Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019

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2019 Mississippi
House Elections
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GeneralNovember 5, 2019
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Elections for all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2019. The primary was on August 6, 2019, the primary runoff was on August 27, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 1, 2019.[1]

The Mississippi House of Representatives was one of seven state legislative chambers with elections in 2019. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2017, three out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

Candidates

  • Note: Candidates running as independents did not participate in the primary election but were on the general election ballot on November 5, 2019. Incumbents Steve Holland and Angela Cockerham were running for re-election to districts 16 and 96, respectively. [2]

General election

Mississippi House of Representatives general election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLester Carpenter (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Bain (i)

District 3

Janis Triplett Patterson

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Arnold (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJody Steverson (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Faulkner (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Criswell (i)  Candidate Connection

District 7

Theresa Gillespie Isom

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Hopkins (i)  Candidate Connection

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngTrey Lamar (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngCedric Burnett (i)

District 10

Bobby Dailey  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrady Williamson

Josh Hawkins (Independent)  Candidate Connection

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngLataisha M. Jackson (i)

District 12

Tiffany Kilpatrick

Green check mark transparent.pngClay Deweese

District 13

Pamela Denham

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Massengill (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Creekmore IV

District 15

Pat Montgomery

Green check mark transparent.pngMac Huddleston (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngRickey Thompson

Steve Holland (i) (Independent)

District 17

Cathy Grace

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Aguirre (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Turner (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Boyd (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brown (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Bell (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Lancaster

Thomas Futral

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Jim Beckett (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Hale (i)

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Eubanks (i)

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngOrlando Paden (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Walker (i)

District 28

Matt Williams

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Darnell

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngAbe Marshall Hudson Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngTracey Rosebud (i)  Candidate Connection

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngOtis Anthony (i)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngSolomon Osborne (i)

Troy Brown Sr. (Independent)
Toris Williams (Independent)

Did not make the ballot:
Thomas Howard  (Independent)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Reynolds II (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Horan (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Hood (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Gibbs (i)

Jessica Lewis (Independent)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Chism (i)

Vicky Rose (Libertarian Party)  Candidate Connection

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngCheikh Taylor (i)

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Underwood McLean

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngHester Jackson-McCray

Ashley Henley (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngKabir Karriem (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Mickens (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Roberson (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngC. Scott Bounds (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Evans (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Oliver (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngBryant Clark (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngJason White (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Bailey (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hines (i)

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngRufus Straughter (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Kinkade (i)

District 53

Rita Wilkinson Goss

Green check mark transparent.pngVince Mangold (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Ford (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Denton (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Keith Phillips  (Independent)

District 56

Vicki Slater

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip Gunn (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Blackmon Jr. (i)

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Bomgar (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Powell (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Shanks (i)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngGene Newman

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Weathersby (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Foster

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngShanda Yates

Bill Denny (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Bell (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngJarvis Dortch (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngEarle Banks (i)

Gregory Riley (Independent)

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngZakiya Summers

Jon Pond

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyce Clarke (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brown

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie Crudup Jr. (i)

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Gibbs (i)

District 73

Gayle Walsh Massey

Green check mark transparent.pngJill Ford  Candidate Connection

District 74

Jason McCarty  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLee Yancey

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Miles (i)

Vance Cox

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Holloway Sr. (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngPrice Wallace (i)

District 78

Joe Bradford

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Rushing (i)  Candidate Connection

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Tullos (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngOmeria Scott (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Horne (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Young (i)

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Adam Calvert

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Smith

Roy May (Independent)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Harness (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Barnett (i)

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Andrews

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngRamona Blackledge

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Scoggin (i)

District 90

Did not make the ballot:
L. R. Easterling 

Green check mark transparent.pngNoah Sanford (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Evans (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Currie (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngTimmy Ladner (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson III (i)

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngJay McKnight

District 96

Aisha Sanders  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAngela Cockerham (i) (Independent)

District 97

Ben Thompson

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Mims (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngDaryl Porter Jr.

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Pigott (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Morgan (i)

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngKent McCarty (i)

District 102

Brandon Rue  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMissy Warren McGee (i)

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngPercy Watson (i)

District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Byrd (i)

District 105

Matthew Daves

Green check mark transparent.pngDale Goodin

District 106

Green check mark transparent.pngJansen Owen

District 107

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug McLeod (i)

District 108

Green check mark transparent.pngStacey Hobgood Wilkes (i)

District 109

Green check mark transparent.pngManly Barton (i)

District 110

Green check mark transparent.pngJeramey Anderson (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Mitch Ellerby  (Independent)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Busby (i)

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Read (i)

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry B. Zuber, III (i)

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey S. Guice (i)

Tony Lawrence (Independent)

District 115

Felix Gines  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Patterson (i)

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Eure (i)

District 117

Inez Kelleher  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Felsher

District 118

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Haney (i)

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngSonya Williams-Barnes (i)

District 120

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bennett (i)

District 121

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Crawford (i)

District 122

Wendy McDonald  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Anderson  Candidate Connection

Primary runoff election

Mississippi House of Representatives primary runoff election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 10

Kelly Morris  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngBrady Williamson

District 63

Deborah Butler Dixon (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie Foster

District 70

Kathy Sykes (i)  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Brown

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Andrews
Joseph Tubb

District 88

Gary Staples (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRamona Blackledge

District 95

Patricia H. Willis (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJay McKnight

District 105

Roun McNeal (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDale Goodin

District 106

John Glen Corley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJansen Owen

District 114

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffrey S. Guice (i)
Kenneth Fountain  Candidate Connection

Primary election

Mississippi House of Representatives primary election

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLester Carpenter (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Bain (i)

District 3

Jimmy Russell
Green check mark transparent.pngJanis Triplett Patterson

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Arnold (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngJody Steverson (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Faulkner (i)
Carl Robinson  Candidate Connection
Jacqueline Simon

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngDana Criswell (i)  Candidate Connection
Mike Duncan

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Gillespie Isom
Zelda Hill

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Hopkins (i)  Candidate Connection
Kimberly Remak

Did not make the ballot:
Wanda Jennings 

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngTrey Lamar (i)

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngCedric Burnett (i)
Christopher Thomas

Did not make the ballot:
Marilyn Young 

District 10

Amanda Campbell  (unofficially withdrew)
Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Dailey  Candidate Connection
Nolan Webb  (unofficially withdrew)

Robert Gray Jr.
Runoff Arrow.jpgKelly Morris  Candidate Connection
Runoff Arrow.jpgBrady Williamson

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngLataisha M. Jackson (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngTiffany Kilpatrick

Green check mark transparent.pngClay Deweese

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Denham

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Massengill (i)

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Creekmore IV
Robbins Ellis Rogers

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Montgomery

Green check mark transparent.pngMac Huddleston (i)

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngRickey Thompson

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Grace

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Aguirre (i)

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Turner (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Boyd (i)
Peggy Schumpert Hussey

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brown (i)

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Bell (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Lancaster

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Futral

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Jim Beckett (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Hale (i)

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Harold Harris 

Green check mark transparent.pngDan Eubanks (i)
Randy Denton

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngOrlando Paden (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Walker (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Williams

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Darnell
W.I. Harris Jr.

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngAbe Marshall Hudson Jr. (i)  Candidate Connection
Anthony Pierre' Jackson

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngTracey Rosebud (i)  Candidate Connection
Robert Huddleston

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngOtis Anthony (i)
Jeanette Knighten-Washington

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngSolomon Osborne (i)
Tavarris Cross Sr.

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Reynolds II (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Horan (i)

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngJoey Hood (i)
William Tabb

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Gibbs (i)
Jimmy Davidson

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Chism (i)

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngCheikh Taylor (i)
Lisa Wynn

District 39

Jeff Smith (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDana Underwood McLean

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngHester Jackson-McCray

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Henley (i)
Francis Miller
Charlie Roberts

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngKabir Karriem (i)

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngCarl Mickens (i)
Dirk Dickson

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngRob Roberson (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngC. Scott Bounds (i)

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Evans (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngKarl Oliver (i)

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngBryant Clark (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngJason White (i)
Dana Gwin  Candidate Connection

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngWillie Bailey (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hines (i)
Earth Robinson

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngRufus Straughter (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Kinkade (i)

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngRita Wilkinson Goss

Green check mark transparent.pngVince Mangold (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Ford (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngOscar Denton (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngVicki Slater

Green check mark transparent.pngPhilip Gunn (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngEdward Blackmon Jr. (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Michquel McCullough 

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngJoel Bomgar (i)
Bruce Bartley

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Powell (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngFred Shanks (i)

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngGene Newman
Michael Sartor

Did not make the ballot:
Sheila Maulding 
Randall Stephen 

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Weathersby (i)

District 63

Runoff Arrow.jpgDeborah Butler Dixon (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgStephanie Foster
Machelle Shelby Kyles

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngShanda Yates

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Denny (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Amile Wilson 

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngChristopher Bell (i)

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngJarvis Dortch (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngEarle Banks (i)

District 68

Lonnie Holmes
Green check mark transparent.pngZakiya Summers
Cassandra Welchlin

Did not make the ballot:
Natarsha Lindsey 
Jordon Hillhouse 

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Pond

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngAlyce Clarke (i)

District 70

Runoff Arrow.jpgKathy Sykes (i)  Candidate Connection
Runoff Arrow.jpgWilliam Brown
Tammy Cotton

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngRonnie Crudup Jr. (i)
Edelia Carthan  Candidate Connection
Shabaka Harrison
Stephanie Skipper

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngDebra Gibbs (i)
Felicia Tripp

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngGayle Walsh Massey

Johnny Black  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngJill Ford  Candidate Connection

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngJason McCarty  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngLee Yancey

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Miles (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngVance Cox

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Holloway Sr. (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngPrice Wallace (i)

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Bradford

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Rushing (i)  Candidate Connection

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Tullos (i)

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngOmeria Scott (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Horne (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Young (i)

District 83

Greg Snowden (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Adam Calvert

District 84

William Shirley (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngTroy Smith

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery Harness (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Barnett (i)

District 87

Runoff Arrow.jpgWilliam Andrews
Trey Harvison  Candidate Connection
Ricardo Mussiett  Candidate Connection
Runoff Arrow.jpgJoseph Tubb

District 88

Runoff Arrow.jpgGary Staples (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgRamona Blackledge
Christopher Hodge

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngDonnie Scoggin (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngL. R. Easterling

Green check mark transparent.pngNoah Sanford (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngBob Evans (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngBecky Currie (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngTimmy Ladner (i)

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Johnson III (i)

District 95

Runoff Arrow.jpgPatricia H. Willis (i)
Robert Dambrino  Candidate Connection
Nancy Depreo
Runoff Arrow.jpgJay McKnight

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngAisha Sanders  Candidate Connection

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngBen Thompson

Green check mark transparent.pngSam Mims (i)

District 98

Tasha Dillon
Green check mark transparent.pngDaryl Porter Jr.

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Pigott (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Morgan (i)

District 101

Green check mark transparent.pngKent McCarty (i)
Gary Crist

Did not make the ballot:
Steven Utroska 
Daniel Waide 
Andrew Waites 

District 102

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Rue  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMissy Warren McGee (i)

District 103

Green check mark transparent.pngPercy Watson (i)
Edward Hargrove Jr.

District 104

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Byrd (i)

District 105

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Daves

Runoff Arrow.jpgRoun McNeal (i)
Matt Brewer
Runoff Arrow.jpgDale Goodin

District 106

Runoff Arrow.jpgJohn Glen Corley (i)
Greg Holcomb
Runoff Arrow.jpgJansen Owen
Ben Winston

District 107

Green check mark transparent.pngDoug McLeod (i)

District 108

Green check mark transparent.pngStacey Hobgood Wilkes (i)

District 109

Green check mark transparent.pngManly Barton (i)
Joshua Hardy

District 110

Green check mark transparent.pngJeramey Anderson (i)

District 111

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Busby (i)

District 112

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Read (i)

District 113

Green check mark transparent.pngHenry B. Zuber, III (i)

District 114

Runoff Arrow.jpgJeffrey S. Guice (i)
Runoff Arrow.jpgKenneth Fountain  Candidate Connection
Richard Westfall

District 115

Green check mark transparent.pngFelix Gines  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Patterson (i)

District 116

Green check mark transparent.pngCasey Eure (i)

District 117

Green check mark transparent.pngInez Kelleher  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Felsher

District 118

Green check mark transparent.pngGreg Haney (i)
John McCay

District 119

Green check mark transparent.pngSonya Williams-Barnes (i)
Jeffrey Hulum III

District 120

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Bennett (i)

District 121

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Crawford (i)

District 122

Green check mark transparent.pngWendy McDonald  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngBrent Anderson  Candidate Connection

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District 10

District 73

District 87

District 122

Incumbents retiring

A total of 12 incumbents did not file to run for re-election in 2019.[3] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Current Office
Nolan Mettetal Ends.png Republican House District 10
J. P. Hughes, Jr. Electiondot.png Democratic House District 12
Margaret Rogers Ends.png Republican House District 14
Preston Sullivan Electiondot.png Democratic House District 22
Robert Foster Ends.png Republican House District 28
Ray Rogers Ends.png Republican House District 61
Credell Calhoun Electiondot.png Democratic House District 68
Mark Baker Ends.png Republican House District 74
Chris Johnson Ends.png Republican House District 87
David Myers Electiondot.png Democratic House District 98
Scott DeLano Ends.png Republican House District 117
David Baria Electiondot.png Democratic House District 122


Incumbents Angela Cockerham and Steve Holland both filed as independent candidates and did not appear on the primary ballot.[4]

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Mississippi

For party candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 11, Section 297 of the Mississippi Code

A candidate seeking the nomination of his or her party for federal or state office (including seats in the Mississippi State Legislature) must submit a statement of intent to his or her party and pay a filing fee, also to be submitted to the party. The statement of intent is a form prescribed by the Mississippi Secretary of State that must include the name and address of the candidate, the party with which the candidate is affiliated, and the office being sought. The deadline for receipt of these materials by the state executive committee of the party is set by state statutes as 5:00 p.m. on March 1 in the year of the election.[5]

Mississippi law directly sets filing fees for some elected offices, while authorizing political party committees to determine fees for other offices within statutory limits:[6][7][8]

Filing fees
Office Fee
Governor, United States Senator Political party state executive committees determine the fee between $1,000 and $5,000.
Lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, insurance commissioner, commissioner of agriculture and commerce, public service commissioner, state highway commissioner, United States Representative Political party state executive committees determine the fee between $500 and $2,500.
State senator, state representative $250

For independent candidates

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 13, Part B of the Mississippi Code

Independent candidates for federal or state office (including seats in the Mississippi State Legislature) must petition to appear on the general election ballot. The form of petitions is prescribed by the Mississippi Secretary of State, and completed petitions must be submitted to the Mississippi Secretary of State by 5:00 p.m. on March 1 in the year of the election. Signature requirements are as follows:[6]

Petition signature requirements
Office Required signatures
For offices elected by the state at large (e.g., United States Senator, governor, attorney general, etc.) At least 1,000 signatures
For an office elected by congressional district (e.g., United States Representative) At least 200 signatures
For an office elected by state senatorial or representative district (e.g., State senator, state representative) At least 50 signatures

The petition must be accompanied by a qualifying statement of intent (a form prescribed by the Mississippi Secretary of State similar to the statement of intent filed by party candidates). Petition signatures must be verified by the appropriate circuit clerk in the county in which signatures were collected before being submitted to the Mississippi Secretary of State for final approval. Independent candidates must also pay filing fees as follows:[6][9]

Filing fees
Office Fee
Governor, United States Senator $1,000
Lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, insurance commissioner, commissioner of agriculture and commerce, public service commissioner, state highway commissioner, United States Representative $500
State senator, state representative $250

For write-in candidates

The relevant statutes do not indicate that write-in candidates must file any special paperwork or pay any filing fees in order to have their votes tallied.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to run for the Mississippi House of Representatives, a candidate must:[10]

  • Be 21 years of age or older.
  • Be a qualified elector and resident of the State of Mississippi for four years.
  • Be a resident of the county or district a candidate plans to represent for two years.
  • If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay a $15 filing fee to the State Executive Committee of the party with which the candidate is affiliated.
  • If running as an independent, submit 50 signatures to the Circuit Clerk or the Secretary of State.

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[11]
SalaryPer diem
$23,500/yearFor senators: $166/day. For representatives: $157/day.

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Mississippi legislators assume office the Tuesday after the first Monday of January.[12]

Potential impact on trifecta status

See also: Trifecta vulnerability in the 2019 elections

Heading into the 2019 elections, Mississippi had been a Republican trifecta since the beginning of the 2012 legislative session. Mississippi held elections for governor, all 52 state Senate seats, and all 122 state House seats in 2019. In order to maintain their trifecta, Republicans needed to hold the governor's office and maintain their legislative majorities. In order to gain a trifecta, Democrats needed to take the governor's office and win majorities in both legislative chambers.

Election forecasters rated the governor's race Leans Republican. Democrats needed to either win that election, flip seven out of 52 state Senate seats (13.5%), or flip 15 out of 122 state House seats (12.3%) in order to break the Republican trifecta. Ballotpedia assessed Mississippi's Republican trifecta as moderately vulnerable.

Republicans won 75 seats in the state House to Democrats' 46 and independents' one. Democrats gained a net two seats and Republicans gained a net one seat. In the state Senate, Republicans won 36 seats to Democrats' 16, meaning that Republicans gained a net five seats while Democrats lost two. At the time of the election, two seats were vacant in the House and three were vacant in the Senate.

Mississippi political history

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Mississippi House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2019 After November 6, 2019
     Democratic Party 44 46
     Republican Party 74 75
     Independent 2 1
     Vacancies 2 0
Total 122 122

Presidential politics in Mississippi

2016 Presidential election results

U.S. presidential election, Mississippi, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 40.1% 485,131 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 57.9% 700,714 6
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 1.2% 14,435 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.3% 3,731 0
     Constitution Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley 0.3% 3,987 0
     American Delta Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 644 0
     Prohibition Jim Hedges/Bill Bayes 0.1% 715 0
Total Votes 1,209,357 6
Election results via: Mississippi Secretary of State

Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Mississippi state law stipulates that an individual can only participate in a party's primary if he or she "intends to support the nominations made in the primary" in which he or she participates. However, this is generally considered an unenforceable requirement. Consequently, Mississippi's primary is effectively open.[13][14]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

All polling places in Mississippi are open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Central Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[15]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

To register in Mississippi, prospective voters must be United States citizens, residents of their county in Mississippi for at least 30 days, and at least 18 years old by Election Day.[16][17]

Registration applicants must postmark or submit an application in person to the local circuit clerk’s office at least 30 days before an election. Mailed applications must be postmarked by this date.[17]

Automatic registration

Mississippi does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Mississippi does not permit online voter registration.

Same-day registration

Mississippi does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

To register to vote in Mississippi, you must be a resident of the state for at least 30 days.[17]

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Mississippi does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual applying to register to vote must attest that they are a U.S. citizen under penalty of perjury.[17]

In 2022, Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed HB 1510 into law which requires election officials to verify an applicants citizenship status using the federal Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (SAVE) database, in addition to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s driver’s license and identification system.[18]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[19] As of January 2025, six states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, and New Hampshire — had passed laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration. However, only two of those states' laws were in effect, in Arizona and New Hampshire. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allowed noncitizens to vote in some local elections as of November 2024. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The site Y’all Vote, run by the Mississippi Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Mississippi requires voters to present photo identification while voting.[20]

As of July 1, 2024, identification used to vote in Mississippi must be an official government document that "has no expiration date or has an issuance date not more than ten (10) years prior to the date" of voting.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive titleClick here for the Mississippi Secretary of State page on accepted ID to ensure you have the most current information

Voters can obtain a Mississippi Voter Identification Card for free at any circuit clerk’s office in Mississippi. Voters can apply for a card during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.). Voters who need transportation to a circuit clerk’s office can call the secretary of state’s voter ID toll-free hotline at 1-844-678-6837, visit www.MSVoterID.ms.gov, or email MSVoterID@sos.ms.gov to schedule a ride. Transportation is free of charge.[21]

Early voting

Mississippi does not permit early voting. In-person absentee voting is permitted. Click here for more information about absentee voting requirements.[22]

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

As of February 2024, 47 states and the District of Columbia permitted no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

The following types of Mississippi voters are eligible to vote by absentee/mail-in ballot:[23][15]

  • Voters who are required to be at work while the polling places are open on Election Day,
  • Voters who will be out of town while the polling places are open on Election Day,
  • Voters who are 65 or older,
  • Voters who have a permanent or temporary physical disability, or
  • Voters temporarily residing outside their county of residence

There is no specific deadline for applying for an absentee ballot. However, voters are encouraged to contact their local circuit or municipal clerk’s office to request an absentee ballot within 45 days of the election. Completed ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day and received within five business days of the election in order to be counted.[15][23]

State profile

See also: Mississippi and Mississippi elections, 2019
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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Mississippi voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held three and Republicans held 9 of Mississippi's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Mississippi's governor was Republican Phil Bryant.

State legislature

Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R R D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R[24] D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Mississippi quick stats

More Mississippi coverage on Ballotpedia:


Demographic data for Mississippi
 MississippiU.S.
Total population:2,989,390316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):46,9233,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:59.2%73.6%
Black/African American:37.4%12.6%
Asian:1%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:82.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:20.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$39,665$53,889
Persons below poverty level:27%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Candidate Qualifying List," accessed April 2, 2019
  2. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Candidate Qualifying List," accessed April 3, 2019
  3. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  4. U.S. News, "Mississippi Election 2019: House Races by the Numbers," March 5, 2019
  5. Mississippi Code of 1972, "Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 11, Section 299," accessed March 7, 2025
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Mississippi Code of 1972, "Title 23, Chapter 15, Article 11, Section 297," accessed March 7, 2025
  7. Mississippi Legislature, "Senate Bill No. 2358," accessed March 7, 2025
  8. Mississippi 2025 Candidate Qualifying Guide," March 7, 2025
  9. Misssissippi Legislature Bill Status, "Senate Bill 2167," March 13, 2025
  10. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Filing Fees and Qualifications," accessed December 17, 2013
  11. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  12. Mississippi Constitution, "Article 4, Section 36," accessed November 1, 2021
  13. NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed February 6, 2024
  14. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Voter Information Guide," accessed July 24, 2024 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "guide" defined multiple times with different content
  16. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Information," accessed July 24, 2024
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Voter Registration Application," accessed July 24, 2024
  18. Mississippi Free Press, "Gov. Reeves Signs Law Requiring Citizenship Checks For Voting in Mississippi," April 14, 2024
  19. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  20. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Voter ID," accessed July 24, 2024
  21. Mississippi Secretary of State, "HOW CAN I GET A MISSISSIPPI VOTER ID CARD?" accessed July 24, 2024
  22. Mississippi Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting Information ," accessed July 24, 2024
  23. 23.0 23.1 Mississippi Secretary of State, "Absentee Voting Information," accessed April 30, 2023
  24. Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.


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