# 2023 Mississippi State Senate election

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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.

## 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 | Parties | Candidates | Votes | Votes | Seats | Seats | Seats |
| Parties | Parties | Candidates | No. | % | Before | After | +/- |
| | Republican | 40 | | | 36 | 36 | |
| | Democratic | 20 | | | 16 | 16 | |
| | Independent | 5 | | | 0 | 0 | |
| | Libertarian | 5 | | | 0 | 0 | |
| | Green | 1 | | | 0 | 0 | |
| | Write-ins | – | | | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | Total | 72 | | 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 | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates | Result |
| District | 2020 pres. | Member | Party | First elected | Running | Candidates | Result |
| 1 | R+34.0 | Michael McLendon | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Michael McLendon (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 2 | R+13.1 | David Parker | Republican | 2012 (special) | Yes | ▌Y David Parker (Republican) 56.62% ▌ Pam McKelvy (Democratic) 43.38% | Republican hold |
| 3 | R+43.6 | Kathy Chism | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Kathy Chism (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 4 | R+62.4 | Rita Potts Parks | Republican | 2011 | Yes | ▌Y Rita Potts Parks (Republican) 76.66% ▌ Jon Newcomb (independent) 23.34% | Republican hold |
| 5 | R+71.9 | Daniel Sparks | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Daniel Sparks (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 6 | R+47.9 | Chad McMahan | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Chad McMahan (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 7 | R+12.2 | Hob Bryan | Democratic | 1983 | Yes | ▌Y Hob Bryan (Democratic) 54.89% ▌ Robert Mitchell (Republican) 43.35% ▌ Lesley Smith (Libertarian) 1.76% | Democratic hold |
| 8 | R+30.1 | Benjamin Suber | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Benjamin Suber (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 9 | R+15.1 | Nicole Akins Boyd | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Nicole Akins Boyd (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 10 | R+19.2 | Neil Whaley | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Neil Whaley (Republican) 60.8% ▌ Andre DeBerry (Democratic) 39.2% | Republican hold |
| 11 | D+22.5 | Robert L. Jackson | Democratic | 2003 | No | ▌Y Reginald Jackson (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 12 | D+38.9 | Derrick Simmons | Democratic | 2011 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Derrick Simmons (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 13 | D+36.3 | Sarita Simmons | Democratic | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Sarita Simmons (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 14 | R+23.3 | Lydia Chassaniol | Republican | 2007 | Yes | ▌Y Lydia Chassaniol (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 15 | R+24.3 | Bart Williams | Republican | 2020 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Bart Williams (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 16 | D+37.8 | Angela Turner-Ford | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Angela Turner-Ford (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 17 | R+28.1 | Charles Younger | Republican | 2014 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Charles Younger (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 18 | R+36.3 | Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Jenifer Branning (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 19 | R+30.0 | Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Kevin Blackwell (Republican) 65.71% ▌ Sandy Kerr (Democratic) 34.29% | Republican hold |
| 20 | R+45.7 | Josh Harkins | Republican | 2011 | Yes | ▌Y Josh Harkins (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 21 | D+32.7 | Barbara Blackmon | Democratic | 2015 | No | ▌Y Bradford Blackmon (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 22 | D+17.9 | Joseph C. Thomas | Democratic | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Joseph C. Thomas (Democratic) 57.58% ▌ Chastity May Magyar (Republican) 42.42% | Democratic hold |
| 23 | R+8.0 | Briggs Hopson | Republican | 2007 | Yes | ▌Y Briggs Hopson (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 24 | D+22.8 | David Lee Jordan | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes | ▌Y David Lee Jordan (Democratic) 53.90% ▌ Marty Evans Jr. (Republican) 35.05% ▌ Curressia M. Brown (independent) 11.05% | Democratic hold |
| 25 | R+23.8 | J. Walter Michel | Republican | 2016 (special) | Yes | ▌Y J. Walter Michel (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 26 | D+43.8 | John Horhn | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes | ▌Y John Horhn (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 27 | D+43.2 | Hillman Terome Frazier | Democratic | 1993 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 28 | D+74.8 | Sollie Norwood | Democratic | 2013 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Sollie Norwood (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 29 | D+31.1 | David Blount | Democratic | 2007 | Yes | ▌Y David Blount (Democratic) 77.7% ▌ Michael Carson (Republican) 22.3% | Democratic hold |
| 30 | R+35.6 | Dean Kirby | Republican | 1991 | Yes | ▌Y Dean Kirby (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 31 | R+34.2 | Tyler McCaughn | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Tyler McCaughn (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 32 | D+32.5 | Rod Hickman | Democratic | 2021 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Rod Hickman (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 33 | R+40.3 | Jeff Tate | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Jeff Tate (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 34 | D+17.5 | Juan Barnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Juan Barnett (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 35 | R+17.8 | Chris Caughman | Republican | 2015 | No | ▌Y Andy Berry (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 36 | R+54.3 | None (new seat) | None (new seat) | None (new seat) | None (new seat) | ▌Y Brian Rhodes (Republican) | Republican gain |
| 37 | D+25.5 | Albert Butler | Democratic | 2010 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Albert Butler (Democratic) | Democratic hold |
| 37 | D+25.5 | Melanie Sojourner | Republican | 2019 | No | ▌Y Albert Butler (Democratic) | Republican loss |
| 38 | D+22.3 | Kelvin Butler | Independent | 2021 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Gary Brumfield (Democratic) 50.50% ▌ Kelvin Butler (independent) 39.21% ▌ Willye R. Powell (independent) 7.75% ▌ Trischell LaRice Veal (Libertarian) 2.53% | Democratic gain |
| 39 | R+43.5 | Jason Barrett | Republican | 2020 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Jason Barrett (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 40 | R+61.7 | Angela Burks Hill | Republican | 2011 | Yes | ▌Y Angela Burks Hill (Republican) 80.81% ▌ Thomas Lehr (Democratic) 19.19% | Republican hold |
| 41 | R+37.2 | Joey Fillingane | Republican | 2007 | Yes | ▌Y Joey Fillingane (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 42 | R+63.1 | Chris McDaniel | Republican | 2007 | No | ▌Y Robin Robinson (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 43 | R+53.8 | Dennis DeBar | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Dennis DeBar (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 44 | R+42.3 | John A. Polk | Republican | 2011 | Yes | ▌Y John A. Polk (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 45 | R+31.4 | Chris Johnson | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Chris Johnson (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 46 | R+60.7 | Philip Moran | Republican | 2011 | Lost renomination | ▌Y Philman A. Ladner (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 47 | R+64.7 | Mike Seymour | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Mike Seymour (Republican) 86.09% ▌ George "Tony" Uram (independent) 13.91% | Republican hold |
| 48 | R+11.0 | Mike Thompson | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Mike Thompson (Republican) 71.1% ▌ Mathew Adams (Libertarian) 28.9% | Republican hold |
| 49 | R+16.7 | Joel Carter | Republican | 2017 (special) | Yes | ▌Y Joel Carter (Republican) 69.91% ▌ Glen A. Lewis (Libertarian) 30.09% | Republican hold |
| 50 | R+26.2 | Scott DeLano | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Scott DeLano (Republican) | Republican hold |
| 51 | R+25.9 | Jeremy England | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Jeremy England (Republican) 75.9% ▌ Lynn M. Bowker (Libertarian) 13.8% ▌ Artis R. Burney (Green) 10.3% | Republican hold |
| 52 | R+28.8 | Brice Wiggins | Republican | 2011 | Yes | ▌Y Brice Wiggins (Republican) | Republican hold |