The 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 122 members of the Mississippi House of Representatives to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi State Senate. Primary elections took place on August 8.
The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.
Background
In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate. They had 77 members in the House, five votes short of a two-thirds supermajority, after elected Democrats Kevin Horan and Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties.
In the 2020 Presidential Election, Donald Trump won 79 Mississippi House districts while Joe Biden won 43. Heading into the 2023 Mississippi House election, Democrats held 2 districts Trump won: District 33 (Trump +25%) and District 75 (Trump +41%). Republicans held 2 districts Biden won: District 43 (Biden +1%) and District 102 (Biden +6%). Additionally, Independents held 3 districts: District 45 (Biden +5%), District 64 (Trump +1%), and District 96 (Biden +5%).
Retirements Sixteen incumbents did not seek re-election.
Democrats District 33: Thomas Reynolds II retired. District 57: Edward Blackmon Jr. retired. District 66: De'Keither Stamps retired to successfully run for Public Service Commission Central District. District 69: Alyce Clarke retired. District 75: Tom Miles retired to successfully run for Scott County Chancery Clerk.
Independents District 45: Michael Evans retired to run for Kemper County Sheriff.
Republicans District 6: Dana Criswell retired. District 7: Steve Hopkins retired. District 20: Chris Brown retired to successfully run for Public Service Commission Northern District. District 28: Jerry Darnell retired. District 56: Philip Gunn retired. District 58: Joel Bomgar retired. District 62: Tom Weathersby retired. District 88: Robin Robinson retired to successfully run for State Senate. District 111: Charles Busby retired to successfully run for Transportation Commission Southern District. District 115: Randall Patterson retired.
Resignations and death Three seats were vacant on the day of the general election due to resignations or death in 2022 or 2023.
Democrats Two Democrats resigned before the end of their terms. District 27: Kenneth Walker resigned April 2, 2023, to become Assistant Chief for the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. District 72: Debra Gibbs resigned December 29, 2022, to become a circuit court judge of Hinds County.
Republicans One Republican died in office. District 15: Mac Huddleston died August 27, 2023, of multiple myeloma.
Incumbents defeated In primary election Four incumbent representatives, one Democrat and three Republicans, were defeated in the August 8 primary election. Two more incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 29 primary runoff election.
Democrats District 51: Rufus Straughter lost renomination to Timaka James-Jones.
Republicans District 2: Nick Bain lost renomination to Brad Mattox. District 10: Brady Williamson lost renomination to Josh Hawkins. District 23: Perry Van Bailey lost renomination to Andy Stepp. District 105: Dale Goodin lost renomination to Elliot Burch. District 107: Doug McLeod lost renomination to Steve Lott.
Special elections One special election was held on January 10, 2023, with a runoff on January 31, 2023, to fill a vacancy in District 23. Incumbent Charles Beckett resigned on September 22, 2022, to become executive director of the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff. As with all Mississippi special elections, party labels did not appear on the ballot. The winner, Perry Van Bailey, belongs to the Republican Party.
District Incumbent Candidates Results Member Party First elected 23 Charles Beckett Republican 2003 Republican hold
Overview + ↓ 79 2 41 Republican I Democratic
Parties Candidates Votes Seats % Before After +/- Republican 85 447,034 62.19% 77 79 2 Democratic 53 247,175 34.38% 42 41 1 Independent 5 14,284 1.99% 3 2 1 Libertarian 12 9,280 1.29% 0 0 Green 1 1,075 0.15% 0 0 Total 157 718,848 100.00% 122 122
Predictions SourceRankingAs of 270toWin November 2, 2023 Elections Daily November 2, 2023
Results by district District Incumbent Candidates Result Member Party First elected Running1Lester CarpenterRepublican2007Yes Lester Carpenter (Republican) 100%Republican hold2Nick BainRepublican2011Lost renomination Brad Mattox (Republican) 100%Republican hold3William Tracy ArnoldRepublican2011Yes William Tracy Arnold (Republican) 80.2% Jimmy Russell (Democratic) 19.8%Republican hold4Jody SteversonRepublican2011Yes Jody Steverson (Republican) 88.3% Donald Merle Scott (Libertarian) 11.7%Republican hold5John FaulknerDemocratic2013Yes John Faulkner (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold6Dana CriswellRepublican2015No Justin Keen (Republican) 58.7% Jarvis Cook (Democratic) 39.1% Amos A. Thompson (Libertarian) 2.2%Republican hold7Steve HopkinsRepublican2015No Kimberly Remak (Republican) 60.1% Gail Lyons (Democratic) 39.9%Republican hold8Trey LamarRepublican2011Yes Trey Lamar (Republican) 100%Republican hold9Cedric BurnettDemocratic2015Yes Cedric Burnett (Democratic) 71.2% Randy Denton (Republican) 28.8%Democratic hold10Brady WilliamsonRepublican2019Lost renomination Josh Hawkins (Republican) 100%Republican hold11Lataisha JacksonDemocratic2013Yes Lataisha Jackson (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold12Clay DeweeseRepublican2019Yes Clay Deweese (Republican) 62.2% Donna Niewiaroski (Democratic) 37.8%Republican hold13Steve MassengillRepublican2011Yes Steve Massengill (Republican) 100%Republican hold14Sam Creekmore IVRepublican2019Yes Sam Creekmore IV (Republican) 100%Republican hold15Vacant Beth Luther Waldo (Republican) 100%Republican hold16Rickey W. ThompsonDemocratic2019Yes Rickey W. Thompson (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold17Shane AguirreRepublican2015Yes Shane Aguirre (Republican) 100%Republican hold18Jerry TurnerRepublican2003Yes Jerry Turner (Republican) 100%Republican hold19rowspan=2 Randy BoydRepublican2011Yes Randy Boyd (Republican) 100%Republican holdChris BrownRepublican2011NoRepublican loss20None (new seat) Rodney Hall (Republican) 100%Republican gain21Donnie BellRepublican2007Yes Donnie Bell (Republican) 100%Republican hold22Jon Ray LancasterRepublican2019Yes Jon Ray Lancaster (Republican) 100%Republican hold23Perry Van BaileyRepublican2023Lost renomination Andy Stepp (Republican) 71.9% Danny Lampley (Democratic) 15.8% Andy Clark (independent) 12.3%Republican hold24Jeff HaleRepublican2015Yes Jeff Hale (Republican) 67.3% David Olds (Democratic) 32.7%Republican hold25Dan EubanksRepublican2015Yes Dan Eubanks (Republican) 100%Republican hold26Orlando PadenDemocratic2015Yes Orlando Paden (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold27Vacant Kenji Holloway (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold28Jerry DarnellRepublican2019No W. I. "Doc" Harris (Republican) 100%Republican hold29Robert L. SandersDemocratic2021Yes Robert L. Sanders (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold30rowspan=2 Tracey RosebudDemocratic2018Yes Tracey Rosebud (Democratic) 100%Democratic holdThomas Reynolds IIDemocratic1979NoDemocratic loss31Otis AnthonyDemocratic2018Yes Otis Anthony (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold32Solomon OsborneDemocratic2019Yes Solomon Osborne (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold33None (new seat) Jim Estrada (Republican) 100%Republican gain34Kevin HoranRepublican2011Yes Kevin Horan (Republican) 100%Republican hold35Joey HoodRepublican2011Yes Joey Hood (Republican) 100%Republican hold36Karl GibbsDemocratic2013Yes Karl Gibbs (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold37Andy BoydRepublican2022Yes Andy Boyd (Republican) 100%Republican hold38Cheikh TaylorDemocratic2017Yes Cheikh Taylor (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold39Dana McLeanRepublican2019Yes Dana McLean (Republican) 100%Republican hold40Hester Jackson-McCrayDemocratic2019Yes Hester Jackson-McCray (Democratic) 65.7% Jacob Hisaw (Republican) 34.3%Democratic hold41Kabir KarriemDemocratic2015Yes Kabir Karriem (Democratic) 79.2% Claude Simpson (Libertarian) 20.8%Democratic hold42Carl MickensDemocratic2015Yes Carl Mickens (Democratic) 88.4% Shantell Stevens (Libertarian) 11.6%Democratic hold43Rob RobersonRepublican2015Yes Rob Roberson (Republican) 100%Republican hold44C. Scott BoundsRepublican2003Yes C. Scott Bounds (Republican) 89.7% Phillip E. Pope (Libertarian) 10.3%Republican hold45Michael EvansIndependent2011No Keith Jackson (Democratic) 55.6% Michael Cassidy (Republican) 37.6% Trent Rickles (independent) 6.8%Democratic gain46Karl OliverRepublican2015Yes Karl Oliver (Republican) 100%Republican hold47Bryant ClarkDemocratic2003Yes Bryant Clark (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold48Jason WhiteRepublican2011Yes Jason White (Republican) 100%Republican hold49Willie BaileyDemocratic1994Yes Willie Bailey (Democratic) 84.8% Stacy Smith (Libertarian) 15.2%Democratic hold50John HinesDemocratic2001Yes John Hines (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold51Rufus StraughterDemocratic1995Lost renomination Timaka James-Jones (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold52Bill KinkadeRepublican2012Yes Bill Kinkade (Republican) 60.7% Dianne Black (Democratic) 39.3%Republican hold53Vince MangoldRepublican2015Yes Vince Mangold (Republican) 100%Republican hold54Kevin FordRepublican2017Yes Kevin Ford (Republican) 100%Republican hold55Oscar DentonDemocratic2013Yes Oscar Denton (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold56Philip GunnRepublican2003No Clay Mansell (Republican) 65.6% Sharon Moman (Democratic) 34.4%Republican hold57Edward Blackmon Jr.Democratic1983No Lawrence Blackmon (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold58Joel BomgarRepublican2015No Jonathon McMillan (Republican) 100%Republican hold59Brent PowellRepublican2013Yes Brent Powell (Republican) 100%Republican hold60Fred ShanksRepublican2018Yes Fred Shanks (Republican) 100%Republican hold61Gene NewmanRepublican2019Yes Gene Newman (Republican) 100%Republican hold62Thomas Weathersby Sr.Republican1991No Lance Varner (Republican) 100%Republican hold63Stephanie FosterDemocratic2019Yes Stephanie Foster (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold64Shanda YatesIndependent2019Yes Shanda Yates (Independent) 62.2% Amile Wilson (Republican) 37.8%Independent hold65Chris BellDemocratic2015Yes Chris Bell (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold66De%27Keither StampsDemocratic2020No Fabian Nelson (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold67Earle S. BanksDemocratic1993Yes Earle S. Banks (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold68Zakiya SummersDemocratic2019Yes Zakiya Summers (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold69Alyce ClarkeDemocratic1984No Tamarra Butler-Washington (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold70Bo BrownDemocratic2019Yes Bo Brown (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold71Ronnie Crudup Jr.Democratic2019Yes Ronnie Crudup Jr. (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold72Vacant Justis Gibbs (Democratic) 100%Democratic hold73Jill FordRepublican2019Yes Jill Ford (Republican) 100%Republican hold74Lee YanceyRepublican2019Yes Lee Yancey (Republican) 100%Republican hold75Tom MilesDemocratic2011No Celeste Hurst (Republican) 73.4% Ryshonda Harper Beechem (independent) 26.6%Republican gain76Gregory Holloway Sr.Democratic1999Yes Gregory Holloway Sr. (Democratic) 74.1%