Sam Fulton
Sam Fulton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 30. Fulton lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Fulton was a Democratic candidate for District 1 on the Vernon Parish School Board in Louisiana. He ran for office in the November 4, 2014, general election with five incumbents and three newcomers. District 1 had five seats up for election. Sam Fulton lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Biography
Sam Fulton is the assistant administrator for business development at Byrd Regional Hospital in Leesville, Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30
Charles Owen defeated A.C. Dowden Jr. in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Owen (R)  | 53.4 | 4,485 |
| A.C. Dowden Jr. (R) | 46.6 | 3,920 | ||
| Total votes: 8,405 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30
A.C. Dowden Jr. and Charles Owen defeated Sam Fulton in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | A.C. Dowden Jr. (R) | 46.3 | 3,721 | |
| ✔ | | Charles Owen (R) | 38.1 | 3,062 |
| Sam Fulton (R) | 15.6 | 1,255 | ||
| Total votes: 8,038 | |||
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2014
Twelve seats on the Vernon Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. District 1 had five representatives on the school board, while the remaining seven districts had one representative each. Incumbents for all districts were up for re-election. Candidates who were unopposed at the end of the filing period, on August 22, 2014, were considered elected as of that date.
All five incumbents for District 1 sought re-election. Three newcomers, John J. Driscoll (I), Jim Seaman (I) and Sam Fulton (D), challenged incumbents Randi Schamerhorn Gleason (R), Mel Harris (D), Robert Pynes Jr. (D), Doug Brandon (R) and Steve Woods (I).[2]
District 3 incumbent Richard Schwartz (R) did not file to run for re-election. Newcomers David J. Detz (R) and T.D. Holcomb (D) ran for the open seat.
Jesse Lentz (D) and James "PeeWee" McKee, Jr. (D) challenged incumbent Michael "Mike" Perkins (D) for the District 5 seat. Incumbent Vernon Travis, Jr. (D) faced Robert B. Blow (D) in the District 6 race. District 8 incumbent Gerald Cooley (R) ran against challenger Jeremy Goodwin (D).[2]
The District 2, 4 and 7 races were uncontested. Angie Wise-Davis (D) was elected without opposition to the District 2 seat. Incumbent Jerry L. Jeane (R) did not file to run for re-election. District 4 incumbent William "Randy" Martin (D) and District 7 incumbent John Blankenbaker (R) were re-election without opposition.[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Randi Schamerhorn Gleason Incumbent |
15.9% | 1,844 | |
| Independent | Steve Woods Incumbent |
15.8% | 1,833 | |
| Republican | Doug Brandon Incumbent |
14.6% | 1,694 | |
| Democratic | Robert Pynes Jr. Incumbent |
12.5% | 1,453 | |
| Independent | Jim Seaman |
11.9% | 1,376 | |
| Independent | John J. Driscoll | 10.7% | 1,247 | |
| Democratic | Sam Fulton | 10.4% | 1,205 | |
| Democratic | Mel Harris Incumbent | 8.2% | 956 | |
| Total Votes | 11,608 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Fulton reported no contributions of expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program as of October 29, 2014.
Endorsements
Fulton received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Sam Fulton did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
