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Pamela Weston
Pamela Weston was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 21 of the Tennessee House of Representatives. She ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.[1]
Campaign themes
2016
Weston's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Healthcare
- Excerpt: "Healthcare access matters to all of us and waiting even one more day is completely unacceptable."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "We all want good jobs, for ourselves and for our neighbors. We want our young people to be able to choose to remain in our community and we want to be able to offer them good opportunities right here at home."
Education
- Excerpt: "A common sense approach to and a genuine respect for real education will help insure that Tennesseans across the life span have access to a high quality and well funded public education."
Elections
2016
Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.
Incumbent Jimmy Matlock defeated Pamela Weston and William Vandever in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 21 general election.[3][4]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jimmy Matlock Incumbent |
76.82% | 21,087 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Weston | 19.84% | 5,447 | |
| Independent | William Vandever | 3.34% | 916 | |
| Total Votes | 27,450 | |||
| Source: Tennessee Secretary of State | ||||
Pamela Weston ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 21 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Pamela Weston (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jimmy Matlock ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 21 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Tennessee House of Representatives, District 21 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jimmy Matlock Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Pamela Weston was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Jimmy Matlock was unopposed in the Republican primary. Matlock defeated Weston in the general election.[7][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jimmy Matlock Incumbent |
78.6% | 13,792 | |
| Democratic | Pamela O. Weston | 21.4% | 3,746 | |
| Total Votes | 17,538 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Tennessee General Assembly
- Tennessee House of Representatives District 21
- Tennessee House of Representatives
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Pamela O. Weston for Tennessee, "Home," accessed accessed July 7, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
