Ben Easton

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Ben Easton

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Washington and Lee University, 1981

Ben Easton ran for election to the Austin City Council to represent District 10 in Texas. Easton lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Easton was a 2016 Libertarian candidate for District 48 of the Texas House of Representatives. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2014.

Easton was a 2012 candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 17th Congressional District of Texas. He was defeated by Republican incumbent Bill Flores on November 6, 2012.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2020
* 2.2 2016
* 2.3 2014
* 2.4 2012
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2020
* 4 See also
* 5 External links
* 6 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

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Easton earned his B.S. in philosophy from Washington and Lee University in 1981.

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: City elections in Austin, Texas (2020)

General runoff election

##### General runoff election for Austin City Council District 10

Incumbent Alison Alter defeated Jennifer Virden in the general runoff election for Austin City Council District 10 on December 15, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Alison Alter (Nonpartisan)  |

51.2

| 12,348

| Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan)  |

48.8

| 11,761

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 24,109

|
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General election

##### General election for Austin City Council District 10

The following candidates ran in the general election for Austin City Council District 10 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Alison Alter (Nonpartisan)  |

34.2

| 15,640
✔ |

| Jennifer Virden (Nonpartisan)  |

25.4

| 11,637

| Pooja Sethi (Nonpartisan)  |

18.1

| 8,295

| Robert Thomas (Nonpartisan)  |

16.6

| 7,599

| Belinda Greene (Nonpartisan)  |

3.0

| 1,364

| Ben Easton (Nonpartisan)  |

1.9

| 847

| Noel Tristan (Nonpartisan)  |

0.9

| 390

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 45,772

|
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### 2016[edit]

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[2]

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Ben Easton in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 general election.[3]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Donna Howard Incumbent | 79.40% | 60,512
| Libertarian  | Ben Easton | 20.60% | 15,702
Total Votes | 76,214
Source: Texas Secretary of State

Incumbent Donna Howard ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 Democratic Primary.[4][5]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Donna Howard Incumbent (unopposed)

### 2014[edit]

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Donna Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Howard defeated Ben Easton (L) in the general election.[6][7][8]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2014

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  | Donna Howard Incumbent | 78.1% | 39,668
| Libertarian  |  Ben Easton  | 21.9% | 11,126
Total Votes | 50,794

### 2012[edit]

See also: Texas' 17th Congressional District elections, 2012

Easton ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent Texas' 17th District. He ran as a Libertarian candidate. He was defeated by incumbent Bill Flores (R) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[9]

U.S. House, Texas District 17 General Election, 2012

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Bill Flores Incumbent | 79.9% | 143,284
| Libertarian  |  Ben Easton  | 20.1% | 35,978
Total Votes | 179,262
Source: Texas Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Texas," November 6, 2012
2. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
7. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
8. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
9. ↑ Texas Libertarian Party, "Candidate list," accessed June 10, 2012

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