Eddie Longstreet was a 2013 candidate for District 36 of the Mississippi House of Representatives. Special election candidates in Mississippi run without party labels.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2013
Longstreet ran in the special election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36. The seat is vacant following David Gibbs's death on January 13. Longstreet won against Jeannie Johnson Staten, Karl Gibbs, Bobbie C. Davis, Roderick Van Daniel and Jimmy Davidson in the special election, which took place on March 12, 2013. As no candidate won more than fifty percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Karl Gibbs and Eddie Longstreet - met in a runoff election on April 2, which Gibbs won.[2][3][1]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36, Special Election Runoff, 2013 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Vote % |
Votes |
| |
Independent |
Karl Gibbs |
54.5% |
1,427 |
| |
Independent |
Eddie Longstreet |
45.5% |
1,192 |
| Total Votes |
2,619 |
| 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 |
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Leadership
Speaker of the House:Jason White
Minority Leader:Robert Johnson
Representatives
Republican Party (78)
Democratic Party (42)
Independent (2)