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Mississippi Transportation Commission election, 2027
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 2, 2027 General runoff: Pending |
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| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Mississippi is holding an election for three seats on the Mississippi Transportation Commission on November 2, 2027.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Central District
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.
Northern District
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.
Southern District
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Mississippi
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
2023
Northern District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
Incumbent John Caldwell won election in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Caldwell (R) | 100.0 | 214,325 | |
| Total votes: 214,325 | |||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
Incumbent John Caldwell advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Caldwell | 100.0 | 120,678 | |
| Total votes: 120,678 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Central District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Incumbent Willie Simmons defeated Ricky Pennington Jr. in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Willie Simmons (D) | 55.2 | 150,296 |
 | Ricky Pennington Jr. (R) | 44.8 | 121,866 | |
| Total votes: 272,162 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Incumbent Willie Simmons advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Simmons | 100.0 | 86,481 |
| Total votes: 86,481 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Ricky Pennington Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ricky Pennington Jr. | 100.0 | 85,180 |
| Total votes: 85,180 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Southern District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District
Charles Busby defeated Steven Griffin in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Busby (R) | 71.8 | 177,277 |
| Steven Griffin (Independent) | 28.2 | 69,685 | ||
| Total votes: 246,962 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District
Charles Busby advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Busby | 100.0 | 140,425 |
| Total votes: 140,425 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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2019
Northern District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
John Caldwell defeated Joe Grist in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Caldwell (R) | 63.2 | 181,168 | |
| Joe Grist (D) | 36.8 | 105,562 | ||
| Total votes: 286,730 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
John Caldwell defeated Geoffrey Yoste in the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Caldwell | 56.3 | 49,950 | |
| Geoffrey Yoste | 43.7 | 38,803 | ||
| Total votes: 88,753 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
Joe Grist advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joe Grist | 100.0 | 88,595 | |
| Total votes: 88,595 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District
John Caldwell and Geoffrey Yoste advanced to a runoff. They defeated Trey Bowman, Jeremy Martin, and E. A. Hathcock in the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Northern District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Caldwell | 31.4 | 32,588 | |
| ✔ | Geoffrey Yoste | 26.3 | 27,351 | |
| Trey Bowman | 21.7 | 22,581 | ||
| Jeremy Martin | 17.2 | 17,836 | ||
| E. A. Hathcock | 3.4 | 3,523 | ||
| Total votes: 103,879 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Central District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Willie Simmons defeated Butch Lee in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Simmons (D) | 51.1 | 149,573 |
| Butch Lee (R) | 48.9 | 143,003 | ||
| Total votes: 292,576 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Willie Simmons defeated Marcus Wallace in the Democratic primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Willie Simmons | 60.3 | 66,394 |
| Marcus Wallace | 39.7 | 43,673 | ||
| Total votes: 110,067 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District
Butch Lee defeated Ricky Pennington Jr. in the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Central District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Butch Lee | 65.2 | 63,890 | |
| Ricky Pennington Jr. | 34.8 | 34,044 | |
| Total votes: 97,934 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Southern District
General election
General election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District
Incumbent Tom King won election in the general election for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom King (R) | 100.0 | 234,905 | |
| Total votes: 234,905 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District
Incumbent Tom King defeated Tony Smith and Chad Toney in the Republican primary for Mississippi Transportation Commission Southern District on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom King | 55.8 | 85,390 | |
 | Tony Smith | 32.2 | 49,241 | |
| Chad Toney | 12.0 | 18,353 | ||
| Total votes: 152,984 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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See also
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