Lajena Walley

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Lajena Walley was a Reform Party candidate for Mississippi State Auditor in the 2015 elections.^[1] Walley ran to replace incumbent Stacey Pickering (R), who ultimately won re-election.^[2]

Walley was a 2014 Reform Party candidate seeking election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Mississippi.^[3] She lost in the general election to incumbent Alan Nunnelee (R).

Elections

2015

See also: Mississippi Auditor 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.

Walley faced incumbent Stacey Pickering (R) and challenger Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett (D) in the general election.^[4][2]

Mississippi State Auditor, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jocelyn Pritchett	34.8%	248,493
	Republican	Stacey Pickering Incumbent	63.9%	456,909
	Reform	Lajena Walley	1.3%	9,385
Total Votes				714,787
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 $107,625.43 and spent a total of $170,930.64 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 29, 2015.^[5]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Stacey Pickering	Mississippi Auditor	$157,786.89	$38,699.00	$133,581.36	$81,904.53
Mary Hawkins Butler	Mississippi Auditor	$30,828.20	$52,913.25	$22,597.67	$61,557.30
Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett	Mississippi Auditor	$10,959.54	$16,013.18	$14,751.61	$12,221.11
Lajena Walley	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$-	$-	$-
Grand Total Raised					$107,625.43
Grand Total Spent					$170,930.64

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 $15,830.79 and spent a total of $155,101.8 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 26, 2015.^[6]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Stacey Pickering	Mississippi Auditor	$210,684.86	$1,850.00	$54,747.97	$157,786.89
Mary Hawkins Butler	Mississippi Auditor	$102,973.40	$413.55	$72,558.76	$30,828.20
Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett	Mississippi Auditor	$25,157.37	$13,567.24	$27,795.07	$10,959.54
Lajena Walley	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Grand Total Raised					$15,830.79
Grand Total Spent					$155,101.8

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 $29,421.54 and spent a total of $64,076.85 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.^[7]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Stacey Pickering	Mississippi Auditor	$213,796.97	$26,905.00	$30,017.11	$210,684.86
Mary Hawkins Butler	Mississippi Auditor	$112,825.01	$500.00	$10,903.50	$102,973.40
Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett	Mississippi Auditor	$46,237.07	$2,016.54	$23,156.24	$25,157.37
Lajena Walley	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Grand Total Raised					$29,421.54
Grand Total Spent					$64,076.85

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 $410,818.23 and spent a total of $64,628.82 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 8, 2015.^[8]

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Stacey Pickering	Mississippi Auditor	$27,221.54	$204,071.00	$17,495.57	$213,796.97
Mary Hawkins Butler	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$142,944.38	$29,567.47	$112,825.01
Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$63,602.85	$17,365.78	$46,237.07
Lajena Walley	Mississippi Auditor	$0.00	$200.00	$200.00	$0.00
Grand Total Raised					$410,818.23
Grand Total Spent					$64,628.82

2014

See also: Mississippi's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

Walley ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 1st District. She lost in the general election to the incumbent, Nunnelee.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 1 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alan Nunnelee Incumbent	67.9%	102,622
	Democratic	Ron Dickey	28.9%	43,713
	Libertarian	Danny Bedwell	2.5%	3,830
	Reform	Lajena Walley	0.6%	946
Total Votes				151,111
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State Official Results

Recent news

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See also

• Mississippi Auditor election, 2015
• Mississippi State Auditor
• United States House of Representatives
• Mississippi's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
• Mississippi's 1st Congressional District

External links

Suggest a link

• Reform Party of Mississippi website

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