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Mississippi elections, 2013
Mississippi election information for 2013 is listed below.
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2013 elections
Special elections
There were several special elections scheduled for the state of Mississippi in 2013.
Elections by State House district and election date
District 5
State House District 5
Rep. Kelvin Buck (D) was elected Mayor of Holly Springs, MS. A special election was called for November 5, with a runoff on November 26. Winners of the November 5 election, Andre R. DeBerry and John Gary Faulkner, faced off in the November 26 runoff election, and Faulkner won. Candidates had until October 7 to file certified nomination papers. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.[1][2]
- Related: See election results here.
District 110
State House District 110
Rep. Billy Broomfield (D) was elected Mayor of Moss Point, MS. A special election was called for November 5, with a runoff on November 26. Winners of the November 5 election, Jeramey Anderson and Aneice R. Liddell faced off in the November 26 runoff election, and Anderson won. Candidates had until October 7 to file certified nomination papers. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.[3][4]
- Related: See election results here.
District 55
State House District 55
Rep. George Flaggs, Jr. (D) was elected Mayor of Vicksburg, MS. A special election was called for November 5. Oscar Denton won the November 5 special election. Candidates had until October 7 to file certified nomination papers. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.[5][6]
- Related: See election results here.
District 11
State House District 11
Rep. Joe Gardner (D) died in office on February 4, 2013. A special election to fill the vacancy was held March 26, 2013. As no candidate took more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Anderson Boothe and Lataisha M. Jackson - met in a runoff election on April 16, 2013, which Jackson won. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.[7][8][9]
- Related: See election results here.
District 16
State House District 16
Bennie Turner (D) died on November 27, 2012. A special election to fill his District 16 seat in the Mississippi State Senate took place on January 15, 2013. Candidates had until December 17, 2012, to file. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. Angela Turner Lairy, Bennie Turner's daughter, won the seat.[10][11]
- Related: See election results here.
District 28
State House District 28
Alice Harden (D) died on December 6, 2012. A special election to fill her District 28 seat in the Mississippi State Senate took place 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 - Marshand Crisler and Sollie B. Norwood - met in a runoff on February 26, 2013, which Norwood won.[12][13][14][15][16]
- Related: See election results here.
District 36
State House District 36
Longtime Rep. David Gibbs (D) died in office on January 13, 2013. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on March 12, 2013. Candidates had until February 11 to file. As no candidate won 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Karl Gibbs and Eddie Longstreet - met in a runoff election on April 2, 2013. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan.[17][18][19][20]
- Related: See election results here.
District 59
State House District 59
Kevin McGee (R) resigned his District 59 seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives on November 19, 2012, following his criminal prosecution in an ethics case over public contracts that went to his family's company. McGee agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to resolve the case. A special election to fill the vacancy was held on January 8, 2013. Candidates had until December 10, 2012, to file. Special elections in Mississippi are nonpartisan. Brent Powell won more than 51 percent of the vote to take the seat, avoiding a runoff.[21][22][23]
- Related: See election results here.
District 95
State House District 95
Rep. Jessica Upshaw (R) was found dead on March 24, 2013, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A special election was called for May 28, which Patricia H. Willis won. Candidates had until April 29 to file certified nomination papers with the Secretary of State.[24]
- Related: See election results here.
Voting in Mississippi
- See also: Voting in Mississippi
Important voting information
- Mississippi uses an open primary system, meaning voters are not required to declare a party preference when registering to vote.
- The deadline for registration is 31 days prior to the election.
- Mississippi does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in Mississippi, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
Mississippi is one of 8 states which allow early voting but require an excuse to vote early. Contact your local election office to find out when early voting is available in your county.
Elections Performance Index
Mississippi ranked 51st out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Mississippi received an overall score of 37 percent.[25]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ blogs.clarionledger.com, "Bryant sets date for three House special elections," July 22, 2013
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official candidate list," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ blogs.clarionledger.com, "Bryant sets date for three House special elections," July 22, 2013
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official candidate list," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ blogs.clarionledger.com, "Bryant sets date for three House special elections," July 22, 2013
- ↑ sos.ms.gov, "Official candidate list," accessed October 8, 2013
- ↑ SunHerald.com, "5 on ballot in House District 11 election," March 1, 2013
- ↑ wjtv.com, "2 in runoff in House District 11 election," March 27, 2013
- ↑ therepublic.com, "Lataisha Jackson wins House District 11 runoff in Tate, Panola counties," April 17, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Angela Lairy wins special election to Miss. Senate to replace late father Bennie Turner," January 15, 2013
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Special Election Set For Seat Held By The Late-Sen. Bennie Turner," December 6, 2012
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ The Republic, "Bryant sets March 12 special election for Gibbs' successor in Miss. House, with runoff April 2," January 28, 2013
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Senate D36 candidates qualified," February 13, 2013
- ↑ SunHerald.com, "2 advance to runoff after House special election," March 12, 2013
- ↑ therepublic.com, "Karl Gibbs wins runoff in House District 36 to complete later father's term," April 3, 2013
- ↑ Sun Herald, "Powell wins special election for House District 59," January 8, 2013
- ↑ The Republic, "Bryant sets special election date for House seat vacated by former Rep. Kevin McGee," November 27, 2012
- ↑ Sun Herald, "4 running in Miss. House election in Rankin County," December 13, 2012
- ↑ sunherald.com, "Date changed for special election for Upshaw seat," April 4, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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