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Vicki Slater
Vicki Slater (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 56. Slater lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Slater was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Mississippi in the 2015 elections.[1] She was the first woman to run for governor since Evelyn Gandy in 1983.[2] She was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert Gray.[3]
Slater was a potential 2012 Democratic candidate who declined to seek election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Mississippi.
Biography
Slater received her both her bachelor's degree and law degree from Tulane University. She is an attorney and is based in Madison, Mississippi. Slater also served as a past President of the Mississippi Association of Justice.[4][5]
Education
- Bachelor's degree - Tulane University
- Juris Doctor - Tulane University
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Philip Gunn defeated Vicki Slater in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Philip Gunn (R) | 64.3 | 6,455 |
 | Vicki Slater (D) | 35.7 | 3,585 | |
| Total votes: 10,040 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56
Vicki Slater advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vicki Slater | 100.0 | 2,263 |
| Total votes: 2,263 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56
Incumbent Philip Gunn advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 56 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Philip Gunn | 100.0 | 4,371 |
| Total votes: 4,371 | |||
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2015
- See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 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.
Gray defeated Slater and Short in the Democratic primary election; he faced incumbent Phil Bryant (R) and challenger Shawn O'Hara (I) in the general election.[3][6]
| Governor of Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Robert Gray |
50.8% | 152,087 | ||
| Vicki Slater | 30.4% | 91,104 | ||
| Valerie Short | 18.8% | 56,177 | ||
| Total Votes | 299,368 | |||
| 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 $191,668.5 and spent a total of $140,202.44 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 28, 2015.[7]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,758,188.00 | $123,375.00 | $62,955.00 | $2,818,608.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $0.00 | $65.00 | $40.00 |
Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $7,112.26 | $5,750.00 | $8,354.48 | $4,507.78 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $35,667.64 | $62,543.50 | $68,827.96 | $29,123.18 |
Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $- | $- | $- |
| Grand Total Raised | $191,668.5 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $140,202.44 | ||||
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 $192,964.35 and spent a total of $174,984.23 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 10, 2015.[8]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,721,336.00 | $165,242.00 | $128,391.00 | $2,758,188.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $0 | $190.00 | $40.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $- | $3,870.00 | $5,991.74 | $7,112.26 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $52,226.78 | $23,852.35 | $40,411.49 | $35,667.64 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $192,964.35 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $174,984.23 | ||||
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 $206,264.36 and spent a total of $147,326.95 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,649,125.00 | $156,410.00 | $84,198.00 | $2,721,336.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $100.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $14,928.57 | $5,528.91 | $11,275.61 | $9,250.64 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $62,507.67 | $44,325.45 | $51,853.34 | $52,226.78 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $206,264.36 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $147,326.95 | ||||
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 $620,707.9 and spent a total of $332,714.7 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 8, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Phil Bryant |
Governor of Mississippi | $2,443,915.00 | $485,635.00 | $280,425.00 | $2,649,125.00 |
| Mitch Young |
Governor of Mississippi | $615.07 | $0 | $515.07 | $100.00 |
| Robert Gray |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Valerie Short |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $30,353.87 | $15,425.30 | $14,928.57 |
| Vicki Slater |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $104,419.03 | $36,049.33 | $62,507.67 |
| Shawn O'Hara |
Governor of Mississippi | $0 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $0 |
| Grand Total Raised | $620,707.9 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $332,714.7 | ||||
2012
Slater declined to run in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Mississippi's 3rd District. Slater was to replace Crystal C. Biggs on the ballot after Biggs dropped out in September, but decided against entering the race.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gregg Harper Incumbent |
80% | 234,717 | |
| Reform | John Luke Pannell | 20% | 58,605 | |
| Total Votes | 293,322 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vicki Slater did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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- Official campaign site
- Official campaign Facebook
- Office of the Mississippi Secretary of State: Elections & Voting
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed March 4, 2015
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Vicki Slater Announces Governor Candidacy," March 14, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ newsok.com, "Attorney Slater running as Democrat for Mississippi governor," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Vicki Slater Announces Governor Candidacy," March 14, 2015
- ↑ Yahoo! News, "Truck driver wins Dem nomination for Mississippi governor," November 5, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 28, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 12, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 8, 2015
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Vicki Robinson Slater," September 10, 2012
