2023 Mississippi State Senate election
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The 2023 Mississippi State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on August 8.[1]
Background
[edit]In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate.[2][3] Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans held a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate, though not in the House.
The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.[4]
Retirements
[edit]Five incumbents did not seek re-election.[5]
Democrats
[edit]- District 11: Robert L. Jackson retired.
- District 21: Barbara Blackmon retired.
Republicans
[edit]- District 35: Chris Caughman retired.
- District 37: Melanie Sojourner retired.
- District 42: Chris McDaniel retired to run for lieutenant governor.
Incumbents defeated
[edit]In primary election
[edit]One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 8 primary election.[6]
Republicans
[edit]- District 46: Philip Moran lost renomination to Philman A. Ladner.
In general election
[edit]One incumbent senator, an independent, was defeated in the November 7 general election.[7]
Independents
[edit]- District 38: Kelvin Butler[a] lost re-election to Gary Brumfield.
Overview
[edit]| 36 | 16 |
| Republican | Democratic |
Of the 52 seats up for election, 39 had a single candidate running for office. Of these, 12 only had a Democrat running while the remaining 27 only had a Republican running. The remaining 13 were contested by combinations of Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Independent candidates.[8]
| Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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| No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
| Republican | 40 | 36 | 36 | 
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| Democratic | 20 | 16 | 16 |
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| Independent | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Libertarian | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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| Green | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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| Write-ins | – | 0 | 0 |
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| Total | 72 | 100.00% | 52 | 52 | ||||
Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 270toWin[9] | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
| Elections Daily[10] | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
Results by district
[edit]| District | 2020 pres.[11] | Incumbent | Candidates[12] | Result | |||
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| Member | Party | First elected | Running | ||||
| 1 | R+34.0 | Michael McLendon | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 2 | R+13.1 | David Parker | Republican | 2012 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 3 | R+43.6 | Kathy Chism | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 4 | R+62.4 | Rita Potts Parks | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 5 | R+71.9 | Daniel Sparks | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 6 | R+47.9 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 7 | R+12.2 | Hob Bryan | Democratic | 1983 | Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 8 | R+30.1 | Benjamin Suber | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 9 | R+15.1 | Nicole Akins Boyd | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 10 | R+19.2 | Neil Whaley | Republican | 2017 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 11 | D+22.5 | Robert L. Jackson | Democratic | 2003 | No |
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Democratic hold |
| 12 | D+38.9 | Derrick Simmons | Democratic | 2011 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 13 | D+36.3 | Sarita Simmons | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 14 | R+23.3 | Lydia Chassaniol | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 15 | R+24.3 | Bart Williams | Republican | 2020 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 16 | D+37.8 | Angela Turner-Ford | Democratic | 2013 (special) |
Yes |
|
Democratic hold |
| 17 | R+28.1 | Charles Younger | Republican | 2014 (special) |
Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 18 | R+36.3 | Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 19 | R+30.0 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 20 | R+45.7 | Josh Harkins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 21 | D+32.7 | Barbara Blackmon | Democratic | 2015 | No |
|
Democratic hold |
| 22 | D+17.9 | Joseph C. Thomas | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 23 | R+8.0 | Briggs Hopson | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 24 | D+22.8 | David Lee Jordan | Democratic | 1993 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 25 | R+23.8 | J. Walter Michel | Republican | 2016 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 26 | D+43.8 | John Horhn | Democratic | 1993 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 27 | D+43.2 | Hillman Terome Frazier | Democratic | 1993 (special) |
Yes |
|
Democratic hold |
| 28 | D+74.8 | Sollie Norwood | Democratic | 2013 (special) |
Yes |
|
Democratic hold |
| 29 | D+31.1 | David Blount | Democratic | 2007 | Yes |
|
Democratic hold |
| 30 | R+35.6 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 1991 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 31 | R+34.2 | Tyler McCaughn | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 32 | D+32.5 | Rod Hickman | Democratic | 2021 (special) |
Yes |
|
Democratic hold |
| 33 | R+40.3 | Jeff Tate | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 34 | D+17.5 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 35 | R+17.8 | Chris Caughman | Republican | 2015 | No |
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Republican hold |
| 36 | R+54.3 | None (new seat) |
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Republican gain | |||
| 37 | D+25.5 | Albert Butler | Democratic | 2010 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| Melanie Sojourner | Republican | 2019 | No | Republican loss | |||
| 38 | D+22.3 | Kelvin Butler | Independent[a] | 2021 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic gain |
| 39 | R+43.5 | Jason Barrett | Republican | 2020 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 40 | R+61.7 | Angela Burks Hill | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 41 | R+37.2 | Joey Fillingane | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 42 | R+63.1 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 2007 | No |
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Republican hold |
| 43 | R+53.8 | Dennis DeBar | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 44 | R+42.3 | John A. Polk | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
| 45 | R+31.4 | Chris Johnson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 46 | R+60.7 | Philip Moran | Republican | 2011 | Lost renomination |
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Republican hold |
| 47 | R+64.7 | Mike Seymour | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 48 | R+11.0 | Mike Thompson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 49 | R+16.7 | Joel Carter | Republican | 2017 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 50 | R+26.2 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 51 | R+25.9 | Jeremy England | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 52 | R+28.8 | Brice Wiggins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
|
Republican hold |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023 Elections Calendar" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. December 28, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Harrison, Bobby (August 9, 2023). "Legislative elections: Jason White on path for speakership, first Black Republican elected since 1800s, few incumbents lose". Mississippi Today. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Brumfield Wins Senate Race". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 General Election Results". November 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2023–24 State House Elections Map". October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ "Election Ratings". November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "MS 2022 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Candidate Qualifying List" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.