[14] Despite the bill receiving support from Governor James P. Coleman and being passed by the state senate, it was not taken up by the House Judiciary Committee.
[15] It was reported as early as October 1957 that Long was considering a primary challenge to U.S. Representative W. Arthur Winstead,[16] but she ultimately opted to seek re-election.
[18][19] In her second term, Long introduced bills that abolished the office of state tax collector,[20] banned false wholesale advertising,[21] and increased penalties for narcotics dealers who sold to children.
[31][32] Long personally opposed the ERA, saying that it was "broad enough to create problems not envisioned by the proponents", and the resolution failed to pass the House Rules Committee in February 1975.
[33][34] In the 1975 elections, she defeated a Democratic primary challenger and H. E. Damon, a Republican engineering firm owner, winning re-election to a sixth term in the House.
[40] In May 1983, Long announced her intentions to retire from the House, citing her father's illness and the financial pressure of running her cafe.
[42] In November 1985, she was appointed by Governor William Allain to a committee examining potential changes to the legislative sections of the Mississippi Constitution.