DemocratNot in office · last served 1983Last on a ballot: Aug 1983
George R. Ferguson Jr.
Last held office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74 (1979–1983). Ran in 6 elections between 1971 and 1983, winning 4.
Last office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74
- Last margin
- +63.4
- Won 1975
- Elections
- 6
- 1971–1983
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Ferguson 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 31Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Ferguson has run
Margin: how far Ferguson finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74 | Primary | Lost | William Singletary (D) | 48.5% | −3.0 |
| 1979 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-31J | General | Won | Walter Vinson (I) | 81.7% | D+63.4 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-31J | Runoff | Won | Joe G. Moss (D) | 56.2% | +12.4 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, HD-31J | Primary | Lost | Joe G. Moss (D), Alfred H. Rhodes Jr. (D) | 46.9% | +9.2 |
| 1971 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 31 | General | Won | Jim Neal (D), Emmett Owens (D), John Hampton Stennis (D) | 7.7% | R+0.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Ferguson has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 74 · 1979–1983
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 31J · 1975–1979
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 31 · 1971–1975
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ferguson has run against
- Walter Vinson (I) · 1975 election, won
- Jim Neal (D) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive