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Stephen Edwards
Stephen Edwards (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 50. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50
Zack Gramlich defeated Diane Osborne and Stephen Edwards in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zack Gramlich (R) | 62.9 | 4,878 |
 | Diane Osborne (D) | 32.9 | 2,553 | |
 | Stephen Edwards (L) | 4.2 | 322 | |
| Total votes: 7,753 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Diane Osborne advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50
Zack Gramlich defeated Jim Medley in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Zack Gramlich | 71.3 | 2,152 |
| Jim Medley | 28.7 | 866 | ||
| Total votes: 3,018 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50
Stephen Edwards advanced from the Libertarian convention for Arkansas House of Representatives District 50 on February 20, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Stephen Edwards (L) |
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2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Justin Boyd defeated Stephen Edwards in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justin Boyd (R) | 67.5 | 7,208 |
| Stephen Edwards (L) | 32.5 | 3,469 | |
| Total votes: 10,677 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Justin Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77.
Libertarian primary election
The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Stephen Edwards advanced from the Libertarian primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77.
2018
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Justin Boyd defeated Luke Pruitt and Stephen Edwards in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Boyd (R) | 59.1 | 4,716 |
| Luke Pruitt (D) | 37.4 | 2,984 | ||
| Stephen Edwards (L) | 3.4 | 273 | |
| Total votes: 7,973 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
Luke Pruitt advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Luke Pruitt | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Justin Boyd advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Justin Boyd |
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2016
Ballotpedia's analysis revealed that only 42 of the 100 seats up for election in 2016 involved competition between Democrats and Republicans. This made it numerically impossible for Democrats to take control of either Arkansas legislative chamber in 2016.
The reason for the low competition was that candidates were in safe districts for their parties. Between 1972 and 2014, an upward trend in uncontested state legislative elections occurred.
The Democratic Party of Arkansas focused its 2016 efforts on the state’s House of Representatives. Without the numbers to win the state Senate, H.L. Moody, communications director for the Democratic Party of Arkansas, told Ballotpedia that the party’s goal was to “start building back where we can,” beginning with the House.
Ballotpedia spoke to political analyst Richard Winger, who said that the early primary deadline for the 2016 elections was a possible factor as well, making it difficult for Democrats to recruit candidates early.
The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing period began at noon local time on November 2, 2015, and ended at noon local time on November 9, 2015.[1]
Incumbent Justin Boyd defeated Stephen Edwards in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 general election.[2]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 77 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Justin Boyd Incumbent |
70.04% | 7,133 | |
| Libertarian | Stephen Edwards | 29.96% | 3,051 | |
| Total Votes | 10,184 | |||
| Source: Arkansas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Justin Boyd ran unopposed in the Arkansas House of Representatives District 77 Republican Primary.[3][4]
| Arkansas House of Representatives, District 77 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Justin Boyd Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephen Edwards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Stephen Edwards did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Election Dates," accessed November 17, 2015
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election and Nonpartisan Runoff Election," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "Candidate Information," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ Arkansas Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Results," accessed April 19, 2016
