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Bruce Burton
Bruce Burton (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Jackson City Council to represent Ward 7 in Mississippi. He lost in the Democratic primary on April 1, 2025.
Biography
Bruce Burton was born in Shaw, Mississippi, and lives in Belzoni, Mississippi. Burton earned a B.A. in political science from Alcorn State University in 1983, an M.Ed. in guidance and counseling from Delta State University in 1986, an M.Ed. in sociology from Delta State University in 1996, a J.D. from Southern University in 1999, and an M.P.H. in environmental and occupational health from Jackson State University in 2006. His career experience includes owning the Burton Law Firm and working with Southwest Mississippi Legal Services.[1][2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Jackson, Mississippi (2025)
General election
General election for Jackson City Council Ward 7
Kevin Parkinson defeated Ron Aldridge and Taylor Turcotte in the general election for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on June 3, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Parkinson (D)  | 56.6 | 1,702 |
| Ron Aldridge (Independent) | 38.9 | 1,168 | ||
 | Taylor Turcotte (R) | 4.4 | 131 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 3,005 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 7
Kevin Parkinson defeated Quint Withers in the Democratic primary runoff for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on April 22, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Parkinson | 52.7 | 1,582 |
 | Quint Withers | 46.3 | 1,392 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 3,004 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7
Kevin Parkinson and Quint Withers advanced to a runoff. They defeated Corinthian Sanders, Turner Martin, and Bruce Burton in the Democratic primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7 on April 1, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Parkinson | 37.9 | 1,125 |
| ✔ | | Quint Withers | 31.6 | 939 |
| Corinthian Sanders | 10.3 | 305 | ||
| Turner Martin | 10.2 | 302 | ||
 | Bruce Burton | 8.7 | 259 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 37 | ||
| Total votes: 2,967 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rosella Houston (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Taylor Turcotte advanced from the Republican primary for Jackson City Council Ward 7.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Burton in this election.
2023
See also: Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Bruce Burton in the general election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Chaney (R) | 59.3 | 480,514 |
| Bruce Burton (D) | 40.7 | 329,214 | |
| Total votes: 809,728 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Bruce Burton advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bruce Burton | 100.0 | 182,701 |
| Total votes: 182,701 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Mitch Young in the Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Chaney | 80.2 | 292,382 |
 | Mitch Young | 19.8 | 72,389 | |
| Total votes: 364,771 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Mississippi intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
General election
General election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1
Incumbent Virginia Carlton defeated Bruce Burton in the general election for Mississippi Court of Appeals District 4 Position 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Virginia Carlton (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 59,754 |
| Bruce Burton (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 51,874 | |
| Total votes: 111,628 | |||
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2019
See also: Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
Brent Bailey defeated De'Keither Stamps in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brent Bailey (R) | 50.3 | 146,596 |
 | De'Keither Stamps (D) | 49.7 | 144,574 | |
| Total votes: 291,170 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps defeated Dorothy Benford in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps | 58.8 | 38,314 |
| Dorothy Benford | 41.2 | 26,864 | ||
| Total votes: 65,178 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
De'Keither Stamps and Dorothy Benford advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Brown and Bruce Burton in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | De'Keither Stamps | 39.5 | 42,967 |
| ✔ | Dorothy Benford | 33.7 | 36,641 | |
 | Ryan Brown | 15.6 | 16,989 | |
| Bruce Burton | 11.2 | 12,157 | |
| Total votes: 108,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District
Brent Bailey defeated Nic Lott in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brent Bailey | 74.4 | 73,726 |
 | Nic Lott | 25.6 | 25,363 | |
| Total votes: 99,089 | |||
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2015
Eleven state executive offices in Mississippi were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on August 4, 2015. Runoffs were scheduled for August 25 in case no candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the popular vote in a given primary race.
Brown defeated Burton in the Democratic primary and faced Brent Bailey (R) and LaTrice D. Notree (I) in the general election.[3]
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District, Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Cecil Brown |
73.3% | 67,166 | ||
| Bruce Burton | 26.7% | 24,524 | ||
| Total Votes | 91,690 | |||
| Election results via Associated Press. | ||||
Campaign finance
Pre-election report (July 1, 2015 - July 25, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $32,560 and spent a total of $42,730.38 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 29, 2015.[4]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
Brent Bailey |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $9,901.62 | $7,050.00 | $11,496.99 | $5,454.63 |
| Tony Greer |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $12,741.75 | $9,195.00 | $18,028.99 | $3,907.76 |
Cecil Brown |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $110,412.67 | $16,015.00 | $12,019.40 | $114,408.27 |
| Bruce Burton |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $927.40 | $300.00 | $1,185.00 | $42.40 |
LaTrice D. Notree |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $- | $- | $- |
| Grand Total Raised | $32,560 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $42,730.38 | ||||
Third periodic report (June 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $52,120 and spent a total of $60,199.02 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on July 26, 2015.[5]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Brent Bailey |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $19,147.89 | $2,200.00 | $11,446.27 | $9,901.62 |
| Tony Greer |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $7,547.16 | $30,070.00 | $24,875.41 | $12,741.75 |
| Cecil Brown |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $114,910.01 | $17,550.00 | $22,047.34 | $110,412.67 |
| Bruce Burton |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $757.40 | $2,300.00 | $1,830.00 | $927.40 |
| LaTrice D. Notree |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $52,120 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $60,199.02 | ||||
Second periodic report (May 1, 2015 - May 31, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $46,069 and spent a total of $36,754.81 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on June 26, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Brent Bailey |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $12,522.52 | $11,595.00 | $4,969.63 | $19,147.89 |
| Tony Greer |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $17,433.14 | $7,525.00 | $17,410.98 | $7,547.16 |
| Cecil Brown |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $102,829.33 | $25,849.00 | $12,211.60 | $114,910.01 |
| Bruce Burton |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $1,820.00 | $900.00 | $1,962.60 | $757.40 |
| LaTrice D. Notree |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $46,069 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $36,754.81 | ||||
First periodic report (Jan. 1, 2015 - April 30, 2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $93,225 and spent a total of $62,202.73 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 11, 2015.[7]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Brent Bailey |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $29,200.00 | $16,677.48 | $12,522.52 |
| Tony Greer |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $24,600.00 | $7,166.86 | $17,433.14 |
| Cecil Brown |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $103,582.72 | $35,725.00 | $36,478.39 | $102,829.33 |
| Bruce Burton |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $3,500.00 | $1,680.00 | $1,820.00 |
| LaTrice D. Notree |
Mississippi PSC Central District | $0.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total Raised | $93,225 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $62,202.73 | ||||
2014
Burton ran for Hinds County Court, representing District 2, in the 2014 judicial elections. He faced five opponents in the general election on November 4, 2014, and drew 185 votes, finishing in last place.[8]
2011
Burton sought the Democratic primary nomination for the Central District seat on the Mississippi Public Service Commission in the primary election on August 2, 2011. He narrowly lost the primary to Addie Green.[9]
| Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Addie Green |
51.9% | 55,946 |
| Bruce Burton | 48.1% | 51,836 |
| Total Votes | 107,782 | |
| Election Results Via: Mississippi Democratic Party | ||
2010
- See also: Mississippi judicial elections, 2010
Burton was defeated in the general election, winning 14 percent of the vote.[10][11][12]
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bruce Burton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Bruce Burton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bruce Burton did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bruce Burton completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Burton's responses.
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
Expanding Broad brand, telecommunication, and wi-fi throughout the state of Mississippi specifically the rural and Delta Areas.
What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?
I am personally passionate about truth, honesty, and integrity.
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
An elected official should possess the characteristic of truth, honesty, and integrity.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
I am a practicing attorney and a business owner. I believe in church, family, and community. To be the next Public Service Commissioner, one has to have the ability to interpret the laws, rules, and regulations; to be a fiduciary which my law practice requires, and to be transparent, open, and honest.
What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?
The core responsibilities include ensuring that rates are competitive and reasonable and in the best interest of the community at large.
What legacy would you like to leave?
The legacy I would like to leave is that I was honest, transparent, and I did the best of my ability in this position for the benefit of the public.
What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?
I remember the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I was seven years old.
What responsibilities of this office do you personally consider the most important?
The responsibilities of being transparent and of letting the public know exactly what is occurring in the Public Service Department.
What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?
Being an attorney, being trustworthy, open, honest and a fiduciary are important qualities to have.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Bruce W. Burton For Court of Appeals Judge District 4 — Place 1
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Meet the Judicial Candidates," October 27, 2010
- ↑ Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 29, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed July 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," accessed June 26, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Campaign Finance Filings," May 21, 2015
- ↑ Hinds County, Mississippi, Election Commission, "2014 General Election Results," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Mississippi Democratic Party Primary Certified Results," August 16, 2011
- ↑ NEMS360.com, "Judicial Race Results," November 3, 2010
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, Sample Official Election Ballot, 2010 General Election
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results by County," accessed June 10, 2014
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