Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011

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Mississippi State Senate elections, 2011
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Competitiveness Analysis
Candidates unopposed by a major party • Primary challenges • Retiring incumbents
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Mississippi State Senate

Elections for the office of Mississippi State Senator were held on November 8, 2011. Each of the state's 52 senators were up for election. Members are elected to four-year terms.

Although the decennial US Census occurred in 2010, Mississippi's legislative election took place under the state's Census 2000 maps because the legislature was unable to redraw legislative boundaries in time for the 2011 election. In March, the NAACP filed an injunction to block elections under the old maps, arguing that maps did not reflect current population figures. However, a ruling in May ordered the elections to proceed under the old maps. Redistricting was revisited after the 2011 election.

Mississippi is one of four states that held state senate elections in 2011. The other three states that hold their state senate elections in odd-numbered years are New Jersey, Louisiana and Virginia.

Candidates wishing to run for the Mississippi State Senate were required to file their nominating signatures or candidate filing fees by June 1. The state primary election took place on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.

In the 2011 elections, Republicans retained a majority in the chamber and gained four seats.

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011

General election results

The following candidates won election on November 8, 2011:

1. Derrick Simmons
2. Chris Massey
3. Russell Jolly
4. Steve Hale (Mississippi)
5. Rita Potts Parks
6. Josh Harkins
7. Will Longwitz
8. Angela Burks Hill
9. Melanie Sojourner
10. Sally Doty
11. Phillip Gandy
12. John Polk (Mississippi)
13. Sean Tindell
14. Philip Moran
15. Brice Wiggins
16. Bill Stone
17. Nickey Browning
18. J.P. Wilemon
19. Robert Jackson (Mississippi)
20. Eugene Clarke
21. Sampson Jackson
22. Videt Carmichael
23. Haskins Montgomery
24. Tommy Gollott
25. Hob Bryan
26. Gray Tollison
27. Willie Simmons (Mississippi)
28. Lydia Graves Chassaniol
29. Gary Jackson (Mississippi)
30. Bennie Turner
31. Terry W. Brown
32. Giles Ward
33. Merle Flowers
34. Kenneth Jones (Mississippi)
35. Briggs Hopson
36. John Horhn
37. David Jordan (Mississippi)
38. Hillman Frazier
39. Alice Harden
40. David Blount
41. Dean Kirby
42. Terry Burton
43. Perry Lee
44. Albert Butler
45. Kelvin Butler
46. Joey Fillingane
47. Chris McDaniel (Mississippi)
48. Billy Hudson
49. Deborah Dawkins
50. Michael Watson (Mississippi)
51. Nancy Collins
52. Tony Smith (Mississippi)

Primary runoffs

The following six districts required a runoff election on August 23 to select which candidate advanced to the general election. The runoff winner is bolded.

• District 20

Josh Harkins (7,297) a vs. Knox Ross (6,896)

• District 25

Charles Barbour (5,049) vs. William Longwitz (5,848) a

• District 39

Bill Boerner (1,917) vs. Sally Doty (2,315) a

• District 40

Sidney Albritton (3,377) vs. Angela Hill (3,631) a

• District 43

Phillip Gandy (1,003) a vs. Connie Wilkerson (542)

• District 46

Mickey Lagasse (2,930) vs. Philip Moran (3,591) a

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Going into the November 2011 elections, the Republican Party was the majority party in 29 state senates, including Mississippi. One chamber (Nebraska) is officially nonpartisan. In 19 states, the Democratic Party was the majority party.

In the other 3 states with state senate elections in 2011 (Louisiana, New Jersey and Virginia), the Democratic Party held the majority party in Virginia and New Jersey, while the Republican Party held the majority party in the Louisiana State Senate.

The partisan composition of the Mississippi State Senate before and after the election:

Mississippi State Senate
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	24	21
	Republican Party	27	31
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		52	52

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

Nineteen incumbents (36.5%) faced no competition in the November 8 general election.

• 9 Democratic incumbents faced no November challenger.
• 10 Republican incumbents faced no November challenger

Four challengers face no competition in the November 8 general election. All 4 of those unopposed challengers are Republican.

Primary challenges

Ten incumbents faced competition in the August 2 primary. Incumbent Republican Doug Davis (District 1) was defeated by challenger Chris Massey, incumbent Republican Sidney Albritton (District 40) was defeated by challenger Angela Hill in a runoff election, incumbent Republican Ezell Lee (District 47) was defeated by challenger Tony Smith, and incumbent Republican Tommy Moffatt (District 52) was defeated by challenger Brice Wiggins.

The following 6 incumbents (4 Democrats, 2 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 2: Incumbent Democrat Bill Stone
• District 21: Incumbent Democrat Kenneth Jones
• District 24: Incumbent Democrat David Jordan
• District 31: Incumbent Republican Terry Burton
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Sampson Jackson
• District 35: Incumbent Republican Perry Lee

Retiring incumbents

Nine incumbent senators did not run for re-election, while 43 (82.7%) ran for re-election. Of the 9 incumbents who did not run for re-election, 3 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.

Incumbents who are retiring are:

• District 8: Incumbent Democrat Carl Gordon
• District 10: Incumbent Republican Nolan Mettetal
• District 20: Incumbent Republican Lee Yancey
• District 25: Incumbent Republican Walter Michel
• District 39: Incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith
• District 43: Incumbent Democrat George Dickerson
• District 44: Incumbent Republican Thomas King
• District 46: Incumbent Democrat David Baria
• District 49: Incumbent Republican Billy Hewes

Primary competitiveness

See also: Ballotpedia news report on Mississippi primary competitiveness

As in 2007, roughly 2/3 of the state's major party candidates proceeded to the general election without a primary challenge. In addition, over 1/4 of possible primaries were not held since no candidate was running. Of the 75 party primaries, only 26 featured two or more candidates competing for the nomination. 29 party primaries were not held because no candidate was running.

Comparing Contested Primaries of past MS Senate Elections
	Democrats		Republicans		Total
	2007	2011	2007	2011	2007	2011
Open Contested	7	5	5	10	12	15
Open Uncontested	9	7	6	8	15	15
Incumbent Contested	8	5	5	6	13	11
Incumbent Uncontested	15	17	18	15	33	32
No candidates	13	18	18	11	31	29
Total contested	15	10	10	16	25	26
Total uncontested	24	24	24	23	48	47

Qualifications

In order to run for the Mississippi State Senate, a candidate must:

• Be 25 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.

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state senate campaigns

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Mississippi in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2007	119	$5,740,791
2003	144	$3,676,844
1999	258	$2,059,569

The top 10 contributors in 2007 were:

Donor	Amount
Lawyers Involved for Mississippi Betterment	$242,696
Mississippi Republican Party	$175,000
Billy Hudson	$120,000
Mississippi Bankers Association	$96,170
Improve Mississippi	$94,540
Mississippi Hospital Association	$94,500
Home Builders Association of Mississippi	$75,700
Mississippi Medical Association	$74,000
Mississippi Association of Realtors	$69,950
AT&T	$53,400

List of candidates

District 1

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Doug Davis Incumbent Davis was first elected in 2005.
• Chris Massey a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Chris Massey: 14,981

District 2

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Bill Stone: 8,835 a Incumbent Stone was first elected in 2007.
• Henry Boyd, Jr.: 3,653

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Michael Cobb: 344 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Bill Stone: 11,655

Michael Cobb: 4,782

District 3

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Nickey Browning: 13,056 a Incumbent Browning was first elected in 1995.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Betsey Hamilton: 1,963 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Nickey Browning: 12,285

Betsey Hamilton: 7,893

District 4

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Eric Powell: 10,517 a Incumbent Powell was first elected in 2007.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Rita Parks: 1,460 a

Previous candidates

• John Orman qualified for the election but his name did not appear on the primary ballot.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Eric Powell: 9,050

Rita Parks: 8,798

District 5

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• J. P. Wilemon: 14,459 a Incumbent Wilemon was first elected in 2003.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Jerry Keith: 1,396 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

J. P. Wilemon: 9,733

Jerry Keith: 7,698

District 6

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Stacy Scott: 2,297 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Nancy Adams Collins: 8,448 a Incumbent Collins was first elected in a special election on January 11, 2011.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Stacy Scott: 4,837

Nancy Adams Collins: 13,622

District 7

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Hob Bryan: 1,923 a Incumbent Bryan was first elected in 1983.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Edward Mattox: 732 a Removed from the ballot in September

November 8 General Election candidates:

Hob Bryan: 14,121

District 8

Note: Incumbent Democrat Carl Gordon did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Marshall Coleman: 3,390
• Russell Jolly: 6,112 a
• Sherman Carouthers: 2,678

Previous candidates

• Barry Springer had filed for office but his name did not appear on the Democratic primary ballot.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Patsy Gregory: 1,330 a
• Victor Horn: 1,323

November 8 General Election candidates:

Russell Jolly: 11,558

Patsy Gregory: 5,872

District 9

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Gray Tollison: 11,353 a Incumbent Tollison was first elected in 1995.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Todd Wade: 2,428 a Wade was removed from the ballot by the state Election Commission in September

November 8 General Election candidates:

Gray Tollison: 15,634

Note: Two days after the election Tollison switched to the Republican Party.

District 10

Note: Incumbent Republican Nolan Mettetal did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Steve Hale: 6,896 a
• Michael Cathey: 5,928

Previous candidates

• Dennis Dye had qualified for the election but withdrew from the race in June 2011.
• Mona Pittman had qualified for the election but withdrew from the race in June 2011.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Vann Branch: 1,785 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Steve Hale: 12,846

Vann Branch: 7,530

District 11

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Robert Jackson: 5,403 a Incumbent Jackson was first elected in 2003.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Robert Jackson: 8,753

District 12

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Derrick Simmons: 6,566 a - Incumbent Simmons was first elected in a special election in 2011.

Previous candidates

• Gwendolyn McLure had filed for office but his name did not appear on the Democratic primary ballot.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Derrick Simmons: 8,423

District 13

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Willie Simmons: 8,902 a Incumbent Simmons was first elected in 1993.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Clayton Barksdale a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Willie Simmons: 8,840

Clayton Barksdale: 2,372

District 14

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Carlos Moore: 10,700 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Lydia Chassaniol: 2,200 a Incumbent Chassaniol was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Carlos Moore: 7,011

Lydia Chassaniol: 12,264

District 15

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Gary Jackson: 1,095 a Incumbent Jackson was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Gary Jackson: 15,205

District 16

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Bennie Turner: 902 a Incumbent Turner was first elected in 1993.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Bennie Turner: 13,495

District 17

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Terry W. Brown a Incumbent Brown was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Terry W. Brown: 12,169

District 18

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Steven Kilgore: 10,311 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Giles Ward: 2,805 a Incumbent Ward was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Steven Kilgore: 8,740

Giles Ward: 8,896

District 19

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Merle Flowers a Incumbent Flowers was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Merle Flowers: 14,931

District 20

Note: Incumbent Republican Lee Yancey did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Tony Bahou: 1,355
• Steve Gaines: 1,967
• Josh Harkins: 7,592 a
• Knox Ross: 7,662 a

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Josh Harkins: 7,297 a
• Knox Ross: 6,896

November 8 General Election candidates:

Josh Harkins: 23,340

District 21

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Kenneth Jones: 6,773 a Incumbent Jones was first elected in 2007.
• Franklin Mallett, Jr.: 1,294

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Loren Ross: 3,347 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Kenneth Jones: 11,374

Loren Ross: 5,174

District 22

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Mala Brooks: 3,898
• George Hollowell: 4,116 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Eugene Clarke: 1,621 a Incumbent Clarke was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General Election candidates:

George Hollowell: 6,021

Eugene Clarke: 7,033

District 23

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Briggs Hopson: 5,575 a Incumbent Hopson was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Briggs Hopson: 13,805

District 24

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• David Jordan: 5,714 a Incumbent Jordan was first elected in 1993.
• Earl Blackmon: 4,041

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

Independent candidate:

• Rogrick Wardell a

November 8 General Election candidates:

David Jordan: 9,675

Rogrick Wardell: 2,856

District 25

Note: Incumbent Republican Walter Michel did not run for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Cecilia Sampayo: 3,503 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Charles Barbour: 6,771 a
• Sean Corcoran: 420
• William Longwitz: 7,129 a

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Charles Barbour: 5,049
• William Longwitz: 5,848 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Cecilia Sampayo: 6,540

William Longwitz: 18,824

District 26

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• John Horhn: 8,164 a Incumbent Horhn was first elected in 1993.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

John Horhn: 13,890

District 27

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Hillman Frazier: 7,174 a Incumbent Frazier was first elected in 1993.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Hillman Frazier: 12,459

District 28

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Alice Harden: 5,528 a Incumbent Harden was first elected in 1997.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Alice Harden: 8,120

District 29

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• David Blount: 8,223 a Incumbent Blount was first elected in 2007.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Gerald Kucia
• Steve Stanford a

November 8 General Election candidates:

David Blount: 14,126

Steve Stanford: 20,393

District 30

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Dean Kirby a Incumbent Kirby was first elected in 1991.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Dean Kirby: 16,695

District 31

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Melvin Hendricks: 3,780 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Terry Burton: 4,674 a Incumbent Burton was first elected in 1991.
• Tad Cambell: 2,529

November 8 General Election candidates:

Melvin Hendricks: 4,836

Terry Burton: 12,708

District 32

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Clark Adams: 4,377
• Sampson Jackson: 6,957 a Incumbent Jackson was first elected in 1991.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Sampson Jackson: 13,482

District 33

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Videt Carmichael: 9,342 a Incumbent Carmichael was first elected in 1999.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Videt Carmichael: 14,468

District 34

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Haskins Montgomery: 13,925 a Incumbent Montgomery was first elected in 2007.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Gary Blakeney: 2,228 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Haskins Montgomery: 12,950

Gary Blakeney: 7,666

District 35

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Cliff Brown: 3,110
• Perry Lee: 6,128 a Incumbent Lee was first elected in 2003.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Perry Lee: 15,315

District 36

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Albert Butler: 12,031 a Incumbent Butler was first elected in a special election on March 9, 2010.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Albert Butler: 15,175

District 37

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Robert Dearing: 10,340 a Incumbent Dearing was first elected in 1979.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Stephen Oglesby: 990
• Melanie Sojourner: 1,848 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Robert Dearing: 9,814

Melanie Sojourner: 10,272

District 38

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Kelvin Butler: 7,371 a Incumbent Butler was first elected in 2003.

August 2 GOP primary result:

No Republican candidates filed for election.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Kelvin Butler: 15,157

District 39

Note: Incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• W.L. Rayburn: 6,503 a
• Michael Smith: 5,124

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Bill Boerner: 2,476 a
• Sally Doty: 2,487 a
• David Nichols, II: 1,059

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Bill Boerner: 1,917
• Sally Doty: 2,315 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

W.L. Rayburn: 8,869

Sally Doty: 12,182

District 40

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Sidney Albritton: 4,259 a Incumbent Albritton was first elected in 2003.
• Mike Griffith: 2,309
• Angela Hill: 3,293 a

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Sidney Albritton: 3,377
• Angela Hill: 3,631 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Angela Hill: 16,034

District 41

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Joey Fillingane: 3,088 a Incumbent Fillingane was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Joey Fillingane: 16,445

District 42

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Chris McDaniel a Incumbent McDaniel was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Chris McDaniel: 17,590

District 43

Note: Incumbent Democrat George Dickerson withdrew from the race before the primary.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Dennis Cochran: 7,205
• James Walley: 8,505 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Phillip Gandy: 1,377 a
• Robert Hendry: 370
• Roun McNeal: 628
• Connie Wilkerson: 982 a

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Phillip Gandy: 1,003 a
• Connie Wilkerson: 542

Independent candidate:

• James Snyder a

November 8 General Election candidates:

James Walley: 7,163

Phillip Gandy: 11,606

James Snyder: 2,167

District 44

Note: Incumbent Republican Thomas King did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• John Polk: 7,726 a
• Tim Ryan: 4,888

Reform Party candidate:

• Lajena Williams a

November 8 General Election candidates:

John Polk: 18,533

Lajena Williams: 2,741

District 45

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Billy Hudson: 8,444 a Incumbent Hudson was first elected in 2007.

Reform Party candidate:

• Yasming Johnson a Removed from ballot in September

November 8 General Election candidates:

Billy Hudson: 14,879

District 46

Note: Incumbent Democrat David Baria did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Joe Bye: 2,205 a

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Brian Cuevas: 1,218
• Mickey Lagasse: 3,150 a
• Philip Moran: 3,828 a
• Fred Sullivan: 1,846

Note: No candidate received over 50% of the vote, making an August 23 primary runoff election necessary

Constitution Party candidate:

• James Overstreet a

August 23 GOP runoff result:

• Mickey Lagasse: 2,930
• Philip Moran: 3,591 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Joe Bye: 4,465

Philip Moran: 9,944

James Overstreet: 666

District 47

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Mitch Ellerby a Withdrew

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Ezell Lee: 2,633 Incumbent Lee was first elected in 1991.
• John McCay, Jr.
• Tony Smith: 3,378 a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Tony Smith: 10,344

District 48

August 2 Democratic primary result:

• Deborah Dawkins: 2,590 a Incumbent Dawkins was first elected in 1999.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Ashley Skellie a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Deborah Dawkins: 5,689

Ashley Skellie : 4,648

District 49

Note: Incumbent Republican Billy Hewes did not file for re-election.

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Sean Tindell a

Independent candidate:

• Jason Vitosky a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Sean Tindell: 10,446

Jason Vitosky: 3,158

District 50

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Thomas Gollott a Incumbent Gollott was first elected in 1979.

Independent candidate:

• Travis Burke a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Thomas Gollott: 6,331

Travis Burke: 2,180

District 51

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Michael Watson Incumbent Watson was first elected in 2007.

November 8 General Election candidates:

Michael Watson: 13,185

District 52

August 2 Democratic primary result:

No Democratic candidates filed for election.

August 2 GOP primary result:

• Tommy Moffatt Incumbent Moffatt was first elected in 1995.
• Brice Wiggins a

November 8 General Election candidates:

Brice Wiggins: 12,170

See also

• Mississippi State Senate
• Mississippi State Legislature
• Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011
• State legislative elections, 2011

External links

• Qualified candidates, June 1, 2011
• WLBT "Unofficial election results, August 2 Primary," August 3, 2011
• AP "Unofficial Election Results," November 8, 2011
• Mississippi Secretary of State, Official Primary Election Results - Democratic
• Mississippi Secretary of State, Official Primary Election Results - Republican (dead link)
• Mississippi Secretary of State, Official Runoff Election Results - Republican
• Mississippi Secretary of State, Official General Election Results - Single County State Senate Offices
• Mississippi Secretary of State, Official General Election Results - State Senate (Multi-County Districts)

Footnotes

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Current members of the Mississippi State Senate

Leadership

Senators

District 1

Michael McLendon (R)

District 2

David Parker (R)

District 3

Kathy Chism (R)

District 4

Rita Parks (R)

District 5

Daniel Sparks (R)

District 6

Chad McMahan (R)

District 7

Hob Bryan (D)

District 8

Benjamin Suber (R)

District 9

Nicole Boyd (R)

District 10

Neil Whaley (R)

District 11

Reginald Jackson (D)

District 12

Derrick Simmons (D)

District 13

Sarita Simmons (D)

District 14

Lydia Chassaniol (R)

District 15

Bart Williams (R)

District 16

Angela Turner-Ford (D)

District 17

Charles Younger (R)

District 18

Vacant

District 19

Kevin Blackwell (R)

District 20

Josh Harkins (R)

District 21

Bradford Blackmon (D)

District 22

Joseph Thomas (D)

District 23

Briggs Hopson (R)

District 24

David Jordan (D)

District 25

Walter Michel (R)

District 26

John Horhn (D)

District 27

Hillman Frazier (D)

District 28

Sollie Norwood (D)

District 29

David Blount (D)

District 30

Dean Kirby (R)

District 31

Tyler McCaughn (R)

District 32

Rod Hickman (D)

District 33

Jeff Tate (R)

District 34

Juan Barnett (D)

District 35

Andy Berry (R)

District 36

Brian Rhodes (R)

District 37

Albert Butler (D)

District 38

Gary Brumfield (D)

District 39

Jason Barrett (R)

District 40

Angela Hill (R)

District 41

Joey Fillingane (R)

District 42

Robin Robinson (R)

District 43

Dennis DeBar (R)

District 44

John Polk (R)

District 45

Chris Johnson (R)

District 46

Philman Ladner (R)

District 47

Joseph Seymour (R)

District 48

Mike Thompson (R)

District 49

Joel Carter (R)

District 50

Scott DeLano (R)

District 51

Jeremy England (R)

District 52

Brice Wiggins (R)

Republican Party (35)

Democratic Party (16)

Vacancies (1)