The 2023 Mississippi State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect all 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate to four-year terms. It was held concurrently with elections for all statewide offices and the Mississippi House of Representatives. Primary elections took place on August 8.

Background In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate. Going into the 2023 elections, Republicans held a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate, though not in the House.

The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.

Retirements Five incumbents did not seek re-election.

Democrats District 11: Robert L. Jackson retired. District 21: Barbara Blackmon retired.

Republicans District 35: Chris Caughman retired. District 37: Melanie Sojourner retired. District 42: Chris McDaniel retired to run for lieutenant governor.

Incumbents defeated In primary election One incumbent senator, a Republican, was defeated in the August 8 primary election.

Republicans District 46: Philip Moran lost renomination to Philman A. Ladner.

In general election One incumbent senator, an independent, was defeated in the November 7 general election.

Independents District 38: Kelvin Butler lost re-election to Gary Brumfield.

Overview + ↓ 36 16 Republican Democratic

Of the 52 seats up for election, 39 had a single candidate running for office. Of these, 12 only had a Democrat running while the remaining 27 only had a Republican running. The remaining 13 were contested by combinations of Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Independent candidates.

Parties Candidates Votes Seats % Before After +/- Republican 40 447,708 63.49% 36 36 Democratic 20 232,036 32.91% 16 16 Independent 5 15,396 2.18% 0 0 Libertarian 5 8,945 1.27% 0 0 Green 1 1,077 0.15% 0 0 Total 72 705,162 100.00% 52 52

Predictions SourceRankingAs of 270toWin November 2, 2023 Elections Daily November 2, 2023

Results by district District Incumbent Candidates Result Member Party First elected Running1Michael McLendonRepublican2019Yes Michael McLendon (Republican)Republican hold2David ParkerRepublican2012Yes David Parker (Republican) 56.62% Pam McKelvy (Democratic) 43.38%Republican hold3Kathy ChismRepublican2019Yes Kathy Chism (Republican)Republican hold4Rita Potts ParksRepublican2011Yes Rita Potts Parks (Republican) 76.66% Jon Newcomb (independent) 23.34%Republican hold5Daniel SparksRepublican2019Yes Daniel Sparks (Republican)Republican hold6Chad McMahanRepublican2015Yes Chad McMahan (Republican)Republican hold7Hob BryanDemocratic1983Yes Hob Bryan (Democratic) 54.89% Robert Mitchell (Republican) 43.35% Lesley Smith (Libertarian) 1.76%Democratic hold8Benjamin SuberRepublican2019Yes Benjamin Suber (Republican)Republican hold9Nicole Akins BoydRepublican2019Yes Nicole Akins Boyd (Republican)Republican hold10Neil WhaleyRepublican2017Yes Neil Whaley (Republican) 60.8% Andre DeBerry (Democratic) 39.2%Republican hold11Robert L. JacksonDemocratic2003No Reginald Jackson (Democratic)Democratic hold12Derrick SimmonsDemocratic2011Yes Derrick Simmons (Democratic)Democratic hold13Sarita SimmonsDemocratic2019Yes Sarita Simmons (Democratic)Democratic hold14Lydia ChassaniolRepublican2007Yes Lydia Chassaniol (Republican)Republican hold15Bart WilliamsRepublican2020Yes Bart Williams (Republican)Republican hold16Angela Turner-FordDemocratic2013Yes Angela Turner-Ford (Democratic)Democratic hold17Charles YoungerRepublican2014Yes Charles Younger (Republican)Republican hold18Jenifer BranningRepublican2015Yes Jenifer Branning (Republican)Republican hold19Kevin BlackwellRepublican2015Yes Kevin Blackwell (Republican) 65.71% Sandy Kerr (Democratic) 34.29%Republican hold20Josh HarkinsRepublican2011Yes Josh Harkins (Republican)Republican hold21Barbara BlackmonDemocratic2015No Bradford Blackmon (Democratic)Democratic hold22Joseph C. ThomasDemocratic2019Yes Joseph C. Thomas (Democratic) 57.58% Chastity May Magyar (Republican) 42.42%Democratic hold23Briggs HopsonRepublican2007Yes Briggs Hopson (Republican)Republican hold24David Lee JordanDemocratic1993Yes David Lee Jordan (Democratic) 53.90% Marty Evans Jr. (Republican) 35.05% Curressia M. Brown (independent) 11.05%Democratic hold25J. Walter MichelRepublican2016Yes J. Walter Michel (Republican)Republican hold26John HorhnDemocratic1993Yes John Horhn (Democratic)Democratic hold27Hillman Terome FrazierDemocratic1993Yes Hillman Terome Frazier (Democratic)Democratic hold28Sollie NorwoodDemocratic2013Yes Sollie Norwood (Democratic)Democratic hold29David BlountDemocratic2007Yes David Blount (Democratic) 77.7% Michael Carson (Republican) 22.3%Democratic hold30Dean KirbyRepublican1991Yes Dean Kirby (Republican)Republican hold31Tyler McCaughnRepublican2019Yes Tyler McCaughn (Republican)Republican hold32Rod HickmanDemocratic2021Yes Rod Hickman (Democratic)Democratic hold33Jeff TateRepublican2019Yes Jeff Tate (Republican)Republican hold34Juan BarnettDemocratic2015Yes Juan Barnett (Democratic)Democratic hold35Chris CaughmanRepublican2015No Andy Berry (Republican)Republican hold36None (new seat) Brian Rhodes (Republican)Republican gain37rowspan=2 Albert ButlerDemocratic2010Yes Albert Butler (Democratic)Democratic holdMelanie SojournerRepublican2019NoRepublican loss38Kelvin ButlerIndependent2021Yes Gary Brumfield (Democratic) 50.50% Kelvin Butler (independent) 39.21% Willye R. Powell (independent) 7.75% Trischell LaRice Veal (Libertarian) 2.53%Democratic gain39Jason BarrettRepublican2020Yes Jason Barrett (Republican)Republican hold40Angela Burks HillRepublican2011Yes Angela Burks Hill (Republican) 80.81% Thomas Lehr (Democratic) 19.19%Republican hold41Joey FillinganeRepublican2007Yes Joey Fillingane (Republican)Republican hold42Chris McDanielRepublican2007No Robin Robinson (Republican)Republican hold43Dennis DeBarRepublican2015Yes Dennis DeBar (Republican)Republican hold44John A. PolkRepublican2011Yes John A. Polk (Republican)Republican hold45Chris JohnsonRepublican2019Yes Chris Johnson (Republican)Republican hold46Philip MoranRepublican2011Lost renomination Philman A. Ladner (Republican)Republican hold47Mike SeymourRepublican2015Yes Mike Seymour (Republican) 86.09% George "Tony" Uram (independent) 13.91%Republican hold48Mike ThompsonRepublican2019Yes Mike Thompson (Republican) 71.1% Mathew Adams (Libertarian) 28.9%Republican hold49Joel CarterRepublican2017Yes Joel Carter (Republican) 69.91% Glen A. Lewis (Libertarian) 30.09%Republican hold50Scott DeLanoRepublican2019Yes Scott DeLano (Republican)Republican hold51Jeremy EnglandRepublican2019Yes Jeremy England (Republican) 75.9% Lynn M. Bowker (Libertarian) 13.8% Artis R. Burney (Green) 10.3%Republican hold52Brice WigginsRepublican2011Yes Brice Wiggins (Republican)Republican hold

See also 2023 United States state legislative elections 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

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