2023 Mississippi State Senate election
The 2023 Mississippi State Senate election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate to four-year terms. It will be held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Primary elections will take place on August 8.[1]
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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 will be the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.[4]
Retirements
Five incumbents will not seek re-election.[5]
Democrats
- District 11: Robert L. Jackson will retire.
- District 21: Barbara Blackmon will retire.
Republicans
- District 35: Chris Caughman will retire.
- District 37: Melanie Sojourner will retire.
- District 42: Chris McDaniel will retire 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
- District 46: Philip Moran lost renomination to Philman A. Ladner.
Overview
| 27 | 14 | 11 |
| Republican | To be elected | Democratic |
| Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
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| No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
| Republican | 40 | 36 | ||||||
| Democratic | 20 | 16 | ||||||
| Independent | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Libertarian | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Green | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Write-ins | – | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 72 | 100.00% | 52 | |||||
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| 270toWin[7] | Safe R | September 21, 2023 |
Results by district
| District | 2020 pres.[8] | Incumbent | Candidates[9] | 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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| 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 |
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| 5 | R+71.9 | Daniel Sparks | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 6 | R+47.9 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 7 | R+12.2 | Hob Bryan | Democratic | 1983 | Yes |
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| 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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| 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 |
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Democratic hold |
| 17 | R+28.1 | Charles Younger | Republican | 2014 (special) |
Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 18 | R+36.3 | Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 19 | R+30.0 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
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| 20 | R+45.7 | Josh Harkins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 21 | D+32.7 | Barbara Blackmon | Democratic | 2015 | No |
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Democratic hold |
| 22 | D+17.9 | Joseph C. Thomas | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
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| 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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| 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 |
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Democratic hold |
| 28 | D+74.8 | Sollie Norwood | Democratic | 2013 (special) |
Yes |
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Democratic hold |
| 29 | D+31.1 | David Blount | Democratic | 2007 | Yes |
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| 30 | R+35.6 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 1991 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 31 | R+34.2 | Tyler McCaughn | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
| 32 | D+32.5 | Rod Hickman | Democratic | 2021 (special) |
Yes |
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 2021 (special) |
Yes |
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| 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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| 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 |
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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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| 48 | R+11.0 | Mike Thompson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
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| 49 | R+16.7 | Joel Carter | Republican | 2017 (special) |
Yes |
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| 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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| 52 | R+28.8 | Brice Wiggins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
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Republican hold |
See also
Notes
- Butler is a registered Democrat but filed for re-election as an independent.
References
- "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.
- "2023–24 State House Elections Map". October 20, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 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.
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