Bobby Tullis | |
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Mayor of Mineral Springs | |
In office January 2015 –May 15, 2019 | |
Preceded by | W. S. Heatherly |
Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 86th district | |
In office 1983–1993 | |
Succeeded by | Bobby Wood |
Member of the ArkansasHouseofRepresentatives from the 18th district | |
In office 1979–1983 | |
Preceded by | Corky Carlton |
Succeeded by | Pat Ellis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950or1951(age 74–75) |
Political party | Libertarian (2011–present) |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (before 2010) Green (2010–2011) |
Residence | Mineral Springs,Arkansas |
Robert Wayne Tullis (born 1950/51) is an American politician of the Libertarian Party. He is a former mayor of Mineral Springs,Arkansas,serving from 2015 to 2019,and a former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives,serving from 1979 until 1993. [1]
Tullis was born to Denzil Tullis and Nina Whitmore Tullis. [2] He served in the House from 1979 until 1993 as a Democrat,representing the 86th district,which comprised parts of Howard and Sevier counties. [3] In 1994,Tullis mounted a campaign for Arkansas State Auditor,losing narrowly in the Democratic primary to Gus Wingfield. In 2010,he was the Green Party nominee for Arkansas State Treasurer,losing to Democratic incumbent Martha Shoffner. [4] [5] The same year,Tullis ran for mayor of Mineral Springs. [6] While he finished in first place with 46% of the vote,since he did not attain a majority a runoff election was necessary,which he lost. [7]
In 2012,Tullis ran for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. After initially exploring a run as a Republican and Libertarian,he later endorsed Republican candidate Beth Anne Rankin. [8] [9] [10] Tullis later decided to run as a Libertarian as Rankin failed to win the Republican nomination. He lost to Republican Tom Cotton.
In 2014,Tullis unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian nomination for Treasurer. [11] That same year,he was elected mayor of Mineral Springs. [12] He chose not to seek re-election in 2018. [1]
Tullis was the only Libertarian holding elected office in Arkansas during his time as mayor of Mineral Springs. [13]
On May 15,2019,Tullis resigned as mayor,citing health issues. [14]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gus Wingfield | 166,856 | 51.8% | |
Democratic | Bobby Tullis | 155,018 | 48.2% | |
Total votes | 321,874 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martha Shoffner | 479,701 | 67.5% | |
Green | Bobby Tullis | 230,594 | 32.5% | |
Total votes | 710,495 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Cotton | 154,149 | 59.5% | |
Democratic | Gene Jeffress | 95,013 | 36.7% | |
Libertarian | Bobby Tullis | 4,984 | 1.9% | |
Green | J. Joshua Drake | 4,807 | 1.9% | |
Total votes | 258,953 | 100% |