Betty Overbey

American politician
Betty Overbey
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 69th[1] district
In office
January 2011 – January 2017
Preceded byGeorge Overbey
Succeeded byAaron Pilkington
Personal details
Born (1946-01-09) January 9, 1946 (age 78)
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NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGeorge Overbey
Residence(s)Lamar, Johnson County
Arkansas, USA

Betty Overbey[2] (born January 9, 1946) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 69 from January 2011 to January 2017. Overbey's husband, George Overbey, held the seat from 2005 until 2011. The district encompasses Johnson and Pope counties in northwestern Arkansas.

Elections

  • 2010 When District 69 Representative George Overbey left the legislature, Mrs. Overbey placed first in the three-way Democratic primary election held on May 18. She polled 2,218 votes (46.2 percent).[3] She then won the June 8 runoff election with 1,812 votes (50.4 percent)[4] and was unopposed in the 2010 general election.
  • 2012 Overbey was unopposed for the May 22, 2012 Democratic primary[5] and won the November 6, 2012 general election with 4,770 votes (50.8 percent) against Republican nominee Dwight Hoyle,[6] who in 2010 had been a Democratic primary candidate and Overbey's runoff opponent.
  • 2016 Overbey was unseated in the general election held on November 8, 2016, by the young Republican Aaron Pilkington, a health care administrator from Clarksville in Johnson County.

References

  1. ^ "Betty Overbey". Little Rock, Arkansas: Arkansas House of Representatives. Archived from the original on April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "Betty Overbey's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "2010 Preferential Primary Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "2010 General Primary (Runoff) Election". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Arkansas State Primary Election May 22, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
  6. ^ "Arkansas State General Election November 6, 2012". Little Rock, Arkansas: Secretary of State of Arkansas. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
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Speaker of the House
Matthew Shepherd (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Jon Eubanks (R)
Majority Leader
Marcus Richmond (R)
Minority Leader
Tippi McCullough (D)
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  10. ▌Mindy McAlindon (R)
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  22. ▌David Whitaker (D)
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  25. ▌Chad Puryear (R)
  26. ▌Mark H. Berry (R)
  27. ▌Steven Walker (R)
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  35. ▌Milton Nicks (D)
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  37. ▌Steve Hollowell (R)
  38. ▌Dwight Tosh (R)
  39. ▌Wayne Long (R)
  40. ▌Shad Pearce (R)
  41. ▌Josh Miller (R)
  42. ▌Stephen Meeks (R)
  43. ▌Rick Beck (R)
  44. ▌Stan Berry (R)
  45. ▌Aaron Pilkington (R)
  46. ▌Jon Eubanks (R)
  47. ▌Lee Johnson (R)
  48. ▌Ryan Rose (R)
  49. ▌Jay Richardson (D)
  50. ▌Zachary Gramlich (R)
  51. ▌Cindy Crawford (R)
  52. ▌Marcus Richmond (R)
  53. ▌Matt Duffield (R)
  54. ▌Mary Bentley (R)
  55. ▌Matthew Brown (R)
  56. ▌Stephen Magie (D)
  57. ▌Cameron Cooper (R)
  58. ▌Les Eaves (R)
  59. ▌Jim Wooten (R)
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  62. ▌Mark McElroy (R)
  63. ▌Deborah Ferguson (D)
  64. ▌Ken Ferguson (D)
  65. ▌Vivian Flowers (D)
  66. ▌Mark Perry (D)
  67. ▌Karilyn Brown (R)
  68. ▌Brian S. Evans (R)
  69. ▌David Ray (R)
  70. ▌Carlton Wing (R)
  71. ▌Brandon Achor (R)
  72. ▌Jamie Aleshia Scott (D)
  73. ▌Andrew Collins (D)
  74. ▌Tippi McCullough (D)
  75. ▌Ashley Hudson (D)
  76. ▌Joy Springer (D)
  77. ▌Fred Allen (D)
  78. ▌Keith Brooks (R)
  79. ▌Tara Shephard (D)
  80. ▌Denise Ennett (D)
  81. ▌R. J. Hawk (R)
  82. ▌Tony Furman (R)
  83. ▌Lanny Fite (R)
  84. ▌Les Warren (R)
  85. ▌Richard McGrew (R)
  86. ▌John Maddox (R)
  87. ▌DeAnn Vaught (R)
  88. ▌Danny Watson (R)
  89. ▌Justin Gonzales (R)
  90. ▌Richard Womack (R)
  91. ▌Bruce Cozart (R)
  92. ▌Julie Mayberry (R)
  93. ▌Mike Holcomb (R)
  94. ▌Jeff Wardlaw (R)
  95. ▌Howard Beaty (R)
  96. ▌Sonia Eubanks Barker (R)
  97. ▌Matthew Shepherd (R)
  98. ▌Wade Andrews (R)
  99. ▌Lane Jean (R)
  100. ▌Carol Dalby (R)


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