Karl Gibbs
Karl Gibbs (Democratic Party) is a member of theMississippi House of Representatives, representingDistrict 36. He assumed office on April 4, 2013. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Gibbs (Democratic Party) won re-election to theMississippi House of Representatives to representDistrict 36 outright in the general election onNovember 4, 2025, after the Democratic primary and general election were canceled.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Gibbs was assigned to the following committees:
- Military Affairs Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
- House State Library Committee,Chairman
- Ways and Means Committee
- House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee
- House Energy Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Gaming Committee
2023-2024
Gibbs was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Energy Committee
- House Gaming Committee
- Local and Private Legislation Committee,Vice Chair
- Public Utilities Committee
2020-2021
Gibbs was assigned to the following committees:
- Local and Private Legislation Committee,Vice-Chairman
- Public Utilities Committee
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Energy Committee
- House Gaming Committee
2019-2020
Gibbs was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee (decommissioned)
- Military Affairs Committee
- Judiciary B Committee
- House Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee
- Youth and Family Affairs Committee,Vice-Chairman
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gibbs served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 |
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| •Agriculture |
| •Apportionment and Elections |
| •Military Affairs |
| •Youth and Family Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
The general election scheduled for November 4, 2025, was canceled. IncumbentKarl Gibbs (D) won election in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 without appearing on the ballot.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary scheduled for August 5, 2025, was canceled. IncumbentKarl Gibbs (D) advanced from the special Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 without appearing on the ballot.
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for August 5, 2025, was canceled.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gibbs in this election.
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentKarl Gibbs won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Gibbs (D) | 100.0 | 7,570 |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 7,570 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentKarl Gibbs defeatedTerell Harris in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Gibbs | 55.4 | 3,086 |
 | Terell Harris | 44.6 | 2,482 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,568 | ||
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Endorsements
Gibbs received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentKarl Gibbs defeatedJessica Lewis in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Gibbs (D) | 77.7 | 5,754 |
| Jessica Lewis (Independent) | 22.3 | 1,648 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 7,402 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36
IncumbentKarl Gibbs defeatedJimmy Davidson in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Gibbs | 64.7 | 3,799 |
| Jimmy Davidson | 35.3 | 2,075 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,874 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||
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2015
Elections for theMississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place onNovember 3, 2015. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[1] IncumbentKarl Gibbs andJimmy Davidson defeatedEdward N. Houston, Jr. in the Democratic primary. Gibbs defeated Davidson in the August 25 primary runoff. No Republican candidates filed for election. Gibbs ran unchallenged in the District 36 general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Karl GibbsIncumbent | 40.9% | 2,584 |
| Jimmy Davidson | 33.7% | 2,130 |
| Edward N. Houston, Jr. | 25.4% | 1,605 |
| Total Votes | 6,319 | |
2013
Gibbs won election in the special election forMississippi House of Representatives District 36. The seat was vacant followingDavid Gibbs's death on January 13. Gibbs won againstJeannie Johnson Staten,Eddie Longstreet,Bobbie C. Davis,Roderick Van Daniel andJimmy Davidson in the special election, which took place on March 12, 2013. As no candidate won more than fifty percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Gibbs andEddie Longstreet - met in a runoff election on April 2, which Gibbs won.[2][3][4]
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36, Special Election Runoff, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Karl Gibbs | 54.5% | 1,427 | |
| Independent | Eddie Longstreet | 45.5% | 1,192 | |
| Total Votes | 2,619 | |||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 36, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Karl Gibbs | 28.1% | 843 | |
| Independent | Eddie Longstreet | 21.9% | 659 | |
| Independent | Jeannie Johnson Staten | 21.7% | 651 | |
| Independent | Bobbie C. Davis | 11.3% | 339 | |
| Independent | Roderick Van Daniel | 5.7% | 172 | |
| Independent | Jimmy Davidson | 11.3% | 340 | |
| Total Votes | 3,004 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
Karl Gibbs did not completeBallotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Karl Gibbs did not completeBallotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
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| 2023 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $35,350 | $0 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 | Won general | $16,051 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $51,401 | N/A** | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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In 2024, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 4. Special sessions took place on January 19, 2024, and January 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
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2022
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In 2022, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, theMississippi 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, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, theMississippi 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, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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2015
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In 2015, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 6 through April 2.
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2014
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In 2014, theMississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 through April 2.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑therepublic.com, "Karl Gibbs wins runoff in House District 36 to complete later father's term," April 3, 2013
- ↑sos.ms.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 18, 2013
- ↑sos.ms.gov, "Official runoff election results," accessed November 18, 2013
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| Preceded by - | Mississippi House of Representatives District 36 2013-Present | Succeeded by - |
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