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Gregory Divinity
Gregory Divinity (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 66. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 8, 2023.
Biography
Gregory Divinity was born in Utica, Mississippi. He served in the U.S. Army from 1985 to 2015. Divinity earned an associate degree from Hinds Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Belhaven University, and a master’s degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
Fabian Nelson won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fabian Nelson (D)  | 100.0 | 6,333 |
| Total votes: 6,333 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
Fabian Nelson defeated Roshunda Harris-Allen in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on August 29, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fabian Nelson | 68.9 | 1,328 |
 | Roshunda Harris-Allen | 31.1 | 599 | |
| Total votes: 1,927 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
Fabian Nelson and Roshunda Harris-Allen advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gregory Divinity in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fabian Nelson | 42.6 | 1,558 |
| ✔ | | Roshunda Harris-Allen | 31.3 | 1,147 |
 | Gregory Divinity | 26.1 | 956 | |
| Total votes: 3,661 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Divinity in this election.
2020
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2020
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
De'Keither Stamps defeated Bob Lee Jr. in the special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on October 13, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | De'Keither Stamps (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 912 |
| Bob Lee Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 572 | ||
| Total votes: 1,484 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 66 on September 22, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps (Nonpartisan) | 40.0 | 762 |
| ✔ | Bob Lee Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 494 | |
| Gregory Divinity (Nonpartisan) | 24.0 | 457 | |
| Calvin Williams (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 116 | ||
| Kathryn Perry (Nonpartisan) | 2.4 | 45 | ||
| Fabian Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 33 | |
| Total votes: 1,907 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gregory Divinity did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Gregory Divinity completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Divinity's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Gregory Divinity, Sr. is committed to addressing the challenges facing our community. As a leader in our community, Gregory has worked to improve the community by establishing a preschool, afterschool, tutorial program and at- risk neighborhood programs.From his educational background, military and federal law enforcement career he will bring strong discipline and leadership skills along with a fresh perspective to the legislature.
- Committed Servant
- Change Agent
- Proven Fighter
Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Reform
Improvement of Streets and Roads
Community and Business Partnerships
Adequate Internet Services for Rural Communities
Decent and Affordable Healthcare
My Self Discipline
My Team Building Skills
My Counseling Skills
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 6, 2020
