Scott Lowell Downing
Scott Lowell Downing was a 2015 Republican special election candidate for District 155 of the Georgia House of Representatives.[1]
Elections
2015
A special election for the position of Georgia House of Representatives District 155 was called for July 14.[2] A runoff election took place on August 11. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3.[3]
The seat was vacant following Jay Roberts' (R) appointment to planning director of the state Department of Transportation.[4]
Scott Lowell Downing (R), Horace Hudgins (R), Sherry Miley (R) and Clay Pirkle (R) faced off in a special election.[1] Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Hudgins and Pirkle, met in a runoff election, which Pirkle won.[5][6]
Georgia House of Representatives, District 155, Special Election Runoff, 2015 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
58.9% | 2,341 | |
Republican | Horace Hudgins | 41.1% | 1,636 | |
Total Votes | 3,977 |
Recent news
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See also
- Georgia House of Representatives
- Georgia House of Representatives District 155
- State legislative elections, 2015
- Georgia State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "State Representative, District 155," accessed June 8, 2015
- ↑ PeachPundit.com, "Dates of Special Elections To Fill Vacancies," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Call for Special Elections in State House of Representatives Districts 48, 80, 146, 155," accessed May 21, 2015
- ↑ bizjournals.com, "Jay Roberts tapped for Georgia DOT planning director," accessed May 18, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Election Results, "Statewide results for special election," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Special Election Runoff results," accessed September 8, 2015