Kent McCarty
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2019 - Present
2028
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Kent McCarty (Republican Party) is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 101. He assumed office in 2019. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
McCarty (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 101. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
- Judiciary B Committee
- House Universities and Colleges Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice-Chairman
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
- Apportionment and Elections Committee
- Banking and Financial Services Committee
2023-2024
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
- Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee
- Banking and Financial Services Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice Chair
- House Municipalities Committee
2021-2022
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
- House Municipalities Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice-Chairman
2019-2020
McCarty was assigned to the following committees:
- House Education Committee
- Banking and Financial Services Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Medicaid Committee
- House Universities and Colleges 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 101
Incumbent Kent McCarty won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty (R) | 100.0 | 5,718 | |
| Total votes: 5,718 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Kent McCarty advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty | 100.0 | 3,107 | |
| Total votes: 3,107 | |||
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Endorsements
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2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Kent McCarty won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty (R) | 100.0 | 7,719 | |
| Total votes: 7,719 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
Incumbent Kent McCarty defeated Gary Crist in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty | 84.8 | 5,209 | |
| Gary Crist | 15.2 | 937 | ||
| Total votes: 6,146 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Waide (R)
- Steven Utroska (R)
- Andrew Waites (R)
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2019
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
Kent McCarty defeated Steven Utroska in the special general runoff election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 68.1 | 1,761 | |
| Steven Utroska (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 826 | ||
| Total votes: 2,587 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
Kent McCarty and Steven Utroska advanced to a runoff. They defeated Andrew Waites, Daniel Waide, and Gary Crist in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 on March 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kent McCarty (Nonpartisan) | 38.8 | 1,246 | |
| ✔ | Steven Utroska (Nonpartisan) | 23.4 | 751 | |
 | Andrew Waites (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 717 | |
| Daniel Waide (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 250 | ||
| Gary Crist (Nonpartisan) | 7.6 | 244 | ||
| Total votes: 3,208 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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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
- Mississippi House of Representatives
- Mississippi House of Representatives District 101
- Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Mississippi State Legislature
External links
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Candidate Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 |
Officeholder Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 101 2019-Present |
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