Elections in Mississippi |
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The 2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29. [1] All executive offices in the state up for election, as well as all 52 seats of the Mississippi State Senate, all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023. [2]
Special elections also took place during the year.
One-term Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election. [3]
Republican state senator Chris McDaniel also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann. [4]
Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race, [3] as did Democrat D. Ryan Grover, a former candidate for the Oxford Board of Aldermen. [3]
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County results Watson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Pinkins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election, [5] Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State. [6]
Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Watson (incumbent) | 351,774 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 351,774 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Shuwaski Young | 152,115 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 152,115 | 100.00% |
In August 2023, Shuwaski Young withdrew his candidacy from the race for secretary of state, citing "a hypertensive crisis that was limiting his ability to campaign." On September 7, the Mississippi Democratic Party nominated Ty Pinkins, an attorney and military veteran, as the replacement nominee for the November ballot. [9]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Michael Watson (R) | Shuwaski Young (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Mississippi Today/Siena College | August 20–28, 2023 | 650 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 56% | 33% | 1% [lower-alpha 2] | 10% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael Watson (incumbent) | 481,895 | 59.50% | +0.67% | |
Democratic | Ty Pinkins | 328,067 | 40.50% | –0.67% | |
Total votes | 809,962 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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County results Fitch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Martin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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One-term Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878. [3] She ran for re-election. [3]
Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lynn Fitch (incumbent) | 350,670 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 350,670 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Greta Kemp Martin | 152,682 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 152,682 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Lynn Fitch (R) | Greta Martin (D) | Other | Undecided |
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Mississippi Today/Siena College | August 20–28, 2023 | 650 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 54% | 35% | 2% [lower-alpha 3] | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Lynn Fitch (incumbent) | 470,870 | 58.07% | +0.24% | |
Democratic | Greta Kemp Martin | 339,948 | 41.93% | –0.24% | |
Total votes | 810,818 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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County results White: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bradford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019. White ran for re-election. [3]
The mayor of Anguilla, Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shad White (incumbent) | 347,921 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 347,921 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Larry Bradford | 153,039 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 153,039 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Shad White (incumbent) | 474,313 | 58.65% | N/A | |
Democratic | Larry Bradford | 334,418 | 41.35% | N/A | |
Total votes | 808,731 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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County results McRae: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Green: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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One-term Republican incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election, [3] and was unopposed in the Republican primary. [4] [3]
McRae faced a rematch in the general election, as former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run. [4] Lee Green received 39.2% of the vote in 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David McRae (incumbent) | 349,800 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 349,800 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Addie Lee Green | 153,149 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 153,149 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David McRae (incumbent) | 472,705 | 58.38% | −2.42% | |
Democratic | Addie Lee Green | 337,008 | 41.62% | +2.42% | |
Total votes | 784,866 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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County results Gipson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bradford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Two-term Republican incumbent Andy Gipson was re-elected in 2019 with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson ran for re-election, [16] and was the only Republican on the ballot. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andy Gipson (incumbent) | 351,194 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 351,194 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Bradford | 97,717 | 51.75% | |
Democratic | Bethany Hill | 49,032 | 25.97% | |
Democratic | Terry Rogers II | 42,079 | 22.28% | |
Total votes | 188,828 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Andy Gipson (incumbent) | 467,901 | 57.76% | –0.94% | |
Democratic | Robert Bradford | 342,172 | 42.24% | +0.94% | |
Total votes | 810,073 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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County results Chaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Burton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Four-term Republican incumbent Mike Chaney was reelected in 2019 with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state's Fire Marshal, ran for re-election. [3] [4]
Republican Mitch Young, a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer and candidate for governor in 2015, announced a primary challenge against Chaney. [4]
Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Chaney (incumbent) | 201,552 | 80.3% | |
Republican | Mitch Young | 49,487 | 19.7% | |
Total votes | 251,039 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce Burton | 182,701 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 182,701 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mike Chaney (incumbent) | 480,514 | 59.34% | –1.92% | |
Democratic | Bruce Burton | 329,214 | 40.66% | +1.92% | |
Total votes | 809,728 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
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Four-term Democratic Incumbent Brandon Presley was re-elected unopposed in 2019. Presley did not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor. [18]
No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley, [18] leaving the field open for two Republican challengers to run for the open seat:
Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency, was a challenger, [18] but she was removed from the ballot due to citizenship eligibility issues. [19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Chris Brown | 78,272 | 61.27% | |
Republican | Tanner Newman | 49,472 | 38.73% | |
Total votes | 127,744 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chris Brown | 215,257 | 100.0 | +100.0 | |
Republican gain from Democratic |
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County results Stamps: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Bailey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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One-term Republican incumbent Brent Bailey was elected in 2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election. [4]
Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current state representative De’Keither Stamps, faced him again in a rematch. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | De’Keither Stamps | 52,152 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 52,152 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brent Bailey (incumbent) | 85,778 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 85,778 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | De’Keither Stamps | 138,741 | 51.1 | +1.4 | |
Republican | Brent Bailey (incumbent) | 132,853 | 48.9 | –1.4 | |
Total votes | 271,594 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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One-term Republican Incumbent Dane Maxwell was elected in 2019 with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr and lost. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Nelson Wayne Carr | 76,162 | 52.89% | |
Republican | Dane Maxwell (incumbent) | 67,849 | 47.11% | |
Total votes | 144,011 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Nelson Wayne Carr | 216,698 | 100.0 | +37.4 | |
Total votes | 216,698 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
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One-term Republican Incumbent John Caldwell was elected in 2019 with 63.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election unopposed. [21]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Caldwell (incumbent) | 120,678 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 120,678 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John Caldwell (incumbent) | 214,325 | 100.0 | +36.8 | |
Total votes | 214,325 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
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Pennington: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Simmons: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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One-term Democrat Incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in 2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election. [22]
Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat. [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Willie Simmons (incumbent) | 54,638 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 54,638 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ricky Pennington Jr. | 85,180 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 85,180 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Willie Simmons (incumbent) | 150,296 | 55.2 | +4.1 | |
Republican | Ricky Pennington Jr. | 121,866 | 44.8 | −4.1 | |
Total votes | 272,162 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
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Bubsy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Griffin: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Three-term Republican incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election. [23]
Republican state representative for the 111th District Charles Busby [22] ran against Independent Steven Brian Griffin. [22]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Busby | 140,425 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 140,425 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charles Busby | 177,277 | 71.8 | −28.2 | |
Independent | Steven Brian Griffin | 69,685 | 28.2 | +28.2 | |
Total votes | 246,962 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
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