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2023 Mississippi State Senate election

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]

2023 Mississippi State Senate election
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
All 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate
27 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Dean Kirby Derrick Simmons
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 7, 2020 July 31, 2017
Leader's seat 30th district 12th district
Seats before 36 16
Seats won 36 16
Seat change Steady Steady
Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
President pro tempore before election

Dean Kirby
Republican

Elected President pro tempore

Dean Kirby
Republican

Background

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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

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Five incumbents did not seek re-election.[5]

Democrats

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  1. District 11: Robert L. Jackson retired.
  2. District 21: Barbara Blackmon retired.

Republicans

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  1. District 35: Chris Caughman retired.
  2. District 37: Melanie Sojourner retired.
  3. District 42: Chris McDaniel retired to run for lieutenant governor.

Incumbents defeated

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In primary election

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One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 8 primary election.[6]

Republicans

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  1. District 46: Philip Moran lost renomination to Philman A. Ladner.

In general election

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One incumbent senator, an independent, was defeated in the November 7 general election.[7]

Independents

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  1. District 38: Kelvin Butler[a] lost re-election to Gary Brumfield.

Overview

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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
No. % Before After +/-
Republican 40 36 36  
Democratic 20 16 16  
Independent 5 0 0  
Libertarian 5 0 0  
Green 1 0 0  
Write-ins – 0 0  
Total 72 100.00% 52 52

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
270toWin[9] Safe R November 2, 2023
Elections Daily[10] Safe R November 2, 2023

Results by district

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District 2020 pres.[11] Incumbent Candidates[12] Result
Member Party First elected Running
1 R+34.0 Michael McLendon Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
2 R+13.1 David Parker Republican 2012
(special) 		Yes
  • ▌ Y David Parker (Republican) 56.62%
  • ▌ Pam McKelvy (Democratic) 43.38%
 Republican hold
3 R+43.6 Kathy Chism Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
4 R+62.4 Rita Potts Parks Republican 2011 Yes
  • ▌ Y Rita Potts Parks (Republican) 76.66%
  • ▌ Jon Newcomb (independent) 23.34%
 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
  • ▌ Y Hob Bryan (Democratic) 54.89%
  • ▌ Robert Mitchell (Republican) 43.35%
  • ▌ Lesley Smith (Libertarian) 1.76%
 Democratic hold
8 R+30.1 Benjamin Suber Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
9 R+15.1 Nicole Akins Boyd Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
10 R+19.2 Neil Whaley Republican 2017
(special) 		Yes
  • ▌ Y Neil Whaley (Republican) 60.8%
  • ▌ Andre DeBerry (Democratic) 39.2%
 Republican hold
11 D+22.5 Robert L. Jackson Democratic 2003 No
  • ▌ Y Reginald Jackson (Democratic)
 Democratic hold
12 D+38.9 Derrick Simmons Democratic 2011
(special) 		Yes
Democratic hold
13 D+36.3 Sarita Simmons Democratic 2019 Yes
Democratic hold
14 R+23.3 Lydia Chassaniol Republican 2007 Yes
Republican hold
15 R+24.3 Bart Williams Republican 2020
(special) 		Yes
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
  • ▌ Y Kevin Blackwell (Republican) 65.71%
  • ▌ Sandy Kerr (Democratic) 34.29%
 Republican hold
20 R+45.7 Josh Harkins Republican 2011 Yes
Republican hold
21 D+32.7 Barbara Blackmon Democratic 2015 No
  • ▌ Y Bradford Blackmon (Democratic)
 Democratic hold
22 D+17.9 Joseph C. Thomas Democratic 2019 Yes
  • ▌ Y Joseph C. Thomas (Democratic) 57.58%
  • ▌ Chastity May Magyar (Republican) 42.42%
 Democratic hold
23 R+8.0 Briggs Hopson Republican 2007 Yes
Republican hold
24 D+22.8 David Lee Jordan Democratic 1993
(special) 		Yes
  • ▌ Y David Lee Jordan (Democratic) 53.90%
  • ▌ Marty Evans Jr. (Republican) 35.05%
  • ▌ Curressia M. Brown (independent) 11.05%
 Democratic hold
25 R+23.8 J. Walter Michel Republican 2016
(special) 		Yes
Republican hold
26 D+43.8 John Horhn Democratic 1993
(special) 		Yes
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
  • ▌ Y David Blount (Democratic) 77.7%
  • ▌ Michael Carson (Republican) 22.3%
 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
Republican hold
34 D+17.5 Juan Barnett Democratic 2015 Yes
Democratic hold
35 R+17.8 Chris Caughman Republican 2015 No
  • ▌ Y Andy Berry (Republican)
 Republican hold
36 R+54.3 None (new seat)
  • ▌ Y Brian Rhodes (Republican)
 Republican gain
37 D+25.5 Albert Butler Democratic 2010
(special) 		Yes
Democratic hold
Melanie Sojourner Republican 2019 No Republican loss
38 D+22.3 Kelvin Butler Independent[a] 2021
(special) 		Yes
  • ▌ Y Gary Brumfield (Democratic) 50.50%
  • ▌ Kelvin Butler (independent) 39.21%
  • ▌ Willye R. Powell (independent) 7.75%
  • ▌ Trischell LaRice Veal (Libertarian) 2.53%
 Democratic gain
39 R+43.5 Jason Barrett Republican 2020
(special) 		Yes
Republican hold
40 R+61.7 Angela Burks Hill Republican 2011 Yes
Republican hold
41 R+37.2 Joey Fillingane Republican 2007 Yes
Republican hold
42 R+63.1 Chris McDaniel Republican 2007 No
Republican hold
43 R+53.8 Dennis DeBar Republican 2015 Yes
Republican hold
44 R+42.3 John A. Polk Republican 2011 Yes
Republican hold
45 R+31.4 Chris Johnson Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
46 R+60.7 Philip Moran Republican 2011 Lost renomination
  • ▌ Y Philman A. Ladner (Republican)
 Republican hold
47 R+64.7 Mike Seymour Republican 2015 Yes
  • ▌ Y Mike Seymour (Republican) 86.09%
  • ▌ George "Tony" Uram (independent) 13.91%
 Republican hold
48 R+11.0 Mike Thompson Republican 2019 Yes
  • ▌ Y Mike Thompson (Republican) 71.1%
  • ▌ Mathew Adams (Libertarian) 28.9%
 Republican hold
49 R+16.7 Joel Carter Republican 2017
(special) 		Yes
  • ▌ Y Joel Carter (Republican) 69.91%
  • ▌ Glen A. Lewis (Libertarian) 30.09%
 Republican hold
50 R+26.2 Scott DeLano Republican 2019 Yes
Republican hold
51 R+25.9 Jeremy England Republican 2019 Yes
  • ▌ Y Jeremy England (Republican) 75.9%
  • ▌ Lynn M. Bowker (Libertarian) 13.8%
  • ▌ Artis R. Burney (Green) 10.3%
 Republican hold
52 R+28.8 Brice Wiggins Republican 2011 Yes
Republican hold

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Butler is a registered Democrat but filed for re-election as an independent.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Elections Calendar" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. December 28, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Brumfield Wins Senate Race". Enterprise-Journal. November 8, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 General Election Results". November 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023–24 State House Elections Map". October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Election Ratings". November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "MS 2022 State Senate". Dave's Redistricting. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Candidate Qualifying List" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. June 20, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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