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Synarus Green
Synarus Green (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 72. He lost in the Democratic primary on August 8, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72
Justis Gibbs won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Justis Gibbs (D) | 100.0 | 6,121 |
| Total votes: 6,121 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72
Justis Gibbs defeated Rukia Lumumba in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72 on August 29, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justis Gibbs | 61.3 | 1,591 |
 | Rukia Lumumba | 38.7 | 1,004 | |
| Total votes: 2,595 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72
Justis Gibbs and Rukia Lumumba advanced to a runoff. They defeated Synarus Green and Ailean Stingley in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 72 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Justis Gibbs | 40.7 | 1,422 |
| ✔ | | Rukia Lumumba | 30.8 | 1,076 |
 | Synarus Green | 21.9 | 767 | |
 | Ailean Stingley | 6.7 | 233 | |
| Total votes: 3,498 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Green in this election.
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 |  Debra Gibbs |
50.7% | 921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Synarus Green | 49.3% | 897 | |
| Total Votes | 1,818 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Debra Gibbs (advanced to the runoff) |
39.9% | 702 | |
| Nonpartisan | Synarus Green (advanced to the runoff) |
39.7% | 699 | |
| Nonpartisan | Theresa Kennedy | 11.4% | 201 | |
| Nonpartisan | A. Shae Buchanon-Williams | 9% | 159 | |
| Total Votes | 1,761 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Synarus Green did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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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
