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Abe Marshall Hudson Jr.
Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. (Democratic Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 29. He assumed office on July 25, 2016. He left office on August 30, 2021.
Hudson (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 11. He lost in the special Democratic primary on August 5, 2025.
Hudson resigned from the state House on August 30, 2021.[1]
Committee assignments
2021-2022
Hudson was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Hudson was assigned to the following committees:
- Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee, Vice-Chairman
- House Tourism Committee
- House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Drug Policy Committee
2019-2020
Hudson was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Corrections Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Energy Committee
- Ports, Harbors and Airports Committee
- Transportation Committee
- House Drug Policy Committee
Elections
2025
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 11
Incumbent Reginald Jackson and Kendall Prewett are running in the special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 11 on November 4, 2025.
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| Reginald Jackson (D) | ||
| Kendall Prewett (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 11
Incumbent Reginald Jackson defeated Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. in the special Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 11 on August 5, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Reginald Jackson | 54.3 | 426 | |
| Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. | 45.7 | 358 | ||
| Total votes: 784 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Kendall Prewett advanced from the special Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 11.
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2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 29 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. (D) | 100.0 | 5,709 | |
| Total votes: 5,709 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 29
Incumbent Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. defeated Anthony Pierre' Jackson in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 29 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. | 72.6 | 3,600 | |
| Anthony Pierre' Jackson | 27.4 | 1,362 | ||
| Total votes: 4,962 | |||
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2016
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 29 was called for June 7. A special runoff election was held on June 28. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 9.[2]
The seat was vacant following Linda Coleman's (D) appointment to Mississippi's Eleventh Judicial District.[3]
Abe Marshall Hudson Jr., Earl S. Lucas, Henry Knox, Cynthia Blockett, Darryl R. Johnson Sr., and Dalerick Wesley faced off in the special election.[4] 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, Hudson and Lucas, met in a runoff election, which Hudson won.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan |  Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. |
62.7% | 1,306 | |
| Nonpartisan | Earl S. Lucas | 37.3% | 777 | |
| Total Votes | 2,083 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Nonpartisan | Abe Marshall Hudson Jr. (advanced to the runoff) |
44.8% | 1,021 | |
| Nonpartisan | Earl S. Lucas (advanced to the runoff) |
23.4% | 533 | |
| Nonpartisan | Cynthia Blockett | 13.2% | 302 | |
| Nonpartisan | Darryl R. Johnson Sr. | 10% | 229 | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry Knox | 6.7% | 152 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dalerick Wesley | 1.9% | 43 | |
| Total Votes | 2,280 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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Healthcare
Infrastructure
Criminal Justice Reform
Economic Justice
Election Reform
Being from the Mississippi Delta, I want to create more opportunities for the families to have greater Economic Justice. Recently, I was honored as the Emerging Environmentalist from the National Conference of Environmental Legislators because of my work with the Mississippi River.
-Communicative
- I know how to build relationships.
- To grow my communities.
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2021
In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Twitter.com, accessed August 31, 2021
- ↑ msnewsnow.com, "June special election in 2 Delta counties to fill House seat," accessed April 4, 2016
- ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "Rep. Linda Coleman appointed circuit judge," March 9, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Candidates," accessed May 12, 2016
- ↑ clarionledger.com, "2 candidates move to runoff to fill Mississippi House seat," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Hudson wins seat to succeed Coleman in Mississippi House," accessed June 29, 2016
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| Preceded by Linda Coleman (D) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 29 2016-2021 |
Succeeded by Robert Sanders |
