DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
Carl J. Gordon Jr.
Last held office: Mississippi State Senate, District 8 (1979–1991). Ran in 11 elections between 1971 and 1987, winning 9.
- Last margin
- +60.1
- Won 1971
- Elections
- 11
- 1971–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Gordon was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5Mississippi State Senate, District 8
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Gordon has run
Margin: how far Gordon finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | Runoff | Won | Danny Thomas (D) | 52.7% | +5.4 |
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Lost | Danny Thomas (D), Pat Hill (D) | 49.3% | +22.9 |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Terry Rhodes (D) | 53.3% | +6.6 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 8 | Primary | Won | Laddie Huffman (D) | 56.1% | +12.2 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5 | Runoff | Won | Elbert E. Corley (D) | 63.7% | +27.4 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5 | Primary | Lost | Elbert E. Corley (D), Charles O. Tunor Jr. (D), James H. Blue (D) | 48.4% | +28.0 |
| 1971 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5 | General | Won | Howard Lee Gunn (I), H. D. Ross (I) | 76% | D+60.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Gordon has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 8 · 1979–1991
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 5 · 1971–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Gordon has run against
- Howard Lee Gunn (I) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive