DemocratNot in office · last served 1987Last on a ballot: Aug 1987
Louis Fortenberry
Last held office: Mississippi State Senate, District 52 (1979–1987). Ran in 4 elections between 1979 and 1987, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +48.4
- Won 1979
- Elections
- 4
- 1979–1987
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mississippi State Senate, District 52 | Primary | Lost | Claude V. Bilbo Jr. (D) | 44.1% | −11.8 |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 52 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1983 | Mississippi State Senate, District 52 | Primary | Won | W. B. Adams Sr. (D) | 67.4% | +34.8 |
| 1979 | Mississippi State Senate, District 52 | General | Won | Isadore O. Hyde Sr. (R) | 74.2% | D+48.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Fortenberry has held
- Mississippi State Senate, District 52 · 1979–1987
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Fortenberry has run against
- Isadore O. Hyde Sr. (R) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive