Gwendolyn McClure

Gwendolyn McClure

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Personal

Profession

State auditor

Gwendolyn McClure was a candidate in the 2011 special election for District 12 of the Mississippi State Senate. The special election took place on March 1, 2011. McClure was running to fill the vacancy created when Johnnie Walls (D) was elected to the Circuit Court.

McClure has worked as a state education auditor for the last 15 years. A Boyle native, she graduated from Cleveland High School, going on to graduate from Mississippi Valley State University and Delta State University.

Elections

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011

McClure was defeated by Derrick Simmons in the March 1, 2011 special election. In Mississippi, no party ID appears on the special election ballot. If Simmons had not received a majority of votes, a runoff would have be held March 22, 2011.

External links

Suggest a link

• The Bolivar Commercial, "McClure announces bid for MS Senate seat," February 10, 2011

Footnotes

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Current members of the Mississippi State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Michael McLendon (R)

District 2

David Parker (R)

District 3

Kathy Chism (R)

District 4

Rita Parks (R)

District 5

Daniel Sparks (R)

District 6

Chad McMahan (R)

District 7

Hob Bryan (D)

District 8

Benjamin Suber (R)

District 9

Nicole Boyd (R)

District 10

Neil Whaley (R)

District 11

Reginald Jackson (D)

District 12

Derrick Simmons (D)

District 13

Sarita Simmons (D)

District 14

Lydia Chassaniol (R)

District 15

Bart Williams (R)

District 16

Angela Turner-Ford (D)

District 17

Charles Younger (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Kevin Blackwell (R)

District 20

Josh Harkins (R)

District 21

Bradford Blackmon (D)

District 22

Joseph Thomas (D)

District 23

Briggs Hopson (R)

District 24

David Jordan (D)

District 25

Walter Michel (R)

District 26

John Horhn (D)

District 27

Hillman Frazier (D)

District 28

Sollie Norwood (D)

District 29

David Blount (D)

District 30

Dean Kirby (R)

District 31

Tyler McCaughn (R)

District 32

Rod Hickman (D)

District 33

Jeff Tate (R)

District 34

Juan Barnett (D)

District 35

Andy Berry (R)

District 36

Brian Rhodes (R)

District 37

Albert Butler (D)

District 38

Gary Brumfield (D)

District 39

Jason Barrett (R)

District 40

Angela Hill (R)

District 41

Joey Fillingane (R)

District 42

Robin Robinson (R)

District 43

Dennis DeBar (R)

District 44

John Polk (R)

District 45

Chris Johnson (R)

District 46

Philman Ladner (R)

District 47

Joseph Seymour (R)

District 48

Mike Thompson (R)

District 49

Joel Carter (R)

District 50

Scott DeLano (R)

District 51

Jeremy England (R)

District 52

Brice Wiggins (R)

Republican Party (35)

Democratic Party (16)

Vacancies (1)