2023_Mississippi_State_Senate_election

2023 Mississippi State Senate election

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]

Quick Facts All 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate 27 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Background

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

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

Democrats

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

Republicans

  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

In primary election

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

Republicans

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

In general election

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

Independents

  1. District 38: Kelvin Butler[lower-alpha 1] 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]

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Predictions

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Results by district

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See also

Notes

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

References

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