Eddie L. Cheatham (born March 14, 1947) is an American Democratic politician from

South Arkansas South Arkansas lies within the southernmost portions of Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain and Delta regions. It encompasses the lower 15 counties of the state. History In the 1920s, nationwide attention focused on South Arkansas when the Smackover ...

. He served in the Arkansas General Assembly from 2007 until losing a reelection bid in November 2020.

Elections

*2012 With Senate District 26 Senator Percy Malone retired and left the seat open, Cheatham placed first in the three-way May 22, 2012 Democratic Primary with 4,157 votes (36.3%); former Representative Johnnie Bolin placed third. Cheatham won the June 22 runoff election with 4,033 votes (54.1%), and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 14,479 votes (50.6%) against

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nominee Mike Akin. *2006 Initially in House District 9, when Representative Johnnie Bolin left the Legislature and left the seat open, Cheatham won the 2006 Democratic Primary and was unopposed for the November 7, 2006 General election. *2008 Cheatham was unopposed for both the May 20, 2008 Democratic Primary and the November 4, 2008 General election. *2010 Cheatham was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election.

References

External links

Official page
at the Arkansas General Assembly *
Eddie Cheatham
at Ballotpedia
Eddie L. Cheatham
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1947 births Living people Democratic Party Arkansas state senators Democratic Party members of the Arkansas House of Representatives People from Crossett, Arkansas People from Magnolia, Arkansas 21st-century American legislators {{Arkansas-politician-stub