Charles Michael Sargent Jr. (February 3, 1945 – November 13, 2018) was an American politician and a Republican member of the

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representing District 61 from January 1997 until his death.

Background

Sargent was born in

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. Sargent attended

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in 1964 and 1965. He served in the

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from 1965 to 1967. Sargent was involved with the insurance business and lived in

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. He died of cancer while still in office in 2018. He previously chose not to run for re-election, owing to his health.

Elections

*1996 Sargent was initially elected in the 1996 Republican Primary and the November 5, 1996 General election. *1998 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 6, 1998 Republican Primary, winning with 6,205 votes, and won the November 3, 1998 General election, winning with 15,576 votes. *2000 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 3, 2000 Republican Primary, winning with 3,686 votes, and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 34,218 votes. *2002 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 1, 2002 Republican Primary, winning with 8,281 votes, and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 20,961 votes. *2004 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 5, 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 1,111 votes, and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 29,063 votes. *2006 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 3, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 5,015 votes, and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 21,341 votes. *2008 Sargent was challenged in the August 7, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 5,073 votes (80.9%), and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 33,482 votes. *2010 Sargent was unopposed for both the August 5, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 8,123 votes, and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 22,498 votes. *2012 Sargent was challenged in the August 2, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 3,050 votes (61.8%), and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 23,727 votes.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Charles M. Sargent, Jr.
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