2025 Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election

Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election

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Mississippi House of Representatives District 82
Candidate Gregory Elliott Joseph Norwood Joseph Denson Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan First round 556 40.32% 413 29.95% 410 29.73% Runoff 805 65.5% 424 34.5% Eliminated
First round results by precinct Elliott:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Norwood:     50–60%     50–60% Denson:     40–50%      No votes
Representative before election Charles Young Jr. Democratic ⠀Representative ⠀ Gregory Elliott

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on April 22, 2025, to elect a new member for District 82 in the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing parts of Meridian in Lauderdale County. The election filled a vacancy caused by the death of Democratic member Charles Young Jr., who died on December 19, 2024. ^[1] This election was held concurrently with a special election in House District 23. While held as a nonpartisan race, Republican candidate Gregory Elliott defeated Democratic candidate Joseph Norwood, flipping the seat for Republicans.

Background

Prior to his death, District 82 was represented by Democrat Charles Young Jr. since 2012. After defeating incumbent representative Wilbert Jones in the 2011 Democratic primary and winning the general election unopposed, Young won three more terms to the state house without opposition in both in the Democratic primary and in the general election. ^[2]

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Gregory Elliott ^[3]
• Joseph Norwood, Lauderdale County's District 4 supervisor ^[4]

Eliminated in first round

• Joseph Denson, attorney ^[5]

Results

Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election, 2025 (first round) ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Gregory Elliott		556	40.32%
Joseph Norwood		413	29.95%
Joseph Denson		410	29.73%
Total votes		1,379	100.00%

Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election, 2025 (runoff)

Candidate		Votes	%
Gregory Elliott		805	65.5%
Joseph Norwood		424	34.5%
Total votes		1,229	100.00%

References

1. McLaughlin, Grant (December 20, 2024). "Meridian, MS, House lawmaker dies Thursday. His colleagues reflect on his life, service". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
2. "Mississippi House of Representatives District 82". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
3. Paylor, Diamond (February 2, 2025). "Gregory Elliott announces candidacy for Mississippi House of Representatives District 82". WTOK. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
4. file, Twin States News (January 29, 2025). "Norwood announces run for Mississippi House District 82 Seat". Twin States News. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
5. "Special elections for two Mississippi House seats set for March 25". The Enterprise-Tocsin. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
6. "Official Recapitulation" (PDF). Lauderdale County. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

External links

• House District 82 on Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• Joseph Denson (NP, eliminated)