A. Shae Buchanon-Williams
A. Shae Buchanon-Williams was a 2016 Nonpartisan special election candidate for District 72 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Elections
2016
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 72 was called for August 23. A runoff election was held on September 13. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 25.[1]
The seat was vacant following Kimberly Campbell's (D) resignation in May 2016.[1]
A. Shae Buchanon-Williams, Synarus Green, Debra Gibbs, and Theresa Kennedy faced off in the special election.[2] Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Green and Gibbs, met in a runoff election, which Gibbs won.[3][4][5]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nonpartisan | ![]() |
50.7% | 921 | |
Nonpartisan | Synarus Green | 49.3% | 897 | |
Total Votes | 1,818 |
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See also
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi House of Representatives District 72
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson Free Press, "Election Set for Mississippi House Seat Vacated by Campbell," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Sun Herald, "4 qualify for special election to Jackson-area House seat," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ The Clarion Ledger, "Gibbs, Green in runoff for Mississippi House District 72," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ wjtv.com, "Jackson attorney Gibbs wins Mississippi House election," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Special Election," accessed October 20, 2016