DemocratNot in office · last served 1983Last on a ballot: Aug 1983
Edgar H. Overstreet
Last held office: Mississippi State Senate, District 9 (1979–1983). Ran in 6 elections between 1975 and 1983, winning 4.
- Last margin
- +17.1
- Won 1979
- Elections
- 6
- 1975–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Overstreet was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Mississippi State Senate, District 1Mississippi State Senate, District 9
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Overstreet has run
Margin: how far Overstreet finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 9 | Primary | Lost | Johnny Morgan (D) | 32.1% | −35.8 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 9 | General | Won | Rick Davis (R), Ronald Shapiro (I) | 57.6% | D+17.1 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 9 | Primary | Won | Sam H. Higdon (D) | 54.1% | +8.2 |
| 1975 | Mississippi State Senate, District 1 | General | Won | George M. Yarbrough (D), Kaye Towery (R) | 42.1% | R+0.6 |
| 1975 | Mississippi State Senate, District 1 | Runoff | Won | Ed Whitten (D) | 50.9% | +1.8 |
| 1975 | Mississippi State Senate, District 1 | Primary | Lost | George M. Yarbrough (D), William Minor (D), Ed Whitten (D) | 15% | −10.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Overstreet has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 9 · 1979–1983
- Mississippi State Senate, District 1 · 1975–1979
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Overstreet has run against
- Rick Davis (R) · 1979 election, won
- George M. Yarbrough (D) · 1975 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive