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Jeffery Harness
2018 - Present
2028
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Jeffery Harness (Democratic Party) is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 85. He assumed office on December 21, 2018. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Harness (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 85. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Harness was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Constitution Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Insurance Committee
- Judiciary B Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee (decommissioned)
2020-2021
Harness was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary B Committee
- Judiciary En Banc Committee (decommissioned)
- House Agriculture Committee
- House Constitution Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Insurance Committee
2019-2020
Harness was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture Committee
- House County Affairs Committee
- House Gaming Committee
- House Insurance Committee
- Judiciary A Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jeffery Harness defeated Michael Longnecker in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffery Harness (D) | 79.9 | 5,968 |
| Michael Longnecker (L) | 20.1 | 1,497 | ||
| Total votes: 7,465 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jeffery Harness defeated Richard Buford in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffery Harness | 70.7 | 3,747 |
| Richard Buford | 29.3 | 1,556 | ||
| Total votes: 5,303 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Harness in this election.
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jeffery Harness won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffery Harness (D) | 100.0 | 7,305 |
| Total votes: 7,305 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Incumbent Jeffery Harness advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffery Harness | 100.0 | 5,025 |
| Total votes: 5,025 | |||
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2018
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Jeffery Harness defeated JoAnn Collins-Smith in the special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on November 27, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffery Harness (Nonpartisan) | 58.0 | 4,534 |
| JoAnn Collins-Smith (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 3,277 | ||
| Total votes: 7,811 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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General election
Special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85
Jeffery Harness and JoAnn Collins-Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Maurice Hudson and Tyler Doss in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffery Harness (Nonpartisan) | 36.7 | 2,630 |
| ✔ | JoAnn Collins-Smith (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 1,938 | |
| Maurice Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 1,360 | ||
| Tyler Doss (Nonpartisan) | 17.2 | 1,233 | ||
| Total votes: 7,161 | |||
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2015
- See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[1] Incumbent Albert Butler defeated Elvis Colenberg Sr. and Jeffery Harness in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Butler ran unchallenged in the District 36 general election.
| Mississippi State Senate, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Albert Butler Incumbent |
68.2% | 8,604 |
| Elvis Colenberg Sr. | 20.2% | 2,555 |
| Jeffery Harness | 11.6% | 1,463 |
| Total Votes | 12,622 | |
2011
Harness ran in the 2011 election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 85, but lost to incumbent America Chuck Middleton in the primary on August 2, 2011. No Republicans filed to run for election. The general election took place on November 8, 2011.[2]
| Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Chuck Middleton Incumbent |
56.7% | 2,983 |
| Jeffery Harness | 43.3% | 2,277 |
| Total Votes | 5,260 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Jeffery Harness did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 4. Special sessions took place on January 19, 2024, and January 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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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.
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2019
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In 2019, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 85 2018-Present |
Succeeded by - |
