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Sam Britton
Sam Britton (Republican Party) was a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission, representing Southern District. He assumed office in 2016. He left office on January 1, 2020.
Britton (Republican Party) ran for election for Mississippi Secretary of State. He lost in the Republican primary on August 6, 2019.
Biography
Britton grew up in Waynesboro, Mississippi. He attended Jones County Junior College before graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's degree in business. After becoming a certified public accountant, Britton started his own accounting firm.[1]
In his combined three-decade career in the Mississippi finance and accounting business, Britton has held positions within the offices of the state auditor and state tax commission. Britton was named as one of the Mississippi Business Journal's Mississippi Leaders in Finance for 2014.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi Secretary of State
Michael D. Watson Jr. defeated Johnny DuPree in the general election for Mississippi Secretary of State on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael D. Watson Jr. (R)  | 58.8 | 511,249 |
 | Johnny DuPree (D) | 41.2 | 357,806 | |
| Total votes: 869,055 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Secretary of State
Johnny DuPree defeated Maryra Hunt in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Secretary of State on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Johnny DuPree | 71.7 | 200,423 |
 | Maryra Hunt | 28.3 | 79,201 | |
| Total votes: 279,624 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Secretary of State
Michael D. Watson Jr. defeated Sam Britton in the Republican primary for Mississippi Secretary of State on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Watson Jr. | 52.8 | 187,054 |
 | Sam Britton | 47.2 | 167,440 | |
| Total votes: 354,494 | |||
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2015
Eleven state executive offices in Mississippi were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on August 4, 2015. Runoffs were scheduled for August 25 in case no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the popular vote in a given primary race.
Collier was defeated in the Republican primary, while Britton and Smith proceeded to a runoff election on August 25, 2015.[2] Britton defeated Smith in the runoff election by 17 points. Britton faced Tom Blanton (D) and Lonny Kenneth Spence (I) in the general election on November 3, 2015.[3]
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, South District, Republican Primary Runoff, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Sam Britton |
58.7% | 42,484 | ||
| Tony Smith | 41.3% | 29,899 | ||
| Total Votes | 72,383 | |||
| Election results via MS News Now. | ||||
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, South District, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Sam Britton |
46.5% | 54,662 | ||
| Tony Smith |
28.4% | 33,440 | ||
| Mike Collier | 25.1% | 29,541 | ||
| Total Votes | 117,643 | |||
| Election results via Associated Press. | ||||
| Mississippi Public Service Commission, Southern District, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tom Blanton | 37.4% | 89,146 | |
| Republican | Sam Britton |
60.5% | 144,194 | |
| Reform | Lonny Kenneth Spence | 2% | 4,867 | |
| Total Votes | 238,207 | |||
| Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign finance
Pre-election report (July 1, 2015 - July 25, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $32,516.78 and spent a total of $239,624.89 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 29, 2015.[4]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $282,560.38 | $10,935.00 | $226,405.31 | $67,090.07 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $31,274.88 | $13,050.00 | $4,687.80 | $39,637.08 |
Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $8,531.78 | $8,531.78 | $0.00 |
Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $32,516.78 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $239,624.89 | ||||
Third periodic report (June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $266,001.67 and spent a total of $68,931.86 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 26, 2015.[5]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $86,434.82 | $252,440.68 | $56,315.12 | $282,560.38 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $27,064.48 | $5,769.00 | $4,824.75 | $31,274.88 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $7,791.99 | $7,791.99 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $266,001.67 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $68,931.86 | ||||
Second periodic report (May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $13,948.92 and spent a total of $32,256.98 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $101,456.73 | $550.00 | $15,571.91 | $86,434.82 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $30,350.63 | $3,000.00 | $6,286.15 | $27,064.48 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $10,398.92 | $10,398.92 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $13,948.92 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $32,256.98 | ||||
First periodic report (Jan. 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $137,517.15 and spent a total of $46,341.73 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 8, 2015.[7]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $118,350.00 | $16,893.27 | $101,456.73 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $40,631.94 | $500.00 | $10,781.31 | $30,350.63 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $18,467.15 | $18,467.15 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $137,517.15 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $46,341.73 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sam Britton did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Britton’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Sam decided to run for Secretary of State because it is an office that gives him the platform to work on policy issues that help raise incomes for EVERY Mississippian. Policy areas such as lower taxes and fewer regulations on our businesses. Lower taxes and fewer regulations help create an environment where existing businesses can hire new employees and pay their current employees more money; plus, companies look at Mississippi as a place to come and expand their operations creating new jobs. Our economy is growing right now. Sam will continue the good work and he has a plan to create new growth. Sam is committed to improving the quality of life for every Mississippian and Sam will truly make a difference for Mississippi. Sam is a conservative outsider and a true fiscal and social conservative. Sam endorsed Pres. Trump early in the '16 GOP primary and plans to be a strong ally he can trust in Mississippi. Sam is pro-life, pro Second Amendment, for lower taxes and regulations, pro traditional marriage, for decisions to be made on a local level, pro law enforcement and securing our border, against corporate bailouts by the government and for open and fair elections.[8] |
” |
| —Sam Britton’s campaign website (2019)[9] | ||
Personal
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In 2015, Britton resided in Laurel with his wife, Robin Robinson.[1]
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sam Britton for Public Service Commissioner 2015 Official Campaign Website, "About Sam," accessed March 16, 2015
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ MS News Now, "Mississippi 2015 Statewide Primary Election," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 8, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Sam Britton Secretary of State, "Meet Sam," accessed June 4, 2019
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Steve Renfroe |
Mississippi Public Service Commission 2016–2020 |
Succeeded by Dane Maxwell (R) |
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