Gulfport is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi after the state capital,Jackson. Along with Biloxi,Gulfport is the co-county seat of Harrison County and part of the Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census,Gulfport has a population of 72,926;the metro area has a population of 416,259. Gulfport lies along the gulf coast of the United States in southern Mississippi,taking its name from its port on the Gulf Coast on the Mississippi Sound. It is home to the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet Seabees.
William Thad Cochran was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator for Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. A Republican,he previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 to 1978.
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate,along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives,convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson.
Jonathan Tate Reeves is an American politician serving since 2020 as the 65th governor of Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party,Reeves served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020 and as the 53rd Mississippi State Treasurer from 2004 to 2012.
Harrison Central High School is a 6A public high school located near Lyman,Mississippi,United States. As of the 2020–21 school year,it has a student body of 1,622 students and 144 faculty. The principal is Kelly Fuller.
Gulfport station is a closed Amtrak intercity train station in Gulfport,Mississippi,United States. Gulfport is a former union station that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.
Carroll Gartin was an American Democratic politician from Laurel in Jones County in southeastern Mississippi,who served three terms as the 22nd lieutenant governor of his state. He was born in Meridian,in eastern Mississippi.
Sean Jeffrey Tindell is an American lawyer serving as Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner appointed by Governor Tate Reeves. He was formerly a judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and a member of the Mississippi State Senate representing District 49 on the Mississippi Gulf Coast,covering parts of Biloxi and Gulfport.
Brandon Everitt Presley is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District from 2008 to 2024 and mayor of Nettleton,Mississippi,from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Christopher "Brice" Wiggins is an American lawyer and politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Mississippi State Senate representing Mississippi's District 52,which includes the cities of Pascagoula and Ocean Springs.
The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to choose the next Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood,the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi;the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election,Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%,with Reeves significantly underperforming Trump who won the state by 17 points,3 years prior.
The 1963 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5,1963,in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Ross Barnett was term-limited,and could not run for reelection to a second term.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi took place on November 6,2018.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi was held on Tuesday,November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the U.S. state of Mississippi;one from each of the state's four congressional districts. Primaries are scheduled for March 10,2020.
Joel R. Carter Jr. is an American politician and real estate broker who has served in the Mississippi State Senate from the 49th district since 2018.
The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican governor Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee,Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley. Primary elections were held on August 8. Reeves won the Republican nomination,while Presley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.
The 2025 United States elections are scheduled to be held,in large part,on Tuesday,November 4,2025. The off-year election includes gubernatorial and state legislative elections in a few states,as well as numerous mayoral races,and a variety of other local offices on the ballot. Special elections to the United States Congress may take place if vacancies arise.
Bart Franklin Hester is an American politician serving as a member of the Arkansas Senate from the 33rd district and a Republican. He has served since 2013,and was nominated president pro tempore of the Senate for the 94th Arkansas General Assembly.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 8,2011. All of Mississippi's executive offices were up for election,as well as legislative elections for the State Senate and House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 2,2011,with runoff elections on the 24th if needed. General election runoffs were held on November 29 if needed. Election results were certified by the Mississippi Secretary of State on December 8.
