Mark Tullos
Mark Tullos (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 79. He assumed office on January 20, 2016. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Tullos (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 79. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Tullos was seated into the chamber on January 20, 2016, after a special House committee concluded that five votes should not have been counted in the November 2015 general election. Tullos drew straws in November 2015 to determine whether he or incumbent Blaine Eaton (D) could claim District 79 after the general election ended in a tie. Tullos lost the draw but challenged the result in the Republican-controlled House, which seated him anyway. The vote gives Republicans a supermajority of three-fifths of the chamber.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Tullos was assigned to the following committees:
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- Judiciary A Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee
- Military Affairs Committee
- House Municipalities Committee, Vice Chair
- House Tourism Committee
2020-2021
Tullos was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary A Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee
- Military Affairs Committee
- House Tourism Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Tullos was assigned to the following committees:
- House Corrections Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee
- Military Affairs Committee
- Judiciary A Committee, Vice-Chairman
- House Municipalities Committee
- Youth and Family Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
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Incumbent Mark Tullos won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 on November 7, 2023. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79
✔ Mark Tullos (R)
7,105 Total votes: 7,105 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Mark Tullos defeated Kyle Cockrell in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Tullos | 71.7 | 4,052 | |
 | Kyle Cockrell | 28.3 | 1,598 | |
| Total votes: 5,650 | ||||
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Endorsements
2019
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Incumbent Mark Tullos won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 on November 5, 2019. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79
✔ Mark Tullos (R)
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79
Incumbent Mark Tullos advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Tullos | 100.0 | 3,851 | |
| Total votes: 3,851 | ||||
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2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[2] Incumbent Blaine Eaton was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Mark K. Tullos defeated Gary Blakeney in the Republican primary. Tullos faced Eaton in the general election, but the race ended in a tie. Eaton and Tullos drew straws on November 20 to break the tie, which Eaton won. Tullos filed a challenge to the state House after Eaton won. On January 20, 2016, a special House committee concluded that five votes in the election for District 79 should not have counted. The House committee voted 4-1 to seat Tullos. The House voted 67-49 to unseat Eaton and to move Tullos into the seat.[3][4][5][6]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 79 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Mark K. Tullos | 50% | 4,589 | |
| Democratic |  Blaine Eaton Incumbent |
50% | 4,589 | |
| Total Votes | 9,178 | |||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 79 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Mark K. Tullos |
77.3% | 1,707 |
| Gary Blakeney | 22.7% | 501 |
| Total Votes | 2,208 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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2023
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In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ NY Times, "Republicans Unseat Mississippi Democrat Who Drew Winning Straw After Race Ended in Tie," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ NY Times, "Republicans Unseat Mississippi Democrat Who Drew Winning Straw After Race Ended in Tie," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Eaton draws green straw, wins election," accessed November 20, 2015
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Candidates in House race tie will draw straws on Friday," accessed November 18, 2015
- ↑ Gulflive.com, "Tied Mississippi House race may be decided by luck of draw," accessed November 13, 2015
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| Preceded by Blaine Eaton, II (D) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 79 2016-Present |
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