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2019
Mississippi Public Service Commission
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Election details
Filing deadline: February 1, 2023
Primary: August 8, 2023
Primary runoff: August 29, 2023
General: November 7, 2023
General runoff: November 28, 2023 (canceled)

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Brent Bailey (Republican) (Central District)
Brandon Presley (Democratic) (Northern District)
Dane Maxwell (Republican) (Southern District)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Mississippi
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Mississippi held an election for all three seats on the Mississippi Public Service Commission on November 7, 2023. The primary was August 8, 2023, and a primary runoff was August 29, 2023. The general runoff election was scheduled for November 28, 2023, but it was canceled. The filing deadline was February 1, 2023.

De'Keither Stamps won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District.

Chris Brown won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District.

Nelson Carr won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District.

For information about the Aug. 8 Republican primary for the Northern District, click on the link below:

Candidates and election results

Central District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

De'Keither Stamps defeated incumbent Brent Bailey in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of De'Keither Stamps
De'Keither Stamps (D)
 
51.1
 
138,741
Image of Brent Bailey
Brent Bailey (R) Candidate Connection
 
48.9
 
132,853

Total votes: 271,594
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

De'Keither Stamps advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of De'Keither Stamps
De'Keither Stamps
 
100.0
 
84,476

Total votes: 84,476
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

Incumbent Brent Bailey advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brent Bailey
Brent Bailey Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
85,778

Total votes: 85,778
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Northern District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District

Chris Brown won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Brown
Chris Brown (R)
 
100.0
 
215,257

Total votes: 215,257
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District

Chris Brown defeated Tanner Newman in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Brown
Chris Brown
 
61.3
 
78,272
Image of Tanner Newman
Tanner Newman Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
49,472

Total votes: 127,744
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Southern District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District

Nelson Carr won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nelson Carr
Nelson Carr (R)
 
100.0
 
216,698

Total votes: 216,698
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District

Nelson Carr defeated incumbent Dane Maxwell in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nelson Carr
Nelson Carr
 
52.9
 
76,162
Image of Dane Maxwell
Dane Maxwell
 
47.1
 
67,849

Total votes: 144,011
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Mississippi

Election information in Mississippi: Nov. 7, 2023, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 9, 2023
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 10, 2023
  • Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 7, 2023
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 7, 2023

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (CST)


Election history

2019

See also: Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2019

Central District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

Brent Bailey defeated De'Keither Stamps in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brent Bailey
Brent Bailey (R) Candidate Connection
 
50.3
 
146,596
Image of De'Keither Stamps
De'Keither Stamps (D)
 
49.7
 
144,574

Total votes: 291,170
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

De'Keither Stamps defeated Dorothy Benford in the Democratic primary runoff for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 27, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of De'Keither Stamps
De'Keither Stamps
 
58.8
 
38,314
Dorothy Benford
 
41.2
 
26,864

Total votes: 65,178
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

De'Keither Stamps and Dorothy Benford advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ryan Brown and Bruce Burton in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of De'Keither Stamps
De'Keither Stamps
 
39.5
 
42,967
Dorothy Benford
 
33.7
 
36,641
Image of Ryan Brown
Ryan Brown Candidate Connection
 
15.6
 
16,989
Image of Bruce Burton
Bruce Burton Candidate Connection
 
11.2
 
12,157

Total votes: 108,754
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District

Brent Bailey defeated Nic Lott in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brent Bailey
Brent Bailey Candidate Connection
 
74.4
 
73,726
Image of Nic Lott
Nic Lott
 
25.6
 
25,363

Total votes: 99,089
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Northern District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District

Incumbent Brandon Presley won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Presley
Brandon Presley (D)
 
100.0
 
222,167

Total votes: 222,167
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District

Incumbent Brandon Presley advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Presley
Brandon Presley
 
100.0
 
95,783

Total votes: 95,783
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Southern District

General election

General election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District

Dane Maxwell defeated Connie Moran in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dane Maxwell
Dane Maxwell (R) Candidate Connection
 
62.6
 
181,083
Image of Connie Moran
Connie Moran (D)
 
37.4
 
108,074

Total votes: 289,157
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District

Connie Moran defeated Sugar Stallings in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Connie Moran
Connie Moran
 
79.0
 
52,957
Sugar Stallings
 
21.0
 
14,082

Total votes: 67,039
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District

Dane Maxwell defeated Kelvin Schulz in the Republican primary for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dane Maxwell
Dane Maxwell Candidate Connection
 
68.1
 
99,495
Image of Kelvin Schulz
Kelvin Schulz Candidate Connection
 
31.9
 
46,545

Total votes: 146,040
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2015

See also: Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2015

There was a regularly scheduled election for all three seats on the commission in 2015. Lynn Posey (R), Brandon Presley (D) and Steve Renfroe were eligible for re-election. The primary election was occurred on August 4, 2015, with the general election on November 3, 2015.

Central District

Mississippi Public Service Commission, Central District, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngCecil Brown 53.4% 124,789
     Republican Brent Bailey 45.5% 106,314
     Reform LaTrice D. Notree 1.2% 2,742
Total Votes 233,845
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Northern District

Mississippi Public Service Commission, Northern District, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Presley Incumbent 60.7% 146,518
     Republican Mike Maynard 39.3% 94,793
Total Votes 241,311
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Southern District

Mississippi Public Service Commission, Southern District, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Tom Blanton 37.4% 89,146
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSam Britton 60.5% 144,194
     Reform Lonny Kenneth Spence 2% 4,867
Total Votes 238,207
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State


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