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10 of 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Mississippi |
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The 2025 Mississippi State Senate special election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect 10 of 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate. Special elections were called in 10 districts due to court-ordered redistricting, in addition a special election will be held on April 15 to fill a vacancy in one district. Primary elections will be held on August 5 and, if needed, runoff elections will be held on December 2. [1] [2]
The election was called after court-ordered redistricting caused the state Senate map to be redrawn, as it was found to diminish the voting power of the state's African American population. [3] The new map creates two new majority black districts, one each in DeSoto and Forrest County, both without incumbents. [4] It then goes to court for approval, despite objections from lawmakers in DeSoto County and some Democrats, where it will await a ruling on the next day. [5] [6] In the first week of May, a panel of three judges approved the redrawn map from the Mississippi Election Commission and allowed 10 out of 15 districts to proceed with the special election. [7]
District | Incumbent | Result | Candidates [10] | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
18 | Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2025, to join the Mississippi Supreme Court. [11] New member elected April 15, 2025. Republican hold. |
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District | Incumbent | Result | Candidates | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
24 | David Lee Jordan | Democratic | 1993 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 2025, to spend time with his family. [13] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. | TBD |
26 | John Horhn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 2025, after being elected mayor of Jackson. [14] New member to be elected November 4, 2025. | TBD |
District | Incumbent | Candidates | Result | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Running | |||
1 | Michael McLendon | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| TBD |
Reginald Jackson (redistricted from SD 11) | Democratic | 2023 | Running for the 11th district | |||
2 | David Parker† | Republican | 2012 | No | TBD | |
10 | Neil Whaley | Republican | 2017 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
11 | None (new district) |
| TBD | |||
19 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| TBD |
34 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
41 | Joey Fillingane | Republican | 2006 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
42 | Robin Robinson | Republican | 2023 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
44 | John A. Polk† | Republican | 2011 | No |
| TBD |
Chris Johnson (redistricted from SD 45) | Republican | 2019 | Yes | |||
45 | None (new district) |
| TBD | |||