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Ron Swindall

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Ron Swindall was a 2016 special election candidate for District 89 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Elections

2016

See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2016

A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 89 was called for November 8. A runoff election was held on November 29. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was October 10.[1]

The seat was vacant following Bobby Shows' (R) retirement on July 1.[1]

Travis Mac Haynes, Donnie Scoggin, and Ron Swindall faced off in the special election. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Scoggin and Swindall, met in a runoff election, which Scoggin won.[2][3]Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels.[4]

2011

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011

Swindall ran in the 2011 election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79. He ran unopposed in the August 2 primary and was defeated by incumbent Democrat Blaine Eaton, II in the November 8 general election.[5][6]

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 79 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBlaine Eaton, II Incumbent 57.6% 4,956
     Republican Ron Swindall 42.4% 3,652
Total Votes 8,608

Endorsements

Swindall was endorsed by the Mississippi Tea Party. The 79th is one of 10 districts the Tea Party’s Move the House Committee specifically targeted as necessary to win in order to gain conservative control of the House.[7]

Campaign themes

2011

On his campaign website, Swindall lists five principles of his campaign:[8]

  • "Reduce the size of government & tax burden on our citizens."
  • "Personal accountability."
  • "Lower Mississippi’s abortion rate."
  • "Stop the practice of “ear marking” legislation for political gain."
  • "Uphold free market principles to help provide jobs."

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson Free Press, "Bryant Sets Nov. 8 Elections for 2 Mississippi House Seats," accessed August 1, 2016
  2. ↑ MS News Now, "The Latest: Wilson keeps seat on Court of Appeals," accessed November 30, 2016
  3. ↑ wdam.com, "Mississippi House races head to runoff," accessed November 10, 2016
  4. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Special Election Candidate Qualifying List," accessed October 12, 2016
  5. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2011 Primary Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
  6. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Official 2011 General Election Results," accessed February 13, 2014
  7. ↑ Y'all Politics, "Mississippi Tea Party To Target 10 Seats," September 6, 2011
  8. ↑ Vote Swindall, "Issues," accessed October 27, 2011


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