Mississippi Auditor election, 2015

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2015 Mississippi Auditor Election

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Primary Date: August 4, 2015

Primary Runoff Date (if necessary): August 25, 2015

General Election Date: November 3, 2015

Incumbent prior to election: Stacey Pickering

The Mississippi Auditor election took place on November 3, 2015, following a primary on August 4, 2015. Incumbent Stacey Pickering (R) was first elected in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election.

In Mississippi, primaries are open, meaning any registered voter may vote in the primary of their choice. State law says: "No person shall vote or attempt to vote in the primary election of one (1) party when he or she has voted on the same date in the primary election of another party."

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates

General election

☑ Stacey Pickering (Incumbent)
☐ Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett
☐ Lajena Walley

Lost in the primary

Mary Hawkins Butler

Results

General

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

Primary

Democratic

No primary was held as only one candidate filed to run from the Democratic Party.

Republican

Pickering defeated Hawkins Butler in the Republican primary and faced challengers Jocelyn Pepper Pritchett (D) and Lajena Walley (I) in the general election.

Mississippi Treasurer Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Stacey Pickering	67.7%	183,367
Mary Hawkins Butler	32.3%	87,318
Total Votes		270,685
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
February 27, 2015	Filing deadline for party primary and independent candidates for the primary and general elections
March 3, 2015	Deadline for delivery of candidate lists from state parties to Mississippi Secretary of State
July 3, 2015	Voter registration deadline for primary
August 4, 2015	Primary election
August 25, 2015	Primary runoff (if necessary)
October 3, 2015	Voter registration deadline for general election
November 3, 2015	General election
November 13, 2015	Canvass of Returns and Declaration of Results by County Election Commission(s)

Voter registration

For full information about voting in Mississippi, contact the state election agency.

Voters in Mississippi can register to vote by filling out registration forms at county clerk offices. The Mississippi Secretary of State also offers a mail-in application that must be accompanied by a copy of a government-issued photo ID, utility bill, paycheck or bank statement. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is also capable of handling voter registration as part of driver's license applications. Residents can register to vote up to 30 days prior to the next election.

The following qualifications must be met to successfully register to vote in Mississippi:

☐ U.S. citizenship
☐ At least 18 years old by the next general election
☐ Residency in Mississippi and county of registration for at least 30 days
☐ Not under order of imprisonment for felony conviction
☐ Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Duties

The state auditor leads the Department of Audit. The office’s mission statement is as follows:

The mission of the Office of the State Auditor is to serve its customers and protect the public's trust by independently assessing state and local governmental and other entities to ensure that public funds are properly received, are legally, effectively, and efficiently spent and are accounted for and reported accurately.

Past elections

2011

See also: Mississippi down ballot state executive elections, 2011

Mississippi Auditor, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stacey Pickering Incumbent	75.6%	596,395
	Reform	Ashley Norwood	24.4%	192,271
Total Votes				788,666
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

2007

Mississippi State Auditor, 2007
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Stacey Pickering	63.8%	399,279
	Democratic	Mike Sumrall	36.2%	227,033
Total Votes				626,312
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

2003

Mississippi State Auditor, 2003
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phil Bryant Incumbent	76.3%	587,212
	Democratic	Billy Blackburn	23.7%	182,292
Total Votes				769,504
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Recent news

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See also

• Mississippi State Auditor
• State executive official elections, 2015
• Mississippi state executive official elections, 2015

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the Mississippi State Auditor