2025 Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 special election

Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 special election

←  2023 March 25, 2025 (first round) April 22, 2025 (runoff) 2027 →
Mississippi House of Representatives District 23
Candidate Perry Van Bailey Colby Bollinger Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 1,190 40.82% 938 32.18% Runoff 1,356 50.6% 1,324 49.4%   Candidate Travis Wright Andy Clark Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 583 18.46% 174 5.97% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
First round county results First round incomplete precinct results Bailey:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Bollinger:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Wright:     50–60%     70–80%
Representative before election Andy Stepp Republican Representative Perry Van Bailey Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on April 22, 2025, to elect a new member for District 23 in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing northern Mississippi. The first round was held on March 25, 2025. The election filled a vacancy caused by the death of Republican member Andy Stepp, who died on December 5, 2024. ^[1] This election was held concurrently with a special election in House District 82.

Background

Prior to his death, District 23 was represented by Republican Andy Stepp since January 2024. He was elected in November 2023 with 71.9% of the vote in the general election after defeating incumbent representative Perry Van Bailey in the Republican primary. Van Bailey himself won a special election by just seven votes, only serving a year after being elected in January 2023. The November Republican primary election was a rematch of the January special election. ^[2]

Candidates

Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.

Runoff candidates

• Perry Van Bailey, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 23rd district (2023–2024), Republican candidate for this district in November 2023
• Colby Bollinger, Calhoun County School District member (2025–present)

Eliminated in the first round

• Andy Clark, candidate for this district in January 2023, independent candidate for this district in November 2023
• Danny Lampley, Democratic nominee for this district in November 2023
• Travis Wright

Results

Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 special election, 2025 (first round)

Candidate		Votes	%
Perry Van Bailey		1,190	40.82%
Colby Bollinger		938	32.18%
Travis Wright		583	18.46%
Andy Clark		174	5.97%
Denny Lampley		30	1.03%
Total votes		2,915	100.00%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 23 special election, 2025 (runoff)

Candidate		Votes	%
Perry Van Bailey		1,356	50.6%
Colby Bollinger		1,324	49.4%
Total votes		2,680	100.00%

References

1. Vance, Taylor (December 5, 2024). "Calhoun County lawmaker Andy Stepp dies at 66". Mississippi Today. Retrieved February 14, 2025.
2. Corder, Frank (December 5, 2024). "First-term State Rep. Andy Stepp dies". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved February 14, 2025.

External links

• District 23 map