Elections
- 2012 Redistricted to District 30,with Senator Gilbert Baker term limited,Chesterfield was unopposed for both the May 22,2012 Democratic Primary [5] and the November 6,2012 General election. [6]
- 2002 Initially in House District 36,when Representative Tommy Roebuck left the Legislature and left the seat open,Chesterfield won the three-way 2002 Democratic Primary (the NIMSP double-lists her in that election as Linda Pondexter) and was unopposed for the November 2002 General election.
- 2004 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary and the November 2,2004 General election.
- 2006 Chesterfield was unopposed for both the 2006 Democratic Primary and the November 7,2006 General election.
- 2010 With District 34 Senator Tracy Steele running for the House District 39 seat,Chesterfield ran for the open District 5 Senate seat,won the May 18,2010 Democratic Primary with 4,588 votes (62.4%) [7] and was unopposed for the November 2,2010 General election.
Chesterfield was the 2015 president of the Arkansas Legislative Black Caucus. [8]
