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Theresa Kennedy
Theresa Kennedy ran in a special election to the Mississippi State Senate to represent District 26. She lost in the special general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2025
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Mississippi State Senate District 26
Kamesha Mumford defeated Letitia Johnson in the special general runoff election for Mississippi State Senate District 26 on December 2, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kamesha Mumford (Nonpartisan) | 55.9 | 3,711 | |
| Letitia Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 44.1 | 2,922 | ||
| Total votes: 6,633 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 26
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Mississippi State Senate District 26 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kamesha Mumford (Nonpartisan) | 38.3 | 3,706 | |
| ✔ | Letitia Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 27.0 | 2,616 | |
| Coleman Boyd (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 1,513 | ||
| Jermaine Cooley (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 774 | ||
| Theresa Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 7.2 | 696 | ||
| James Pittman (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 189 | ||
 | Jeffery Stallworth (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 188 | |
| Total votes: 9,682 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kennedy in this election.
2016
A special election for the position of Mississippi House of Representatives District 72 was called for August 23. A runoff election was held on September 13. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 25.[1]
The seat was vacant following Kimberly Campbell's (D) resignation in May 2016.[1]
A. Shae Buchanon-Williams, Synarus Green, Debra Gibbs, and Theresa Kennedy faced off in the special election.[2] Candidates in Mississippi special elections run without party labels. Since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Green and Gibbs, met in a runoff election, which Gibbs won.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Debra Gibbs |
50.7% | 921 | |
| Nonpartisan | Synarus Green | 49.3% | 897 | |
| Total Votes | 1,818 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Debra Gibbs (advanced to the runoff) |
39.9% | 702 | |
| Nonpartisan | Synarus Green (advanced to the runoff) |
39.7% | 699 | |
| Nonpartisan | Theresa Kennedy | 11.4% | 201 | |
| Nonpartisan | A. Shae Buchanon-Williams | 9% | 159 | |
| Total Votes | 1,761 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson Free Press, "Election Set for Mississippi House Seat Vacated by Campbell," accessed July 5, 2016
- ↑ Sun Herald, "4 qualify for special election to Jackson-area House seat," accessed July 26, 2016
- ↑ The Clarion Ledger, "Gibbs, Green in runoff for Mississippi House District 72," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ wjtv.com, "Jackson attorney Gibbs wins Mississippi House election," accessed September 14, 2016
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2016 Special Election," accessed October 20, 2016
