David Tollett
David Tollett (Republican Party) was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. He left office on January 9, 2023.
Tollett (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Arkansas House of Representatives to represent District 62. He lost in the Republican primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
David Tollett was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. Tollett earned a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University in 2001. His career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Barton-Lexa School District in Phillips County, Arkansas.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Tollett was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Mark McElroy defeated Dexter Miller in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark McElroy (R) | 51.3 | 3,968 |
 | Dexter Miller (D) | 48.7 | 3,772 | |
| Total votes: 7,740 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62
Dexter Miller defeated Kellee Mitchell Farris in the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dexter Miller | 54.3 | 1,786 |
| Kellee Mitchell Farris | 45.7 | 1,505 | ||
| Total votes: 3,291 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Mark McElroy defeated incumbent David Tollett in the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 62 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark McElroy | 53.6 | 491 |
 | David Tollett | 46.4 | 425 | |
| Total votes: 916 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: Arkansas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12
David Tollett won election in the general election for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | David Tollett (R) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmie Wilson (D)
- Chris Richey (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Chris Richey advanced from the Democratic primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. David Tollett advanced from the Republican primary for Arkansas House of Representatives District 12.
Note: Jimmie Wilson (D) was nominated on July 13, 2020, to fill a candidate vacancy left by former Rep. Chris Richey (D) who stepped down on June 30 of the same year.[2] On November 24, 2020, the Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that a presidential pardon on misdemeanor charges didn't restore Wilson's right to serve in the state legislature. Since Wilson was found to be ineligible to hold public office, he was removed from the November 3, 2020, general election ballot.[3]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Tollett did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
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- I support quality education and teachers
- I support economics and agriculture
- I support healthcare and family values
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Scorecards
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2022
In 2022, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 15.
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2021
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In 2021, the Arkansas State Legislature was in session from January 11 to October 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 11, 2020
- ↑ Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, "Democrats pick ex-legislator to run despite past conviction," July 15, 2020
- ↑ Arkansas Times, "Arkansas Supreme Court upholds ineligibility of Democrat Jimmie Wilson for state House seat," November 24, 2020
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Arkansas House of Representatives District 12 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Hope Hendren Duke (R) |
