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Mississippi State Legislature

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General information
Type:   State legislature
Term limits:   None
Session start:   January 7, 2025
Website:   Official Legislature Page
Leadership
Senate President:   Delbert Hosemann (R)
House Speaker:  Jason White (Mississippi) (R)
Structure
Members:  52 (Senate), 122 (House)
Length of term:   4 years (Senate), 4 years (House)
Authority:   Art V, Mississippi Constitution
Salary:   $23,500/year + per diem
Elections
Last election:  November 7, 2023
Next election:  November 2, 2027
Redistricting:  Mississippi Legislature has control

The Mississippi State Legislature is the state legislature of the state of Mississippi. The bicameral legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi State Senate, with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four-year terms without term limits.

The Legislature convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.

The rights, responsibilities, privileges and expectations of the state legislature are defined in Article 4 of the Mississippi Constitution.

Mississippi has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives, Mississippi State Senate, Mississippi Governor

Senate

The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature. The Senate is composed of 52 Senators representing an equal amount of constituent districts.

As of the 2020 Census, Mississippi state senators represented an average of 56,998 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 57,274 residents.

Senators serve four-year terms with no term limits.

Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions and boards.

According to the current Mississippi Constitution, the Senate is to be composed of no more than 52 members elected for four-year terms. Elections to the Senate are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November during the state general elections.[1]

Party As of September 2025
     Democratic Party 14
     Republican Party 36
     Other 0
     Vacancies 2
Total 52

Click here for a list of members of this chamber.

Republicans won control of the Mississippi State Senate in 2011. In 2023, they won a 36-16 majority.

The table below shows the partisan history of the Mississippi Senate following every general election from 1991 to 2023. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.

Mississippi State Senate election results: 1991-2023

Party 91 95 99 03 07[2] 11 15 19 23
Democrats 39 34 34 27 28 21 20 16 16
Republicans 13 18 18 24 24 31 32 36 36
Other 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

See also

Elections Mississippi State Government State Legislatures State Politics
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Constitution," accessed February 16, 2021
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Mississippi Constitution, "Article 4, Section 36," accessed February 16, 2021
  4. ↑ Mississippi Constitution, "Article 4, Section 36," accessed February 16, 2021
  5. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
  6. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
  7. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Constitution," accessed February 16, 2021
  8. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Mississippi lawmakers to halt legislative session over coronavirus," March 17, 2020
  9. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Mississippi Legislature will not come back April 1, as coronavirus spreads," March 26, 2020
  10. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Amid coronavirus pandemic, Mississippi Legislature will reconvene on May 18," April 27, 2020
  11. ↑ WLOX, "Mississippi Legislature to reconvene Thursday," May 5, 2020
  12. ↑ The Associated Press, "Mississippi lawmakers pass aid for tire plant, shipyard," accessed February 16, 2021
  13. ↑ Mississippi Watchdog, "Plenty of issues for Mississippi Legislature to tackle in 2015," January 2, 2015
  14. ↑ StateScape, "Session Schedules," accessed July 29, 2014
  15. ↑ WDAM, "Mississippi legislature begins 2014 session," January 7, 2014
  16. ↑ GulfLive.com, "13 things to watch in the 2014 Mississippi Legislature," January 3, 2014
  17. ↑ StateScape, "Session Schedules," accessed February 16, 2021
  18. ↑ Gulf Live, "AP analysis: 2013 Mississippi Legislative session mixes substance, silliness," April 6, 2013
  19. ↑ StateScape, "Session Schedules," accessed February 16, 2021 (Archived)
  20. ↑ Mississippi State Legislature, "2011 Daily Action Reports," accessed February 16, 2021
  21. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2010 Legislative Session Calendar," accessed February 16, 2021 (Archived)
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
  23. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 All About Redistricting, "Mississippi," accessed May 4, 2015
  25. ↑ Magnolia Tribune, "Appeal to U.S. Supreme Court coming to address “very narrow, legal issue” in court-ordered legislative redistricting," July 3, 2025
  26. ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi can wait to reset legislative districts that dilute Black voting strength, judges say," July 18, 2024
  27. ↑ Associated Press, "New Mississippi legislative maps head to court for approval despite DeSoto lawmakers’ objections," March 6, 2025
  28. ↑ DeSoto Times-Tribune, "Judges order new redistricting map for DeSoto," April 16, 2025
  29. ↑ Mississippi Today, "Federal court approves Mississippi legislative redistricting. Special elections will proceed," May 9, 2025
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Jackson Free Press, "Mississippi House and Senate OK Each Other's Redistricting," April 1, 2022
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 Jackson Free Press, "Mississippi House, Senate Pass Separate Redistricting Plans," March 30, 2022
  32. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 202-History of Actions, 03/29 (S) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022
  33. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 202-History of Actions, 03/31 (H) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022
  34. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 1-History of Actions, 03/29 (H) Adopted As Amended," accessed April 7, 2022
  35. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 1-History of Actions, 03/31 (S) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022
  36. ↑ The Associated Press, "Mississippi House adopts Senate redistricting plan," May 3, 2012
  37. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  38. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Constitution Article 4, Section 36," accessed February 2, 2023
  39. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "The Veto Process," accessed June 22, 2017
  40. ↑ Mississippi First, "Governor Bryant Vetoes SB 2161," April 24, 2015
  41. ↑ Mississippi Supreme Court, "In Re Initiative Measure No. 65: Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler V Michael Watson, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Mississippi," May 14, 2021
  42. ↑ Mississippi Supreme Court, "In Re Initiative Measure No. 65: Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler V Michael Watson, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State for the State of Mississippi," May 14, 2021
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