Betty Overbey

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Betty Overbey
Member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
from the 69th[1] district
In office
January 2011 – January 2017
Preceded by
Succeeded byAaron Pilkington
Personal details
Born (1946-01-09) January 9, 1946 (age 76)
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NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)George Overbey
ResidenceLamar, 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, , 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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