2023 Mississippi elections
The 2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29.[ 1] Mississippi State Senate , all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives , and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023.[ 2]
Special elections also took place during the year.
State House of Representatives
State senate
Governor
Lieutenant governor
One-term Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 3]
Republican state senator Chris McDaniel also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann.[ 4]
Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race,[ 3] Oxford Board of Aldermen.[ 3]
Secretary of state
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023
County resultsWatson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Pinkins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election ,[ 5] Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State .[ 6]
Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.[ 3]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary
Candidate
Results
Democratic State Central Committee selection
In August 2023, Shuwaski Young withdrew his candidacy from the race for secretary of state, citing "a hypertensive crisis that was limiting his ability to campaign." On September 7, the Mississippi Democratic Party nominated Ty Pinkins, an attorney and military veteran, as the replacement nominee for the November ballot.[ 9]
General election
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Michael
Shuwaski
Other
Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College
August 20–28, 2023
650 (LV)
± 4.0%
56%
33%
1%[ b]
10%
Results
Attorney general
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023
County resultsFitch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Martin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
One-term Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878.[ 3] [ 3]
Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.[ 3]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary
Candidate
Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director[ 3]
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ a]
Margin
Lynn
Greta
Other
Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College
August 20–28, 2023
650 (LV)
± 4.0%
54%
35%
2%[ c]
9%
Results
State auditor
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2023
County resultsWhite: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Bradford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019 . White ran for re-election.[ 3]
The mayor of Anguilla , Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election.[ 4]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary
Candidate
Results
General election
Results
State treasurer
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2023
County resultsMcRae: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Green: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
One-term Republican incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election,[ 3] [ 4] [ 3]
McRae faced a rematch in the general election, as former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run.[ 4]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary
Candidate
Addie Lee Green, former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen[ 4]
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2023
County resultsGipson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Bradford: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Two-term Republican incumbent Andy Gipson was re-elected in 2019 with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson ran for re-election,[ 16] [ 4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Robert Bradford, Director of Natchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency.[ 4] [ 17]
Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce[ 4]
Terry Rogers II, college student[ 4]
Withdrawn or disqualified
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Insurance
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2023
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Burton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Four-term Republican incumbent Mike Chaney was reelected in 2019 with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state's Fire Marshal , ran for re-election.[ 3] [ 4]
Republican Mitch Young, a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer and candidate for governor in 2015 , announced a primary challenge against Chaney.[ 4]
Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran.[ 3]
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Bruce Burton, attorney and candidate for Appeals Court District 4 in 2022[ 3]
Results
General election
Results
Public Service Commission
Northern District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023
Four-term Democratic Incumbent Brandon Presley was re-elected unopposed in 2019 . Presley did not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor.[ 18]
No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley,[ 18]
Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency , was a challenger,[ 18] [ 19]
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Results
Central District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
County resultsStamps: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Bailey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
One-term Republican incumbent Brent Bailey was elected in 2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 4]
Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current state representative De’Keither Stamps , faced him again in a rematch.[ 4]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Results
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Results
Southern District
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
One-term Republican Incumbent Dane Maxwell was elected in 2019 with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr and lost.[ 4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Results
Transportation Commission
Northern District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023
One-term Republican Incumbent John Caldwell was elected in 2019 with 63.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election unopposed.[ 21]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Results
Central District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
Pennington: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Simmons: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
One-term Democrat Incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in 2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[ 22]
Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat.[ 22]
Democratic primary
Candidate
Results
Republican primary
Candidate
Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019[ 22]
Results
Results
Southern District
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
Bubsy: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Griffin: 50–60%
Three-term Republican incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019 . On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election.[ 23]
Republican state representative for the 111th District Charles Busby [ 22] [ 22]
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Results
Notes
^ a b Key:
^ "Not going to vote" with 1%
^ "Not going to vote" with 2%
References
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