Randy Easterling
Randy Easterling was a 2017 nonpartisan special election candidate for District 54 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 54 was called for November 7, 2017. A runoff election was held on November 28, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 18, 2017.[1]
The seat became vacant on July 2, 2017, after Alex Monsour (R) was sworn in as South Ward Alderman for the city of Vicksburg.[2]
Joe Bonelli, Randy Easterling, and Kevin Ford faced off in the special election. Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the special election, Easterling and Ford, faced off in the runoff election. Ford defeated Easterling in the runoff election. Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels.[3]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 54, Runoff Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kevin Ford |
59.9% | 1,434 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randy Easterling | 40.1% | 961 | |
| Total Votes | 2,395 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 54, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kevin Ford (advanced to runoff) |
36.6% | 931 | |
| Nonpartisan | Randy Easterling (advanced to runoff) |
33.2% | 846 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Bonelli | 30.2% | 770 | |
| Total Votes | 2,547 | |||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi House of Representatives District 54
- Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2017
- Mississippi State Legislature
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