DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
John Curtis Holston Jr.
Last held office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 (1983–1991). Ran in 6 elections between 1983 and 1987, winning 4.
Last office: Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106
- Elections
- 6
- 1983–1987
- Won
- 4
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Holston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Holston has run
Margin: how far Holston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1987 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | Runoff | Won | Howard L. Ladner Jr. (D) | 52.3% | +4.6 |
| 1987 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | Primary | Lost | Howard L. Ladner Jr. (D), Sherman J. Gaspard (D) | 41.8% | +6.5 |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | Runoff | Won | Wade O. Smith (D) | 66.4% | +32.7 |
| 1983 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 106 | Primary | Lost | Wade O. Smith (D), J. H. Strahan (D), Howard L. Ladner Jr. (D) | 33.6% | +8.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Holston has held
Source: 99chambers results archive