Edythe Evelyn Gandy was an American attorney and politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980. A Democrat who held several public offices throughout her career,she was the first woman elected to a statewide constitutional office in Mississippi. Born in Hattiesburg,she attended the University of Mississippi School of Law as the only woman in her class. Following graduation,she took a job as a research assistant for United States Senator Theodore Bilbo. She briefly practiced law before being elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives,where she served from 1948 to 1952. Defeated for re-election,she worked as director of the Division of Legal Services in the State Department of Public Welfare and Assistant Attorney General of Mississippi until she was elected State Treasurer of Mississippi in 1959.
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.
Cindy Hyde-Smith is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Mississippi since 2018. A member of the Republican Party,she was previously the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce and a member of the Mississippi State Senate.
The 2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2015,to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican governor Phil Bryant ran for re-election to a second and final term in office. This is the highest percentage that a Republican has ever won in a gubernatorial election in Mississippi.
Kate Brophy McGee is an American politician and was a Republican member of the Arizona Senate representing District 28 from 2017 to 2021. Brophy McGee previously served in the Arizona House of Representatives.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 3,2015. All of Mississippi's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on August 4,2015,with primary runoffs to be held on August 25,2015 if no candidate received a majority in the primary. The filing deadline for primary ballot access was February 27.
Percy Willis Watson is an American politician. He is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 103rd District,being first elected in 1980. He is a member of the Democratic party.
The 2018 United States Senate 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. Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker was re-elected to a second full term,defeating his Democratic challenger,David Baria.
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 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.
Chris Johnson is an American politician serving in the Mississippi State Senate from the 45th district since 2020. He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 87th district from 2016 to 2020.
Shanda M. Yates is an American politician,representing the 64th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2020. She is an Independent.
William Tracy Arnold is an American politician,representing the 3rd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2012.
Betty Jane Long was an American politician and attorney who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1956 to 1984. A member of the Democratic Party,she was one of few women legislators in Mississippi during her time in the House. She chaired several committees and subcommittees,including a subcommittee on the Equal Rights Amendment,which she opposed. After her retirement from the House,Long was appointed to a committee that drafted a proposal for a new Constitution of Mississippi.
Thelma Williams Farr Baxter was an American politician,schoolteacher,and business owner who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1950 to 1956. A member of the Democratic Party,she was first elected after running unopposed to fill the seat vacated by her late husband,Paul Farr,who had died in a car accident. She ran for re-election the following year against four primary opponents;after no candidate received a majority of the vote,a runoff election was held,which Farr won. After leaving office in 1956,she continued to teach English and managed a family business.
Jansen Tosh Owen is an American attorney and politician,representing the 106th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2020.
Kent McCarty is an American business owner and politician,representing the 101st District in the Mississippi House of Representatives since 2019.
The 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,to elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi State Senate. Primary elections took place on August 8.
