J. P. Hughes, Jr.
J. P. Hughes, Jr. (Democratic Party) was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 5, 2016. He left office on January 7, 2020.
Hughes (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Hughes was assigned to the following committees:
- State Library Committee
- House Constitution Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee (decommissioned)
- House Medicaid Committee
- Judiciary B Committee
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2019
See also: Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Delbert Hosemann defeated J. P. Hughes, Jr. in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Delbert Hosemann (R)  | 60.0 | 524,757 |
 | J. P. Hughes, Jr. (D) | 40.0 | 349,627 | |
| Total votes: 874,384 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
J. P. Hughes, Jr. advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | J. P. Hughes, Jr. | 100.0 | 280,504 |
| Total votes: 280,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Delbert Hosemann defeated Shane Quick in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Delbert Hosemann | 85.8 | 311,518 |
 | Shane Quick | 14.2 | 51,703 | |
| Total votes: 363,221 | |||
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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] J.P. Hughes, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Brad Mayo was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hughes defeated Mayo in the general election.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 12 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  J.P. Hughes, Jr. |
55.1% | 2,442 | |
| Republican | Brad Mayo Incumbent | 44.9% | 1,990 | |
| Total Votes | 4,432 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business and economic issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 through March 28.
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2017
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In 2017, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 through March 29. There was also a special session June 5.
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2016
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In 2016, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 through April 21.
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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| Preceded by Brad Mayo (R) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 12 2016–2020 |
Succeeded by Clay Deweese (R) |
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