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Jimmy Davidson
Jimmy Davidson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 36. Davidson lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2019.
Davidson was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 36 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Davidson was also a 2013 candidate for District 36 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Special election candidates in Mississippi run without party labels. He was also a 2011 Democratic candidate for District 36 of the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Karl Gibbs defeated Jessica Lewis in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Gibbs (D) | 77.7 | 5,754 |
| Jessica Lewis (Independent) | 22.3 | 1,648 | ||
| Total votes: 7,402 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
Incumbent Karl Gibbs defeated Jimmy Davidson in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Gibbs | 64.7 | 3,799 |
| Jimmy Davidson | 35.3 | 2,075 | ||
| Total votes: 5,874 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[1] Incumbent Karl Gibbs and Jimmy Davidson defeated Edward N. Houston, Jr. in the Democratic primary. Gibbs defeated Davidson in the August 25 primary runoff. No Republican candidates filed for election. Gibbs ran unchallenged in the District 36 general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karl Gibbs Incumbent |
40.9% | 2,584 |
| Jimmy Davidson |
33.7% | 2,130 |
| Edward N. Houston, Jr. | 25.4% | 1,605 |
| Total Votes | 6,319 | |
2013
Davidson ran in the special election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36. The seat was vacant following David Gibbs's death on January 13. Davidson faces Jeannie Johnson Staten, Eddie Longstreet, Karl Gibbs, Bobbie C. Davis, and Roderick Van Daniel in the special election which takes place on March 12, 2013.[2]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Karl Gibbs |
28.1% | 843 | |
| Independent | Eddie Longstreet |
21.9% | 659 | |
| Independent | Jeannie Johnson Staten | 21.7% | 651 | |
| Independent | Bobbie C. Davis | 11.3% | 339 | |
| Independent | Roderick Van Daniel | 5.7% | 172 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Davidson | 11.3% | 340 | |
| Total Votes | 3,004 | |||
2011
Davidson ran in the 2011 election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36. He lost to incumbent David Gibbs in the primary on August 2, 2011. No Republican candidates filed to run for election. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[3]
| Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| David Gibbs Incumbent |
65.5% | 4,501 |
| Jimmy Davidson | 34.5% | 2,372 |
| Total Votes | 6,873 | |
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
