2023 Mississippi elections
The2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29.[ 1] Mississippi State Senate , all 122 seats in theMississippi House of Representatives , and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023.[ 2]
Special elections also took place during the year.
State House of Representatives [ edit ] Lieutenant governor [ edit ] One-term Republican incumbentDelbert Hosemann was elected in2019 with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 3]
Republicanstate 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] Oxford Board of Aldermen.[ 3]
After considering challengingTate Reeves in the2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election ,[ 5] Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election asSecretary of State .[ 6]
Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and2022 Democratic nominee forMississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.[ 3]
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 [ edit ] 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]
Hypothetical polling
Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young
One-term Republican incumbentLynn Fitch was elected in2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878.[ 3] [ 3]
Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.[ 3]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent)350,670 100.00% Total votes 350,670 100.00%
Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director[ 3] Democratic primary results[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Greta Kemp Martin 152,682 100.00% Total votes 152,682 100.00%
Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin
Incumbent RepublicanShad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in2019 . White ran for re-election.[ 3]
The mayor ofAnguilla , Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election.[ 4]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Shad White (incumbent)347,921 100.00% Total votes 347,921 100.00%
Democratic primary results[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Larry Bradford 153,039 100.00% Total votes 153,039 100.00%
One-term Republican incumbentDavid McRae was elected in2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election,[ 3] [ 4] [ 3]
McRae faced a rematch in the general election, as former member of theBolton Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run.[ 4]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican David McRae (incumbent)349,800 100.00% Total votes 349,800 100.00%
Addie Lee Green, former member of theBolton Board of Aldermen[ 4] Democratic primary results[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Addie Lee Green 153,149 100.00% Total votes 153,149 100.00%
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce [ edit ] Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
County resultsGipson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Bradford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Two-term Republican incumbentAndy Gipson was re-elected in2019 with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson ran for re-election,[ 17] [ 4]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Andy Gipson (incumbent)351,194 100.00% Total votes 351,194 100.00%
Robert Bradford, director ofNatchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency[ 4] [ 18] Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce[ 4] Terry Rogers II, college student[ 4] Withdrawn or disqualified [ edit ] 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%
Commissioner of Insurance [ edit ] Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Burton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Four-term Republican incumbentMike Chaney was reelected in2019 with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state'sFire Marshal , ran for re-election.[ 3] [ 4]
Republican Mitch Young, a former U.S.Navy Petty Officer and candidate for governor in2015 , announced a primary challenge against Chaney.[ 4]
Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran.[ 3]
Bruce Burton, attorney and candidate for Appeals Court District 4 in 2022[ 3] Democratic primary results[ 8] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bruce Burton 182,701 100.00% Total votes 182,701 100.00%
Public Service Commission [ edit ] Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
Four-term Democratic IncumbentBrandon Presley was re-elected unopposed in2019 . Presley did not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor.[ 19]
No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley,[ 19]
Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for theEnvironmental Protection Agency , was a challenger,[ 19] [ 20]
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
County resultsStamps: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Bailey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
One-term Republican incumbentBrent Bailey was elected in2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 4]
Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, currentstate representative De’Keither Stamps , faced him again in a rematch.[ 4]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brent Bailey (incumbent) 85,778 100.00% Total votes 85,778 100.00%
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
One-term Republican IncumbentDane Maxwell was elected in2019 with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary byNelson Wayne Carr and lost.[ 4]
Republican primary results[ 7] 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%
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Southern District election, 2023[ 21] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Nelson Wayne Carr 216,698 100.0 +37.4 Total votes 216,698 100.0 Republican hold
Transportation Commission [ edit ] Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
One-term Republican IncumbentJohn Caldwell was elected in2019 with 63.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election unopposed.[ 22]
Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Caldwell (incumbent) 120,678 100.00% Total votes 120,678 100.00%
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Northern District election, 2023[ 21] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican John Caldwell (incumbent) 214,325 100.0 +36.8 Total votes 214,325 100.0 Republican hold
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
County resultsSimmons: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Pennington: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
One-term Democratic incumbentWillie Simmons was elected in2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 23]
Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat.[ 23]
Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019[ 23] Republican primary results[ 7] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ricky Pennington Jr. 85,180 100.00% Total votes 85,180 100.00%
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023 ← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07 ) 2027 →
County resultsBubsy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Griffin: 50–60%
Three-term Republican incumbentTom King won re-election unopposed in2019 . On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election.[ 24]
Republican state representative for the 111th DistrictCharles Busby [ 23] [ 23]
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