2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

The 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives to four-year terms. It will be held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi State Senate. Primary elections will take 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. They currently have 77 members in the House, five votes short of a two-thirds supermajority, after elected Democrats Kevin Horan and Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties.

The 2023 election will be the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.

Retirements
Sixteen incumbents will not seek re-election.

Democrats
District 33: Thomas Reynolds II will retire.
District 57: Edward Blackmon Jr. will retire.
District 66: De'Keither Stamps will retire to run for Public Service Commission Central District.
District 69: Alyce Clarke will retire.
District 75: Tom Miles will retire to run for Scott County Chancery Clerk.

Independents
District 45: Michael Evans will retire to run for Kemper County Sheriff.

Republicans
District 6: Dana Criswell will retire.
District 7: Steve Hopkins will retire.
District 20: Chris Brown will retire to run for Public Service Commission Northern District.
District 28: Jerry Darnell will retire.
District 56: Philip Gunn will retire.
District 58: Joel Bomgar will retire.
District 62: Tom Weathersby will retire.
District 88: Robin Robinson will retire to run for State Senate.
District 111: Charles Busby will retire to run for Transportation Commission Southern District.
District 115: Randall Patterson will retire.

Resignations and death
Three seats were left vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations or death in 2022 or 2023.

Democrats
Two Democrats resigned before the end of their terms.
District 27: Kenneth Walker resigned April 2, 2023, to become Assistant Chief for the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
District 72: Debra Gibbs resigned December 29, 2022, to become a circuit court judge of Hinds County.

Republicans
One Republican died in office.
District 15: Mac Huddleston died August 27, 2023, of multiple myeloma.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election
Four incumbent representatives, one Democrat and three Republicans, were defeated in the August 8 primary election. Two more incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 29 primary runoff election.

Democrats
District 51: Rufus Straughter lost renomination to Timaka James-Jones.

Republicans
District 2: Nick Bain lost renomination to Brad Mattox.
District 10: Brady Williamson lost renomination to Josh Hawkins.
District 23: Perry Van Bailey lost renomination to Andy Stepp.
District 105: Dale Goodin lost renomination to Elliot Burch.
District 107: Doug McLeod lost renomination to Steve Lott.

Special elections
One special election was held on January 10, 2023, with a runoff on January 31, 2023, to fill a vacancy in District 23. Incumbent Charles Beckett resigned on September 22, 2022, to become executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. As with all Mississippi special elections, party labels did not appear on the ballot. The winner, Perry Van Bailey, belongs to the Republican Party.

Overview

Predictions

Results by district

See also
 2023 United States state legislative elections
 2023 Mississippi State Senate election

Notes

References

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