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This page displays election information for the Mississippi House of Representatives.
Elections
Mississippi state representatives serve four-year terms, with all seats up for election every four years. Mississippi holds elections for its legislature in odd years.
2027
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives will take place in 2027. The general election is on November 2, 2027.
2023
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2023. The general election was on November 7, 2023. A primary was August 8, 2023, and a primary runoff was August 29, 2023. The filing deadline was February 1, 2023.
In the 2023 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 76-40 to 79-41.
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 7, 2023 | After November 8, 2023 | |
| Democratic Party | 40 | 41 | |
| Republican Party | 76 | 79 | |
| Independent | 3 | 2 | |
| Vacancy | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 122 | |
2019
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2019. The primary was on August 6, 2019, the primary runoff was on August 27, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 1, 2019.
In the 2019 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 74-44 to 75-46.
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2019 | After November 6, 2019 | |
| Democratic Party | 44 | 46 | |
| Republican Party | 74 | 75 | |
| Independent | 2 | 1 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 122 | |
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]
Following the 2015 election, House Republicans were one seat away from gaining a supermajority. Republicans reached 73 seats after incumbent Jody Steverson switched his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican. The election in District 79 between incumbent Bo Eaton (D) and Mark Tullos (R) ended in a tie. The tie was decided by drawing straws on November 20. Eaton drew the green straw and won the race, but Tullos filed a challenge with the state House. On January 20, 2016, a special House committee concluded that five votes in the election for District 79 should not have counted. The House committee voted 4-1 to seat Tullos. The House voted 67-49 to unseat Eaton and to move Tullos into the seat.[2][3] This gave Republicans a 74-48 majority.
| Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 3, 2015 | After November 3, 2015 | |
| Democratic Party | 54 | 49* | |
| Republican Party | 67 | 73 | |
| Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 122 | 122 | |
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2011Elections for the office of Mississippi House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 2, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. All 122 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held a 68-54 majority. Democrats lost 10 seats in the election, giving Republicans a 64-58 majority.
During the 2011 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $5,714,010. The top 10 contributors were:[4]
2007Elections for the office of Mississippi House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 7, 2007, and a general election on November 6, 2007. All 122 seats were up for election. During the 2007 election, the total contribution to House candidates was $6,201,617. The top 10 donors were:[5]
2003Elections for the office of Mississippi House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 5, 2003, and a general election on November 4, 2003. All 122 seats were up for election. During the 2003 election, the total value of contributions to House candidates was $4,346,149. The top 10 contributors were:[6]
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Historical party control
Republicans won control of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2011. In 2023, they won a 79-41-2 majority.
The table below shows the partisan history of the Mississippi House following every general election from 1991 to 2019. All data from 2006 or earlier comes from Michael Dubin's Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures (McFarland Press, 2007). Data after 2006 was compiled by Ballotpedia staff.
Mississippi House of Representatives election results: 1991-2023
| Party | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 93 | 86 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 58 | 49 | 46 | 41 |
| Republicans | 27 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 79 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Trifecta history
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Between 1992 and 2023, Mississippi was under the following types of trifecta control:
- Democratic trifecta: 2000-2003
- Republican trifecta: 2012-2023
- Divided government: 1992-1999, 2004-2011
Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R[7] | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ NY Times, "Republicans Unseat Mississippi Democrat Who Drew Winning Straw After Race Ended in Tie," accessed January 22, 2016
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Eaton draws green straw, wins election," accessed November 20, 2015
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Mississippi 2011 - Candidates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Mississippi 2007 - Candidates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Mississippi 2003 - Candidates," accessed March 24, 2014
- ↑ Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.
