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Hester Jackson-McCray
Hester Jackson-McCray (Democratic Party) is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing District 40. She assumed office on January 7, 2020. Her current term ends on January 4, 2028.
Jackson McCray (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Mississippi House of Representatives to represent District 40. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Jackson McCray was assigned to the following committees:
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Drug Policy Committee
- House Energy Committee
- House Gaming Committee
- Public Utilities Committee
2020-2021
Jackson McCray was assigned to the following committees:
- Public Utilities Committee
- Conservation and Water Resources Committee
- House Drug Policy Committee
- House Energy Committee
- House Gaming Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Hester Jackson-McCray defeated Jacob Hisaw in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hester Jackson-McCray (D) | 65.7 | 1,810 |
| Jacob Hisaw (R) | 34.3 | 944 | ||
| Total votes: 2,754 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Hester Jackson-McCray advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hester Jackson-McCray | 100.0 | 442 |
| Total votes: 442 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Jacob Hisaw defeated Charlie Roberts in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 8, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jacob Hisaw | 51.4 | 470 | |
| Charlie Roberts | 48.6 | 444 | ||
| Total votes: 914 | |||
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Endorsements
Jackson McCray received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019
General election
General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Hester Jackson-McCray defeated incumbent Ashley Henley in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hester Jackson-McCray (D) | 50.2 | 1,553 |
 | Ashley Henley (R) | 49.8 | 1,539 | |
| Total votes: 3,092 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Hester Jackson-McCray advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hester Jackson-McCray | 100.0 | 442 |
| Total votes: 442 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent Ashley Henley defeated Francis Miller and Charlie Roberts in the Republican primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 on August 6, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ashley Henley | 65.9 | 823 |
| Francis Miller | 27.4 | 342 | ||
| Charlie Roberts | 6.7 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 1,249 | |||
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Post-election challenge
On December 4, 2019, incumbent Ashley Henley (R) filed an election challenge and asked the GOP-led Mississippi House of Representatives to overturn the District 40 election. In the petition, Henley said that the election showed many irregularities. According to Mississippi Today, the specific grievances in the election challenge included: "A failure to collect voter signatures in one of the district’s six precincts and a lack of an incident report detailing why the signatures weren’t collected. She also alleges discovering: two uncounted paper ballots in which Henley’s name was marked; 11 names of voters who voted in a specific precinct while no records of their residency within that precinct could be found; voter signature receipts not stapled to the corresponding pages of the voter receipt book; and several ballots 'unaccounted for/missing.'" Jackson McCray defeated Henley in the 2019 general election by 14 votes.[1] A bipartisan House committee voted 5-0 on January 27, 2020, to seat McCray in the election.[2] On February 5, 2020, the state House voted on a voice vote to reject Henley's request to overturn the election.[3]
2015
Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[4] Hester Jackson-McCray defeated Francis J. Miller in the Democratic primary. Ashley Henley defeated incumbent Pat Nelson in the Republican primary. Henley ran unchallenged in the District 40 general election. Michael McField (D) was removed from the candidate list before the primary.
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ashley Henley |
68.3% | 1,173 | |
| Democratic | Hester Jackson-McCray | 31.7% | 544 | |
| Total Votes | 1,717 | |||
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Hester Jackson-McCray |
51.4% | 76 |
| Francis J. Miller | 48.6% | 72 |
| Total Votes | 148 | |
| Mississippi House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Ashley Henley |
56.6% | 799 |
| Pat Nelson Incumbent | 43.4% | 613 |
| Total Votes | 1,412 | |
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 2 to May 4. Special sessions took place on January 19, 2024, and January 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 1.
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2022
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In 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 4 to April 5.
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2021
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In 2021, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 1.
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2020
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In 2020, the Mississippi State Legislature was in session from January 7 to October 10. The session was suspended effective July 1, 2020. It had been previously suspended from March 18 to May 7. The session reconvened from August 10 to October 2.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 |
Officeholder Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mississippi Today, "Southaven Republican challenges 14-vote loss to Democrat, asks House to overturn election," accessed December 6, 2019
- ↑ Jackson Free Press, "Hester Jackson-McCray Prevails in Special Election Committee," January 30, 2020
- ↑ Clarion Ledger, "Mississippi House upholds election of Hester Jackson McCray," February 5, 2020
- ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ashley Henley (R) |
Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
