Mike Collier (Mississippi)
Mike Collier is a former a Republican candidate for the Southern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission in the 2015 elections.[1] He was defeated in the primary.[2]
Collier ran for the same public service commissioner post both in 2011 and 2007, but on the Democratic ticket. In each case, he lost to Republican incumbent Leonard Bentz in the general election on November 8, 2011.[3]
Elections
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.
Collier was defeated in the Republican primary, while Britton and Smith proceeded to a runoff election on August 25, 2015.[2] Britton was triumphant over Smith in the runoff election, defeating him by more than 10 points. Britton faced Tom Blanton (D) and Lonny Kenneth Spence (I) in the general election on November 3, 2015.[4]
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, South District, Republican Primary Runoff, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Sam Britton |
58.7% | 42,484 | ||
| Tony Smith | 41.3% | 29,899 | ||
| Total Votes | 72,383 | |||
| Election results via MS News Now. | ||||
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, South District, Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Sam Britton |
46.5% | 54,662 | ||
| Tony Smith |
28.4% | 33,440 | ||
| Mike Collier | 25.1% | 29,541 | ||
| Total Votes | 117,643 | |||
| Election results via Associated Press. | ||||
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 $32,516.78 and spent a total of $239,624.89 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 |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $282,560.38 | $10,935.00 | $226,405.31 | $67,090.07 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $31,274.88 | $13,050.00 | $4,687.80 | $39,637.08 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $8,531.78 | $8,531.78 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $32,516.78 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $239,624.89 | ||||
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 $266,001.67 and spent a total of $68,931.86 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 |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $86,434.82 | $252,440.68 | $56,315.12 | $282,560.38 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $27,064.48 | $5,769.00 | $4,824.75 | $31,274.88 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $7,791.99 | $7,791.99 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $266,001.67 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $68,931.86 | ||||
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 $13,948.92 and spent a total of $32,256.98 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 |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $101,456.73 | $550.00 | $15,571.91 | $86,434.82 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $30,350.63 | $3,000.00 | $6,286.15 | $27,064.48 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $10,398.92 | $10,398.92 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $13,948.92 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $32,256.98 | ||||
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 $137,517.15 and spent a total of $46,341.73 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 |
| Sam Britton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $118,350.00 | $16,893.27 | $101,456.73 |
| Mike Collier |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Tony Smith |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $40,631.94 | $500.00 | $10,781.31 | $30,350.63 |
| Tom Blanton |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $18,467.15 | $18,467.15 | $0.00 |
| Lonny Kenneth Spence |
Mississippi PSC Southern District | $0.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $137,517.15 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $46,341.73 | ||||
2011
Collier made his second bid for the Southern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2011, running on the Democratic ticket. Collier faced Thomas Blanton and James Buckhaults on August 2. As no candidate received at least 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Blanton and Collier, met in a runoff on August 23. By about 200 votes, Collier narrowly defeated Blanton to secure the Democratic nomination. In a replay of the 2007 race, Collier lost to incumbent Republican Leonard Bentz in the general election on November 8, 2011.[3]
Results
Democratic primary
| Public Service - Democratic primary runoff results[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | 50% | ||
| Democratic Party | Thomas Blanton | 50% | |
| Total Votes | 83,748 | ||
Runoff
| Public Service -- Democratic primary results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | 38% | ||
| Democratic Party | 34% | ||
| Democratic Party | James Buckhaults | 27% | |
| Total Votes | 98,274 | ||
General election
| Mississippi Public Service Commission (South/District 2), 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Leonard Bentz Incumbent |
60.1% | 178,804 | |
| Democratic | Mike Collier | 39.9% | 118,813 | |
| Total Votes | 297,617 | |||
| Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||
2007
Collier ran unsuccessfully for the Southern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission in 2007. He won the Democratic primary and fell to Republican Leonard Bentz in the November general election.[3]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Mike + Collier + Mississippi + Public + Service + Commissioner"
See also
- Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2015
- Mississippi down ballot state executive elections, 2011
- Mississippi Public Service Commission
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Republican Party, "Daily Updated Candidate Qualification," February 2, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Project Vote Smart, "Mike Collier's Biography," accessed March 20, 2015
- ↑ MS News Now, "Mississippi 2015 Statewide Primary Election," accessed August 25, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 8, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Election 2011 Runoff Results," accessed November 3, 2011
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