The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature,the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi. According to the state constitution of 1890,it is to comprise no more than 122 members elected for four-year terms. To qualify as a member of the House candidates must be at least 21 years old,a resident of Mississippi for at least four years,and a resident in the district for at least two years. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Roger Frederick Wicker is an American attorney and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Mississippi,a seat he has held since 2007. A member of the Republican Party,Wicker was a Mississippi State Senator from 1988 to 1995 and the U.S. Representative from Mississippi's 1st congressional district from 1995 until 2007.
The Mississippi State 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. The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi serves as President of the Senate.
A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6,2007,to elect to four-year terms for all members of the Mississippi State Legislature,the offices of Governor of Mississippi,Lieutenant Governor,Secretary of State,Attorney General,State Auditor,State Treasurer,Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce,and Commissioner of Insurance,plus all three members of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and Mississippi Public Service Commission.
Dewey Phillip Bryant is an American politician who served as the 64th governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party,he was the 31st lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2008 to 2012 and 40th state auditor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2008. Bryant was elected governor in 2011,defeating the Democratic nominee Mayor Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. He was re-elected in 2015,defeating Democratic nominee Robert Gray.
The 2008 Mississippi 1st congressional district special election was a special election in the state of Mississippi to determine who would serve the remainder of former Representative Roger Wicker's term. After an April 22,2008 ballot resulted in no candidate receiving a majority,Democratic Party candidate Travis Childers defeated Republican candidate Greg Davis in a runoff election on May 13,2008.
The 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4,2008. This election was held on the same day of Thad Cochran's re-election bid in the regularly scheduled Class II election. The winner of this special election served the rest of the Senate term,which ended in January 2013. Unlike most Senate elections,this was a non-partisan election in which the candidate who got a majority of the vote won,and if the first-place candidate did not get 50%,a runoff election with the top two candidates would have been held. In the election,no run-off was necessary as Republican nominee and incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker won election to finish the term.
Grady Franklin "Gray" Tollison is a Republican member of the Mississippi Senate,representing District 9 since 1996. In January 2012,Tollison was appointed Chairman of the Senate Education Committee by Lt. Governor Tate Reeves. From 2004 until 2012,he served as Chairman of the Judiciary,Division “B”Committee under the leadership of Lt. Governor Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Amy Tuck. He also serves as a member of the Rules,Finance,Public Health and Welfare,Universities and Colleges,and Wildlife,Fisheries and Parks Committees.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
The Government of Mississippi is the government of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Power in Mississippi's government is distributed by the state's Constitution between the executive and legislative branches. The state's current governor is Tate Reeves. The Mississippi Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. Mississippi is one of only five states that elects its state officials in odd numbered years. Mississippi holds elections for these offices every four years in the years preceding Presidential election years.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6,2012,alongside the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other elections to the United States Senate in other states,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker won re-election to his first full term,while 82-year-old Albert N. Gore was the Democratic nominee.
Mooreville,sometimes misspelled as Mooresville,is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County,Mississippi,United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 650.
Christopher R. Brown is an American businessman,serving as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission for the Northern District since 2024. A Republican,he is a former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 20th district from 2012 to 2024. His district represented Monroe,Itawamba,and Lee counties.
Bryant W. Clark is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Democratic Party,Clark is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives,and represents the 47th district. He has served in the Mississippi House since 2004. He succeeded his father,Robert G. Clark Jr.
Robert Lee Johnson III is an American politician. He first served as a state senator before becoming a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 94th District,being first elected in 2004. He has been the Minority Leader of the State House since 2020.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Mississippi,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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 Donald Trump,who won the state by 17 points in 2016.
The 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. On April 1,2018,a U.S. Senate vacancy was created when Republican senator Thad Cochran resigned due to health concerns. Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant appointed Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the vacancy. Hyde-Smith sought election to serve the balance of Cochran's term,which was scheduled to expire in January 2021.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were 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 were scheduled for March 10,2020.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi were held on November 8,2022,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Mississippi,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
