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Elections in Mississippi |
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The 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi State Senate. Primary elections took place on August 8. [1]
In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate. [2] [3] They had 77 members in the House, five votes short of a two-thirds supermajority, after elected Democrats Kevin Horan and Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties. [4]
The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. [5]
Sixteen incumbents did not seek re-election. [6]
Three seats were vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations or death in 2022 or 2023.
Two Democrats resigned before the end of their terms.
One Republican died in office.
Four incumbent representatives, one Democrat and three Republicans, were defeated in the August 8 primary election. [12] Two more incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 29 primary runoff election. [13] [14]
One special election was held on January 10, 2023, with a runoff on January 31, 2023, to fill a vacancy in District 23. Incumbent Charles Beckett resigned on September 22, 2022, to become executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. [15] As with all Mississippi special elections, party labels did not appear on the ballot. [16] The winner, Perry Van Bailey, belongs to the Republican Party. [17] [18]
District | Incumbent | Candidates | Results | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
23 | Charles Beckett | Republican | 2003 |
| Republican hold |
79 | 2 | 41 |
Republican | I | Democratic |
Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
Republican | 85 | 77 | 79 | 2 | ||||
Democratic | 53 | 42 | 41 | 1 | ||||
Independent | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Libertarian | 12 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Write-ins | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 157 | 100.00% | 122 | 122 | ||||
Source | Ranking | As of |
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270toWin [21] | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
Elections Daily [22] | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
District | 2020 pres. [23] | Incumbent | Candidates [17] [24] | Result | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Running | ||||
1 | R+74.5 | Lester Carpenter | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
2 | R+56.3 | Nick Bain | Republican | 2011 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
3 | R+66.4 | William Tracy Arnold | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
4 | R+62.3 | Jody Steverson | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
5 | D+25.6 | John Faulkner | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
6 | R+18.8 | Dana Criswell | Republican | 2015 | No |
| Republican hold |
7 | R+19.5 | Steve Hopkins | Republican | 2015 | No |
| Republican hold |
8 | R+43.5 | Trey Lamar | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
9 | D+28.4 | Cedric Burnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
10 | R+23.0 | Brady Williamson | Republican | 2019 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
11 | D+20.7 | Lataisha Jackson | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
12 | R+1.1 | Clay Deweese | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
13 | R+40.5 | Steve Massengill | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
14 | R+61.4 | Sam Creekmore IV | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
15 | R+55.9 | Vacant [lower-alpha 1] |
| Republican hold | |||
16 | D+22.3 | Rickey W. Thompson | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
17 | R+26.2 | Shane Aguirre | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
18 | R+48.2 | Jerry Turner | Republican | 2003 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
19 | R+67.9 | Randy Boyd | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
Chris Brown | Republican | 2011 | No | Republican loss | |||
20 | R+5.3 | None (new seat) |
| Republican gain | |||
21 | R+75.1 | Donnie Bell | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
22 | R+26.8 | Jon Ray Lancaster | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
23 | R+56.2 | Perry Van Bailey | Republican | 2023 (special) | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
24 | R+38.0 | Jeff Hale | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
25 | R+21.6 | Dan Eubanks | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
26 | D+40.4 | Orlando Paden | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
27 | D+28.7 | Vacant [lower-alpha 2] |
| Democratic hold | |||
28 | R+60.2 | Jerry Darnell | Republican | 2019 | No |
| Republican hold |
29 | D+39.8 | Robert L. Sanders | Democratic | 2021 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
30 | D+19.9 | Tracey Rosebud | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
Thomas Reynolds II | Democratic | 1979 | No | Democratic loss | |||
31 | D+32.8 | Otis Anthony | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
32 | D+57.4 | Solomon Osborne | Democratic | 2019 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
33 | R+24.6 | None (new seat) |
| Republican gain | |||
34 | R+25.8 | Kevin Horan | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
35 | R+43.7 | Joey Hood | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
36 | D+23.9 | Karl Gibbs | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
37 | R+42.1 | Andy Boyd | Republican | 2022 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
38 | D+26.0 | Cheikh Taylor | Democratic | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
39 | R+41.8 | Dana McLean | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
40 | D+22.8 | Hester Jackson-McCray | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
41 | D+43.9 | Kabir Karriem | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
42 | D+33.3 | Carl Mickens | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
43 | R+3.2 | Rob Roberson | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
44 | R+55.9 | C. Scott Bounds | Republican | 2003 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
45 | D+11.6 | Michael Evans | Independent | 2011 | No |
| Democratic gain |
46 | R+32.5 | Karl Oliver | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
47 | D+45.5 | Bryant Clark | Democratic | 2003 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
48 | R+33.8 | Jason White | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
49 | D+38.8 | Willie Bailey | Democratic | 1994 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
50 | D+36.6 | John Hines | Democratic | 2001 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
51 | D+51.5 | Rufus Straughter | Democratic | 1995 | Lost renomination |
| Democratic hold |
52 | R+22.3 | Bill Kinkade | Republican | 2012 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
53 | R+37.1 | Vince Mangold | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
54 | R+37.7 | Kevin Ford | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
55 | D+37.2 | Oscar Denton | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
56 | R+17.3 | Philip Gunn | Republican | 2003 | No |
| Republican hold |
57 | D+43.0 | Edward Blackmon Jr. | Democratic | 1983 | No |
| Democratic hold |
58 | R+46.2 | Joel Bomgar | Republican | 2015 | No |
| Republican hold |
59 | R+45.4 | Brent Powell | Republican | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
60 | R+41.9 | Fred Shanks | Republican | 2018 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
61 | R+42.5 | Gene Newman | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
62 | R+52.9 | Thomas Weathersby Sr. | Republican | 1991 | No |
| Republican hold |
63 | D+17.2 | Stephanie Foster | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
64 | R+3.1 | Shanda Yates | Independent | 2019 | Yes |
| Independent hold |
65 | D+74.1 | Chris Bell | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
66 | D+32.2 | De'Keither Stamps | Democratic | 2020 (special) | No |
| Democratic hold |
67 | D+77.0 | Earle S. Banks | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
68 | D+34.8 | Zakiya Summers | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
69 | D+87.9 | Alyce Clarke | Democratic | 1984 (special) | No |
| Democratic hold |
70 | D+70.2 | Bo Brown | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
71 | D+58.8 | Ronnie Crudup Jr. | Democratic | 2019 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
72 | D+58.1 | Vacant [lower-alpha 3] |
| Democratic hold | |||
73 | R+33.8 | Jill Ford | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
74 | R+47.7 | Lee Yancey | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
75 | R+41.6 | Tom Miles | Democratic | 2011 | No |
| Republican gain |
76 | D+23.0 | Gregory Holloway Sr. | Democratic | 1999 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
77 | R+41.3 | Price Wallace | Republican | 2018 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
78 | R+34.6 | Randy Rushing | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
79 | R+53.1 | Mark Tullos | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
80 | D+34.8 | Omeria Scott | Democratic | 1992 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
81 | R+49.1 | Stephen Horne | Republican | 2003 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
82 | D+50.7 | Charles Young | Democratic | 2011 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
83 | R+45.2 | Billy Adam Calvert | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
84 | R+25.2 | Troy Smith | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
85 | D+28.8 | Jeffery Harness | Democratic | 2018 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
86 | R+30.2 | Shane Barnett | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
87 | R+55.1 | Joseph Tubb | Republican | 2020 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
88 | R+75.1 | Robin Robinson | Republican | 2020 (special) | No |
| Republican hold |
89 | R+51.8 | Donnie Scoggin | Republican | 2016 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
90 | R+25.1 | Noah Sanford | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
91 | D+9.1 | Robert Evans | Democratic | 2007 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
92 | R+53.6 | Becky Currie | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
93 | R+67.1 | Timmy Ladner | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
94 | D+42.7 | Robert Johnson III | Democratic | 2003 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
95 | R+60.6 | Jay McKnight | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
96 | D+9.1 | Angela Cockerham | Independent | 2005 (special) | Yes |
| Independent hold |
97 | R+40.6 | Sam Mims V | Republican | 2003 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
98 | D+27.1 | Daryl Porter Jr. | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
99 | R+47.2 | Bill Pigott | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
100 | R+43.3 | Ken Morgan | Republican | 2006 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
101 | R+34.3 | Kent McCarty | Republican | 2019 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
102 | D+2.7 | Missy McGee | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
103 | D+53.3 | Percy Watson | Democratic | 1979 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
104 | R+63.8 | Larry Byrd | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
105 | R+65.1 | Dale Goodin | Republican | 2019 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
106 | R+59.5 | Jansen Owen | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
107 | R+69.6 | Doug McLeod | Republican | 2011 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
108 | R+55.5 | Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
109 | R+82.1 | Manly Barton | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
110 | D+41.5 | Jeramey Anderson | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
111 | R+48.6 | Charles Busby | Republican | 2011 | No |
| Republican hold |
112 | R+35.5 | John Read | Republican | 1992 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
113 | R+36.8 | Henry Zuber III | Republican | 1999 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
114 | R+49.0 | Jeffrey S. Guice | Republican | 2008 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
115 | R+11.0 | Randall Patterson | Republican | 2003 | No |
| Republican hold |
116 | R+58.8 | Casey Eure | Republican | 2011 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
117 | R+29.1 | Kevin Felsher | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
118 | R+23.4 | Greg Haney | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
119 | D+55.7 | Jeffrey Hulum III | Democratic | 2022 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
120 | R+38.3 | Richard Bennett | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
121 | R+35.8 | Carolyn Crawford | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
122 | R+42.7 | Brent Anderson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
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