Lajena Williams

Lajena Williams

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Lajena Williams was a 2012 Reform candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Mississippi.

Elections

2012

See also: Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

Williams was defeated by incumbent Bennie Thompson. Williams ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Mississippi's 2nd District. As the nominee on the Reform ticket, Lajena faced incumbent Bennie Thompson (Democratic), Cobby Williams (Independent), and Bill Marcy (Republican) in the November 2012 general election.

U.S. House, Mississippi District 2 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bennie Thompson Incumbent	67.1%	214,978
	Republican	Bill Marcy	31%	99,160
	Independent	Cobby Williams	1.4%	4,605
	Reform	Lajena Williams	0.5%	1,501
Total Votes				320,244
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2011

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011

Williams was defeated in the 2011 election for Mississippi State Senate District 44. He ran unopposed in the primary on August 2, 2011. John Polk defeated Tim Ryan in the August 2 Republican primary. Williams lost to Polk in the general election on November 8, 2011.

Mississippi State Senate, District 44 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Polk	87.1%	18,533
	Reform Party	Lajena Williams	12.9%	2,741
Total Votes				21,274

External links

• Project VoteSmart page

Footnotes

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Mississippi's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)

Roger Wicker (R)

Representatives

District 1

Trent Kelly (R)

District 2

Bennie Thompson (D)

District 3

Michael Guest (R)

District 4

Mike Ezell (R)

Republican Party (5)

Democratic Party (1)