2025 Mississippi Senate District 18 special election

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2025 Mississippi Senate District 18 special election
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  2023 April 15, 20252027 

Mississippi Senate
District 18
(unofficial results)
 
Candidate Lane Taylor Mark ForsmanLindsey Kidd
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote3,0111,379577
Percentage56.94%26.08%10.91%

2025 Mississippi Senate District 18 special election results by county.svg
County results
Taylor:     50–60%     60–70%
Forsman:     50–60%

Senator before election

Jenifer Branning
Republican

Elected Senator

Lane Taylor
Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on April 15, 2025, to elect a new member for District 18 in the Mississippi Senate, representing parts of Leake, Neshoba, and Winston counties. The election filled a vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican senator Jenifer Branning, who was elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court in a runoff in November, 2024. Political newcomer Lane Taylor was elected to the seat outright in the first round.

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Candidates

Results

Mississippi House of Representatives District 82 special election, 2025 [2]
CandidateVotes %
Lane Taylor 3,01156.94%
Mark Forsman1,37926.08%
Lindsey Kidd57710.91%
Jackson Melton2083.93%
Marty Sistrunk1132.14%
Total votes5,288 100.00%

Official campaign websites

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Corder, Frank (March 10, 2025). "Five candidates qualify for Senate District 18 special election". Magnolia Tribune . Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  2. "Mississippi State Senate 18 Special Election General". Decision Desk HQ. Retrieved April 16, 2025.