Elton Mac Huddleston Jr. (September 16, 1943 – August 27, 2023) was an American politician of the Republican Party.

Huddleston was born on September 16, 1943,[1] in Holmes County, Mississippi, where he was raised by his grandparents.

[3] Huddleston served with the 9th Division as a lieutenant in the Mekong River Delta during the Vietnam War, operating a UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter.

He intended to retire after the 2023 elections, but died before the end of his term.

[6][2] Mac Huddleston died from multiple myeloma at a hospice in Tupelo, Mississippi, on August 27, 2023, at the age of 79.