DemocratNot in office · last served 1979Last on a ballot: Nov 1975
Harold C. Fortenberry
Last held office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37 (1971–1979). Ran in 4 elections between 1971 and 1975, winning 3.
Last office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37
- Last margin
- +5.6
- Won 1975
- Elections
- 4
- 1971–1975
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Fortenberry 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 37
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Fortenberry has run
Margin: how far Fortenberry finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Harold Stringer (D) | 52.8% | D+5.6 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37 | Runoff | Won | Harold Stringer (D), Billy V. Harvey (D), H. Ted Lambert (D) | 27.1% | +2.1 |
| 1975 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37 | Primary | Lost | Harold Stringer (D), H. Ted Lambert (D), Steve Headrick (D) | 21.3% | +3.5 |
| 1971 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 37 | General | Won | Kirby Thompson (D) | 51.1% | D+2.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fortenberry has held
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fortenberry has run against
- Harold Stringer (D) · 1975 election, won
- Kirby Thompson (D) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive