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Sam Fulton (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 30. Fulton lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.

Fulton was a Democratic candidate for District 1 on the Vernon Parish School Board in Louisiana. He ran for office in the November 4, 2014, general election with five incumbents and three newcomers. District 1 had five seats up for election. Sam Fulton lost the general election on November 4, 2014.

Biography[edit]

Sam Fulton is the assistant administrator for business development at Byrd Regional Hospital in Leesville, Louisiana.^[1]

Elections[edit]

2019[edit]

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019

Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30

Charles Owen defeated A.C. Dowden Jr. in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30 on November 16, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Owen (R)	53.4	4,485
		A.C. Dowden Jr. (R)	46.6	3,920

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,405
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Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30

A.C. Dowden Jr. and Charles Owen defeated Sam Fulton in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 30 on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		A.C. Dowden Jr. (R)	46.3	3,721
✔		Charles Owen (R)	38.1	3,062
		Sam Fulton (R)	15.6	1,255

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,038
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2014[edit]

See also: Vernon Parish School District elections (2014)

Twelve seats on the Vernon Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. District 1 has five representatives on the school board, while the remaining seven districts have one representative each. Incumbents for all districts were up for re-election. Candidates who were unopposed at the end of the filing period, August 22, 2014, were considered elected as of that date.

All five incumbents for District 1 sought re-election. Three newcomers, John J. Driscoll (I), Jim Seaman (I) and Sam Fulton (D), challenged incumbents Randi Schamerhorn Gleason (R), Mel Harris (D), Robert Pynes Jr. (D), Doug Brandon (R) and Steve Woods (I).^[2]

District 3 incumbent Richard Schwartz (R) did not file to run for re-election. Newcomers David J. Detz (R) and T.D. Holcomb (D) ran for the open seat.

Jesse Lentz (D) and James "PeeWee" McKee, Jr. (D) challenged incumbent Michael "Mike" Perkins (D) for the District 5 seat. Incumbent Vernon Travis, Jr. (D) faced Robert B. Blow (D) in the District 6 race. District 8 incumbent Gerald Cooley (R) ran against challenger Jeremy Goodwin (D).^[2]

The District 2, 4 and 7 races were uncontested. Angie Wise-Davis (D) was elected without opposition to the District 2 seat. Incumbent Jerry L. Jeane (R) did not file to run for re-election. District 4 incumbent William "Randy" Martin (D) and District 7 incumbent John Blankenbaker (R) were re-election without opposition.^[2]

Results[edit]

Vernon Parish School District, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Randi Schamerhorn Gleason Incumbent	15.9%	1,844
	Independent	Steve Woods Incumbent	15.8%	1,833
	Republican	Doug Brandon Incumbent	14.6%	1,694
	Democratic	Robert Pynes Jr. Incumbent	12.5%	1,453
	Independent	Jim Seaman	11.9%	1,376
	Independent	John J. Driscoll	10.7%	1,247
	Democratic	Sam Fulton	10.4%	1,205
	Democratic	Mel Harris Incumbent	8.2%	956
Total Votes				11,608
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 5, 2014

Funding[edit]

Fulton reported no contributions of expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program as of October 29, 2014.

Endorsements[edit]

Fulton received no official endorsements in this election.

Campaign themes[edit]

2019[edit]

Ballotpedia survey responses

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See also[edit]

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