2023 Mississippi elections

The 2023 Mississippi elections will take place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29.[1] All executive offices in the state up for election, as well as all 52 seats of the Mississippi State Senate, all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023.[2]

2023 Mississippi elections
Elections in Mississippi
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
State government
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
State Senate elections
House of Representatives elections
Attorney General elections
Ballot measures
2001
2004
2020
City of Jackson
Mayoral elections

Special elections also will take place during the year.

State House of Representatives
Main article: 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

State Senate
Main article: 2023 Mississippi State Senate election

Governor
Main article: 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Lieutenant governor
Main article: 2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. He has announced that he is running for re-election.[3]

Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann.[4]

Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race,[3] as did Democrat D. Ryan Grover, a former candidate for the Oxford Board of Aldermen.[5]

Secretary of State
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Michael Watson Ty Pinkins
Party Republican Democratic
Secretary of State before election

Michael Watson
Republican

 Elected Secretary of State

TBD

After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election,[6] Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State.[7]

Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.[3]

Candidate

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shuwaski Young 152,115 100.00%
Total votes 152,115 100.00%

Democratic State Central Committee selection

In August 2023, Shuwaski Young withdrew his candidacy from the race for Secretary of State, citing "a hypertensive crisis that was limiting his ability to campaign." On September 7, the Mississippi Democratic Party nominated Ty Pinkins, an attorney and military veteran, as the replacement nominee for the November ballot.[9]

Candidate
  • Ty Pinkins, attorney and military veteran[9]

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent) 351,774 100.00%
Total votes 351,774 100.00%

Polling
Hypothetical polling
Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Michael
Watson (R)		 Shuwaski
Young (D)		 Other Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College August 20–28, 2023 650 (LV) ± 4.0% 56% 33% 1%[lower-alpha 2] 10%

Results
2023 Mississippi Secretary of State election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent)
Democratic Ty Pinkins
Write-in
Total votes

Attorney General
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee Lynn Fitch Greta Kemp Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Attorney General before election

Lynn Fitch
Republican

 Elected Attorney General

TBD

One-term Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878.[3] She is running for re-election.[3]

Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin is running to challenge Fitch.[3]

Candidate
  • Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director[3]

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greta Kemp Martin 152,682 100.00%
Total votes 152,682 100.00%

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 350,670 100.00%
Total votes 350,670 100.00%

Endorsements
Greta Kemp Martin (D)
Organizations
Lynn Fitch (R)
Organizations

Polling
Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Lynn
Fitch (R)		 Greta
Martin (D)		 Other Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College August 20–28, 2023 650 (LV) ± 4.0% 54% 35% 2%[lower-alpha 3] 9%

Results
2023 Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent)
Democratic Greta Kemp Martin
Write-in
Total votes

State Auditor
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2023
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee Shad White Larry Bradford
Party Republican Democratic
State Auditor before election

Shad White
Republican

 Elected State Auditor

TBD

Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019. White is running for re-election.[3]

The mayor of Anguilla, Democrat Larry Bradford, is challenging White in the general election.[4]

Candidate

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bradford 153,039 100.00%
Total votes 153,039 100.00%

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shad White (incumbent) 347,921 100.00%
Total votes 347,921 100.00%

Results
2023 Mississippi State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Shad White (incumbent)
Democratic Larry Bradford
Write-in
Total votes

State Treasurer
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2023
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee David McRae Addie Lee Green
Party Republican Democratic
State Treasurer before election

David McRae
Republican

 Elected State Treasurer

TBD

One-term Republican incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He has announced that he is seeking re-election,[3] and ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[4][3]

McRae will face a rematch in the general election, as former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run.[4] Lee Green received 39.2% of the vote in 2019.

Candidate
  • Addie Lee Green, former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen[4]

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Addie Lee Green 153,149 100.00%
Total votes 153,149 100.00%

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McRae (incumbent) 349,800 100.00%
Total votes 349,800 100.00%

Results
2023 Mississippi State Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David McRae (incumbent)
Democratic Addie Lee Green
Write-in
Total votes

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2023
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee Andy Gipson Robert Bradford
Party Republican Democratic
Agriculture Commissioner before election

Andy Gipson
Republican

 Elected Agriculture Commissioner

TBD

Two-term Republican Incumbent Andy Gipson was re-elected in 2019 with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson is running for re-election,[16] and was the only Republican on the ballot.[4]

Candidates
  • Robert Bradford, Director of Natchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency.[4][17]
  • Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce[4]
  • Terry Rogers II, college student[4]

Withdrawn or disqualified
  • Robert Briggs[4]

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Bradford 97,717 51.75%
Democratic Bethany Hill 49,032 25.97%
Democratic Terry Rogers II 42,079 22.28%
Total votes 188,828 100.00%

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Gipson (incumbent) 351,194 100.00%
Total votes 351,194 100.00%

Results
2023 Agriculture Commissioner election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andy Gipson (incumbent)
Democratic Robert Bradford
Write-in
Total votes

Commissioner of Insurance
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2023
November 7, 2023
 
Nominee Mike Chaney Bruce Burton
Party Republican Democratic
Insurance Commissioner before election

Mike Chaney
Republican

 Elected Insurance Commissioner

TBD

Four-term Republican incumbent Mike Chaney was reelected in 2019 with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state's Fire Marshal, is running for re-election.[3][4]

Republican Mitch Young, a former US Navy Petty Officer and Candidate for Governor in 2015, announced a primary challenge against Chaney.[4]

Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton has also announced a run.[3]

Candidates
  • Bruce Burton, attorney and candidate for Appeals Court District 4 in 2022

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce Burton 182,701 100.00%
Total votes 182,701 100.00%

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 201,552 80.3%
Republican Mitch Young 49,487 19.7%
Total votes 251,039 100.00%

Results
2023 Insurance Commissioner election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent)
Democratic Bruce Burton
Write-in
Total votes

Public Service Commission

Northern District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Chris Brown
Party Republican
Northern District Commissioner before election

Brandon Presley
Democratic

 Elected Northern District Commissioner

TBD

Four-term Democratic Incumbent Brandon Presley was re-elected unopposed in 2019. Presley has announced that he will not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor.[18]

No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley,[18] leaving the field open for two Republican challengers to run for the open seat:

Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency, was a challenger,[18] but she was removed from the ballot due to citizenship eligiblity issues.[19]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Brown 78,272 61.27%
Republican Tanner Newman 49,472 38.73%
Total votes 127,744 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Northern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chris Brown
Write-in
Total votes

Central District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Brent Bailey De’Keither Stamps
Party Republican Democratic
Central District Commissioner before election

Brent Bailey
Republican

 Elected Central District Commissioner

TBD

One-term Republican incumbent Brent Bailey was elected in 2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He is running for re-election.[4]

Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current State Representative De’Keither Stamps, is facing him again in a rematch.[4]

Candidate

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic De’Keither Stamps 52,152 100.00%
Total votes 52,152 100.00%

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Bailey (incumbent) 85,778 100.00%
Total votes 85,778 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Central District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Brent Bailey (incumbent)
Democratic De’Keither Stamps
Write-in
Total votes

Southern District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Nelson Wayne Carr
Party Republican
Southern District Commissioner before election

Dane Maxwell
Republican

 Elected Southern District Commissioner

TBD

One-term Republican Incumbent Dane Maxwell was elected in 2019 with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr and lost.[4]

Candidates

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nelson Wayne Carr 76,162 52.89%
Republican Dane Maxwell (incumbent) 67,849 47.11%
Total votes 144,011 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Southern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nelson Wayne Carr
Write-in
Total votes

Transportation Commission

Northern District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northen District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee John Caldwell
Party Republican
Northern District Commissioner before election

John Caldwell
Republican

 Elected Northern District Commissioner

TBD

One-term Republican Incumbent John Caldwell was elected in 2019 with 63.2% of the vote. He is running for re-election unopposed.[20]

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Caldwell (incumbent) 120,678 100.00%
Total votes 120,678 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Northern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Caldwell (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

Central District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Willie Simmons Ricky Pennington Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Central District Commissioner before election

Willie Simmons
Democratic

 Elected Central District Commissioner

TBD

One-term Democrat Incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in 2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He is running for re-election.[22]

Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, is also running for the seat.[22]

Candidate

Results
Democratic primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie Simmons (incumbent) 54,638 100.00%
Total votes 54,638 100.00%

Candidate
  • Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019[22]

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ricky Pennington Jr. 85,180 100.00%
Total votes 85,180 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Central District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Willie Simmons (incumbent)
Republican Ricky Pennington Jr.
Write-in
Total votes

Southern District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)
 
Nominee Charles Busby Steven Brian Griffin
Party Republican Independent
Southern District Commissioner before election

Tom King
Republican

 Elected Southern District Commissioner

TBD

Three-term Republican Incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election.[23]

Republican State Representative for the 111th District Charles Busby[22] will be running against Independent Steven Brian Griffin.[22]

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Busby 140,425 100.00%
Total votes 140,425 100.00%

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Southern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Busby
Independent Steven Brian Griffin
Write-in
Total votes

Notes
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "Not going to vote" with 1%
  3. "Not going to vote" with 2%

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