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Ron Vincent
Ron Vincent was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi.[1] He was defeated by incumbent Steven Palazzo in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.
Vincent was previously a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Mississippi. He was defeated by incumbent Steve Palazzo in the March 13 primary.[2]
Biography
Vincent was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and spent much of his career with GE Energy. He spent three years in the military as a radio operator with the US Army. He has 15 years of business experience in Western and Eastern Europe, where he learned to speak and write German. He is a member of the Main Street Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.[3]
Elections
2014
| Right Side Radio Show on February 12, 2012 |
Vincent ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 4th District. Vincent sought the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to incumbent Steven Palazzo.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steven Palazzo Incumbent |
50.5% | 54,268 | ||
| Gene Taylor | 43% | 46,133 | ||
| Tom Carter | 4.6% | 4,955 | ||
| Tavish Kelly | 1.1% | 1,129 | ||
| Ron Vincent | 0.8% | 904 | ||
| Total Votes | 107,389 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State - Official Republican primary results |
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2012
Vincent ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 4th District. He was defeated by incumbent Steve Palazzo in the March 13 primary.[4][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Steven Palazzo Incumbent |
73.9% | 60,722 |
| Cindy Burleson | 7.4% | 6,081 |
| Ron Vincent | 18.7% | 15,378 |
| Total Votes | 82,181 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Ron + Vincent + Mississippi + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Mississippi's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Mississippi's 4th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ WAPT 16, "Unofficial Mississippi Primary Results," March 13, 2012
- ↑ Ron Vincent for Congress, "About Ron," accessed March 7, 2012
- ↑ WAPT 16, "Unofficial Mississippi Primary Results," March 13, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State Mississippi Board of Elections, "2012 Primary Results," accessed March 13, 2014
