Chris Johnson (Mississippi)

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Chris Johnson
Image of Chris Johnson

Candidate, Mississippi State Senate District 44

Mississippi State Senate District 45
Tenure

2020 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

5

Predecessor
Prior offices
Mississippi House of Representatives District 87

Compensation

Base salary

$23,500/year

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

Contact

Chris Johnson (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 45. He assumed office on January 7, 2020. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.

Johnson (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 44. He is on the ballot in the special general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the special Republican primary on August 5, 2025.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Johnson was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2025

See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2025

General election

Special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 44

Incumbent Chris Johnson and Shakita Taylor are running in the special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 44 on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
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Chris Johnson (R)
Image of Shakita Taylor
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Shakita Taylor advanced from the special Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 44.

Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 44

Incumbent Chris Johnson defeated Christopher Lott in the special Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 44 on August 5, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson
 
53.8
 
2,282
Christopher Lott
 
46.2
 
1,961

Total votes: 4,243
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2023

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Incumbent Chris Johnson won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson (R)
 
100.0
 
12,349

Total votes: 12,349
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Incumbent Chris Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson
 
100.0
 
8,169

Total votes: 8,169
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Endorsements

Johnson received the following endorsements.

2019

See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Chris Johnson won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson (R) Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
13,980

Total votes: 13,980
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Chris Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
9,900

Total votes: 9,900
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2015

See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2015

Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[1] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Chris Johnson defeated Michael D. Davis and Andy Mozingo in the Republican primary. Paul B. Johnson, IV (I) ran as a minor-party candidate. Chris Johnson defeated Paul Johnson in the general election.

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 87 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngChris Johnson 80.2% 4,458
     Independent Paul B. Johnson, IV 19.8% 1,098
Total Votes 5,556
Mississippi House of Representatives, District 87 Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngChris Johnson 49.2% 2,021
Michael D. Davis 33.6% 1,379
Andy Mozingo 17.3% 709
Total Votes 4,109


Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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2019

Candidate Connection

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Infrastructure

Education
Public health
Efficient and prioritized government spending

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Campaign finance summary


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Chris Johnson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Mississippi State Senate District 45Won general$98,342 $0
2019Mississippi State Senate District 45Won general$40,800 N/A**
Grand total$139,142 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Mississippi

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Billy Hudson (R)
Mississippi State Senate District 45
2020-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Mississippi House of Representatives District 87
2016-2020
Succeeded by
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Current members of the Mississippi State Senate
Leadership
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
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District 7
Hob Bryan (D)
District 8
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District 24
Vacant
District 25
District 26
Vacant
District 27
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District 33
Jeff Tate (R)
District 34
District 35
District 36
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District 38
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District 41
District 42
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District 44
John Polk (R)
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
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District 52
Republican Party (36)
Democratic Party (14)
Vacancies (2)