on February 4. Cathey filed to run but did not appear on the special election ballot.[5][6]
2011
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011
Cathey ran in the 2011 election for Mississippi Senate District 10. He lost to Steve Hale in the primary on August 2, 2011. Vann Branch ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[7]
| Mississippi State Senate, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Steve Hale |
53.8% | 6,896 |
| Michael Cathey | 46.2% | 5,928 |
| Total Votes | 12,824 | |
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Michael Cathey did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Personal
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Cathey and his wife, Shirley, have two sons.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook.com, "Michael Cathey for Mississippi Senate: Info," accessed July 25, 2011
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Stone leaving Mississippi Senate for utility job," July 25, 2017
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2017 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ SunHerald.com, "5 on ballot in House District 11 election," March 1, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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