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Two special elections for the Mississippi State Legislature took place in 2012. These elections were called to fill the vacancies in Mississippi State Senate District 19 and Mississippi House of Representatives District 52.

How vacancies are filled

If there is a vacancy in the Mississippi Legislature, a special election is required to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. After the Governor sets the election date, the counties conducting the election must give no less than 45 days notice before the election. All qualifying deadlines are 30 days before the election[1].

No special election is held if the vacancy happens after June 1st in an election year[2].

Partisan breakdown

The current partisan breakdown of the Senate is as follows:

Party As of May 2013
     Democratic Party 21
     Republican Party 31
Total 52

The current partisan breakdown of the House is as follows:

Party As of May 2013
     Democratic Party 58
     Republican Party 63
     Vacancy 1
Total 122

Special elections

November 6, 2012





See also

References

  1. ↑ Michie "Code of Mississippi"(Referenced Statute 23-15-851 (1))
  2. ↑ Michie "Code of Mississippi"(Referenced Statute 23-15-851 (2))
  3. ↑ The Commercial Appeal "DeSoto County legislator Merle Flowers resigning," May 24, 2012
  4. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Mississippi governor sets special election for District 19 state Senate seat," July 16, 2012
  5. ↑ The Republic, "Candidates for Miss. House and Senate special elections will run under old district lines," October 9, 2012
  6. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Runoff ahead in Mississippi Senate District 19," November 7, 2012
  7. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "David Parker Defeats Rep. Pat Nelson To Replace Retired Sen. Merle Flowers," November 27, 2012
  8. ↑ Mississippi House of Representatives, "Tommy L. Woods," accessed October 3, 2012
  9. ↑ Mississippi Governor's Office, "GOV. BRYANT SETS DATE FOR DESOTO COUNTY HOUSE ELECTION," August 7, 2012
  10. ↑ San Francisco Chronicle, "Runoff in Miss. House special election," November 7, 2012
  11. ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Parker, Kincade win legislative runoffs in north Mississippi," November 28, 2012
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