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Trent Rickles
Trent Rickles (independent) ran for election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 45. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Rickles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Trent Rickles was born in Mississippi. His career experience includes working as a deputy sheriff.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45
Keith Jackson defeated Michael Cassidy and Trent Rickles in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Jackson (D) | 55.6 | 3,723 | |
 | Michael Cassidy (R) | 37.6 | 2,515 | |
 | Trent Rickles (Independent)  | 6.8 | 457 | |
| Total votes: 6,695 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45
Keith Jackson defeated Kenny Rush in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Jackson | 55.1 | 1,905 | |
| Kenny Rush | 44.9 | 1,552 | ||
| Total votes: 3,457 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lindsey Kidd (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45
Michael Cassidy advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 45 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael Cassidy | 100.0 | 1,794 |
| Total votes: 1,794 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Rickles in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Trent Rickles completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rickles' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I want to be a voice for all people of District 45 at the State Capitol, especially the small business owners, loggers, and farmers.
- I am adamant about abolishing the State Income Tax.
- I want to be a full transparency representative, informing the constituents about what is taking place in Jackson
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mississippi House of Representatives District 45 |
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 10, 2023
