Richard Boyanton
Richard Boyanton (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Mississippi. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Richard Boyanton studied pre-law at the University of New Orleans. Boyanton's career experience includes working in manufacturing. He is a Vietnam veteran having served from 1967-68. His organizational affiliations include the N.R.A. and the Chamber of Commerce.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Mississippi
Incumbent Roger Wicker defeated David Baria, Danny Bedwell, and Shawn O'Hara in the general election for U.S. Senate Mississippi on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roger Wicker (R) | 58.5 | 547,619 |
 | David Baria (D) | 39.5 | 369,567 | |
 | Danny Bedwell (L) | 1.4 | 12,981 | |
 | Shawn O'Hara (Reform Party) | 0.6 | 6,048 | |
| Total votes: 936,215 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Mississippi
David Baria defeated Howard Sherman in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. Senate Mississippi on June 26, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Baria | 58.6 | 44,156 |
| Howard Sherman | 41.4 | 31,149 | ||
| Total votes: 75,305 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Mississippi
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Mississippi on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Howard Sherman | 31.8 | 27,957 | |
| ✔ | | David Baria | 31.0 | 27,244 |
 | Omeria Scott | 24.2 | 21,278 | |
| Victor Maurice Jr. | 5.0 | 4,361 | ||
| Jerone Garland | 4.9 | 4,266 | ||
 | Jensen Bohren | 3.2 | 2,825 | |
| Total votes: 87,931 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Mississippi
Incumbent Roger Wicker defeated Richard Boyanton in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Mississippi on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Roger Wicker | 82.8 | 130,118 |
 | Richard Boyanton | 17.2 | 27,052 | |
| Total votes: 157,170 | |||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Richard Boyanton participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on April 16, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Richard Boyanton's responses follow below.[2]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | 1) Term Limits |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Freedom of religion in Public Buildings and schools should not be infringed upon. The Bill of Rights does not suggest a Govt. which is to be absent of religion. It clearly provides for freedom of religion including, Displays of symbols and right to Prayer.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[4]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted on Ballotpedia’s biographical information submission form on April 16, 2018
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Richard Boyanton's responses," April 16, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
