Sollie Norwood
Sollie B. Norwood (Democratic Party) is a member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office on March 4, 2013. His current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Norwood (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Norwood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Constitution Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Executive Contingent Fund Committee, Chairman
- Government Structure Committee
- Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee, Vice-Chairman
- Judiciary, Division B Committee
- Senate Tourism Committee
- Senate Municipalities Committee
- Senate Universities and Colleges Committee
2023-2024
Norwood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Corrections Committee
- Senate Drug Policy Committee
- Economic and Workforce Development Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Senate Municipalities Committee
- Senate State Library Committee, Chair
- Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (decommissioned)
2020-2021
Norwood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Municipalities Committee
- Senate State Library Committee, Chairman
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Senate Corrections Committee
- Senate Drug Policy Committee
- Economic and Workforce Development Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Enrolled Bills Committee
- Senate Ethics Committee
- Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee (decommissioned)
2019-2020
Norwood was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Housing Committee
- Senate Corrections Committee
- Senate Education Committee
- Labor Committee, Vice-Chairman
- Interstate and Federal Cooperation Committee
- Senate Medicaid Committee
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Norwood served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Corrections |
| • Housing |
| • Interstate and Federal Cooperation |
2012-2013
In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Norwood served on the following committees:
| Mississippi committee assignments, 2012 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Corrections |
| • Housing |
| • Interstate and Federal Cooperation |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi State Senate District 28
Incumbent Sollie B. Norwood won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 28 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sollie B. Norwood (D) | 100.0 | 12,787 |
| Total votes: 12,787 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 28
Incumbent Sollie B. Norwood advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 28 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sollie B. Norwood | 100.0 | 7,096 |
| Total votes: 7,096 | |||
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Endorsements
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2019
See also: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi State Senate District 28
Incumbent Sollie B. Norwood won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 28 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sollie B. Norwood (D) | 100.0 | 10,210 |
| Total votes: 10,210 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 28
Incumbent Sollie B. Norwood advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Senate District 28 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sollie B. Norwood | 100.0 | 6,246 |
| Total votes: 6,246 | |||
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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 Sollie Norwood was unopposed in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Norwood ran unchallenged in the District 28 general election.
2013
Norwood won election in the special election for District 28 of the Mississippi State Senate. The seat was vacant following the death of Alice Harden (D) on December 6, 2012. Norwood faced Cindy Ayers-Elliott, Tamarra Grace Butler, Marshand Crisler, Antonio Porter, James "Jimmy" Stewart, Kathy L. Sykes, Tommy L. Wallace, II and Cassanda Welchlin in the special election on February 5, 2013. Candidates had until January 7 to file. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. As no candidate took over 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Crisler and Norwood - met in a runoff on February 26, which Norwood won.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
| Mississippi State Senate, District 28, Special Election Runoff, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Sollie Norwood |
54.2% | 1,379 | |
| Independent | Marshand Crisler | 45.8% | 1,165 | |
| Total Votes | 2,544 | |||
| Mississippi State Senate, District 28, Special Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent | Marshand Crisler |
25.6% | 775 | |
| Independent | Sollie Norwood |
22.3% | 675 | |
| Independent | Cindy Ayers-Elliott | 3.9% | 119 | |
| Independent | Tamarra Grace Butler | 21.6% | 652 | |
| Independent | Antonio Porter | 0.5% | 15 | |
| Independent | James "Jimmy" Stewart | 5.4% | 162 | |
| Independent | Kathy L. Sykes | 4.5% | 136 | |
| Independent | Tommy L. Wallace, II | 6.8% | 204 | |
| Independent | Cassanda Welchlin | 9.4% | 284 | |
| Total Votes | 3,022 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Mississippi State Senate District 28 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Sollie Norwood Defeats Marshand Crisler In Special Election For State Senate," February 26, 2013
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "State Sen. Alice Harden dies at 64," December 6, 2012
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Bryant sets Senate 28 special election," December 18, 2012
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, " 2013 candidate qualifying list," accessed January 11, 2013
- ↑ Fox 10tv.com, "Runoff scheduled in Senate District 28," February 6, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official special election results," accessed November 15, 2013
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official runoff results," accessed November 15, 2013
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Mississippi State Senate District 28 2013-Present |
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