The 2023 Mississippi State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on August 8.
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All 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate 27 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans held a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate, though not in the House.
The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
Retirements
Five incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats
- District 11: Robert L. Jackson retired.
- District 21: Barbara Blackmon retired.
Republicans
- District 35: Chris Caughman retired.
- District 37: Melanie Sojourner retired.
- District 42: Chris McDaniel retired to run for lieutenant governor.
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 8 primary election.
Republicans
- District 46: Philip Moran lost renomination to Philman A. Ladner.
In general election
One incumbent senator, an independent, was defeated in the November 7 general election.
Independents
- District 38: Kelvin Butler lost re-election to Gary Brumfield.
Overview
| 36 | 16 |
| Republican | Democratic |
Of the 52 seats up for election, 39 had a single candidate running for office. Of these, 12 only had a Democrat running while the remaining 27 only had a Republican running. The remaining 13 were contested by combinations of Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Independent candidates.
| Parties | Candidates | Votes | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Before | After | +/- | ||||
| Republican | 40 | 447,708 | 63.49% | 36 | 36 | |||
| Democratic | 20 | 232,036 | 32.91% | 16 | 16 | |||
| Independent | 5 | 15,396 | 2.18% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Libertarian | 5 | 8,945 | 1.27% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Green | 1 | 1,077 | 0.15% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 72 | 705,162 | 100.00% | 52 | 52 | |||
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 270toWin | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
| Elections Daily | Safe R | November 2, 2023 |
Results by district
| District | 2020 pres. | Incumbent | Candidates | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Running | ||||
| 1 | R+34.0 | Michael McLendon | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 2 | R+13.1 | David Parker | Republican | 2012 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 3 | R+43.6 | Kathy Chism | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 4 | R+62.4 | Rita Potts Parks | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 5 | R+71.9 | Daniel Sparks | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 6 | R+47.9 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 7 | R+12.2 | Hob Bryan | Democratic | 1983 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 8 | R+30.1 | Benjamin Suber | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 9 | R+15.1 | Nicole Akins Boyd | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 10 | R+19.2 | Neil Whaley | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 11 | D+22.5 | Robert L. Jackson | Democratic | 2003 | No |
| Democratic hold |
| 12 | D+38.9 | Derrick Simmons | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 13 | D+36.3 | Sarita Simmons | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 14 | R+23.3 | Lydia Chassaniol | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 15 | R+24.3 | Bart Williams | Republican | 2020 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 16 | D+37.8 | Angela Turner-Ford | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 17 | R+28.1 | Charles Younger | Republican | 2014 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 18 | R+36.3 | Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 19 | R+30.0 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 20 | R+45.7 | Josh Harkins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 21 | D+32.7 | Barbara Blackmon | Democratic | 2015 | No |
| Democratic hold |
| 22 | D+17.9 | Joseph C. Thomas | Democratic | 2019 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 23 | R+8.0 | Briggs Hopson | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 24 | D+22.8 | David Lee Jordan | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 25 | R+23.8 | J. Walter Michel | Republican | 2016 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 26 | D+43.8 | John Horhn | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 27 | D+43.2 | Hillman Terome Frazier | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 28 | D+74.8 | Sollie Norwood | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 29 | D+31.1 | David Blount | Democratic | 2007 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 30 | R+35.6 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 1991 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 31 | R+34.2 | Tyler McCaughn | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 32 | D+32.5 | Rod Hickman | Democratic | 2021 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 33 | R+40.3 | Jeff Tate | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 34 | D+17.5 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| 35 | R+17.8 | Chris Caughman | Republican | 2015 | No |
| Republican hold |
| 36 | R+54.3 | None (new seat) |
| Republican gain | |||
| 37 | D+25.5 | Albert Butler | Democratic | 2010 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic hold |
| Melanie Sojourner | Republican | 2019 | No | Republican loss | |||
| 38 | D+22.3 | Kelvin Butler | Independent | 2021 (special) | Yes |
| Democratic gain |
| 39 | R+43.5 | Jason Barrett | Republican | 2020 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 40 | R+61.7 | Angela Burks Hill | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 41 | R+37.2 | Joey Fillingane | Republican | 2007 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 42 | R+63.1 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 2007 | No |
| Republican hold |
| 43 | R+53.8 | Dennis DeBar | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 44 | R+42.3 | John A. Polk | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 45 | R+31.4 | Chris Johnson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 46 | R+60.7 | Philip Moran | Republican | 2011 | Lost renomination |
| Republican hold |
| 47 | R+64.7 | Mike Seymour | Republican | 2015 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 48 | R+11.0 | Mike Thompson | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 49 | R+16.7 | Joel Carter | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 50 | R+26.2 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 51 | R+25.9 | Jeremy England | Republican | 2019 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
| 52 | R+28.8 | Brice Wiggins | Republican | 2011 | Yes |
| Republican hold |
See also
- 2023 United States state legislative elections
- 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election
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