2019 Mississippi State Senate election

2019 Mississippi State Senate election
November 5, 2019
All 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate
27 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Gray Tollison
(retired) 		Derrick Simmons
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 11, 2019 July 31, 2017
Leader's seat District 9 District 12
Last election 33 19
Seats after 36 16
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 480,583 281,733
Percentage 62.54% 36.66%
President Pro Tempore before election

Gray Tollison
Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore

Dean Kirby
Republican

The 2019 Mississippi State Senate election was held on November 5, 2019, to determine which party would control the Mississippi State Senate for the following four years in the 2020–2024 Mississippi Legislature. All 52 seats in the Mississippi State Senate were up for election and the primary occurred on August 6, 2019. Prior to the election, 33 seats were held by Republicans and 19 seats were held by Democrats. The general election saw Republicans expand their majority in the State Senate by 3 seats.[1][2]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato[3] Safe R October 31, 2019

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 5: J. P. Wilemon retired.
  2. District 8: Russell Jolly retired.
  3. District 13: Willie Lee Simmons retired to successfully run for Commissioner for the Mississippi Transportation Commission for the Central District.
  4. District 37: Bob Dearing retired.

Republicans

  1. District 3: Nickey Browning retired.
  2. District 9: Gray Tollison retired.
  3. District 22: Eugene Clarke retired.
  4. District 31: Terry C. Burton retired.
  5. District 33: Videt Carmichael retired.
  6. District 45: Billy Hudson retired.
  7. District 50: Tommy Gollott retired.
  8. District 51: Michael Watson retired to successfully run for Secretary of State of Mississippi.

Defeated incumbents

In primary

Democrats

  1. District 48: Deborah Jeanne Dawkins lost renomination to Gary Fredericks.

Republicans

  1. District 1: Chris Massey lost renomination to Michael McLendon.

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 48, 3.18% (gain)
  2. District 22, 4.84% (gain)

Results

District 1

District 1 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael McLendon 12,842 100.0%
Total votes 12,842 100.0%
Republican hold

District 2

District 2 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Parker (incumbent) 6,137 60.35%
Democratic Lee Jackson 4,032 39.65%
Total votes 10,169 100.0%
Republican hold

District 3

District 3 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kathy Chism 13,696 75.31%
Democratic Tim Tucker 4,491 24.69%
Total votes 18,187 100.0%
Republican hold

District 4

District 4 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rita Potts Parks (incumbent) 16,200 100.0%
Total votes 16,200 100.0%
Republican hold

District 5

District 5 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Sparks 14,109 72.14%
Democratic Steve Eaton 5,450 27.86%
Total votes 19,559 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 6

District 6 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chad McMahan (incumbent) 15,803 100.0%
Total votes 15,803 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

District 7 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hob Bryan (incumbent) 12,593 100.0%
Total votes 12,593 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 8

District 8 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benjamin Suber 11,003 57.20%
Democratic Kegan Coleman 8,234 42.80%
Total votes 19,237 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

District 9 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nicole Akins Boyd 11,254 58.24%
Democratic Kevin Frye 8,069 41.76%
Total votes 19,323 100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

District 10 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Neil Whaley (incumbent) 8,738 57.87%
Democratic Andre R. DeBerry 6,360 42.13%
Total votes 15,098 100.0%
Republican hold

District 11

District 11 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert L. Jackson (incumbent) 10,059 73.78%
Independent Clara Dawkins 3,574 26.22%
Total votes 13,633 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 12

District 12 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derrick Simmons (incumbent) 9,422 81.47%
Independent Paul Pecou 2,143 18.53%
Total votes 11,565 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 13

District 13 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarita Simmons 9,287 65.12%
Republican B. C. Hammond 4,975 34.88%
Total votes 14,262 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 14

District 14 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lydia Chassaniol (incumbent) 16,240 100.0%
Total votes 16,240 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

District 15 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gary Jackson (incumbent) 12,543 100.0%
Total votes 12,543 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

District 16 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angela Turner-Ford (incumbent) 14,210 100.0%
Total votes 14,210 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 17

District 17 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Younger (incumbent) 11,328 65.97%
Democratic DeWanna Belton 5,444 31.71%
Libertarian Danny Bedwell 398 2.32%
Total votes 17,170 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jenifer Branning (incumbent) 13,197 100.0%
Total votes 13,197 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Blackwell (incumbent) 8,363 63.78%
Democratic Dianne Black 4,749 36.22%
Total votes 13,112 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

District 20 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Harkins (incumbent) 18,330 100.0%
Total votes 18,330 100.0%
Republican hold

District 21

District 21 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Blackmon (incumbent) 13,592 100.0%
Total votes 13,592 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 22

District 22 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph C. Thomas 10,555 52.42%
Republican Hayes Dent 9,582 47.58%
Total votes 20,137 100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 23

District 23 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Briggs Hopson (incumbent) 13,196 100.0%
Total votes 13,196 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

District 24 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Lee Jordan (incumbent) 13,275 100.0%
Total votes 13,275 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 25

District 25 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican J. Walter Michel (incumbent) 18,127 72.11%
Democratic Earl Scales 7,012 27.89%
Total votes 25,139 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Horhn (incumbent) 15,751 100.0%
Total votes 15,751 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 27

District 27 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hillman Terome Frazier (incumbent) 14,215 100.0%
Total votes 14,215 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 28

District 28 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sollie Norwood (incumbent) 10,210 100.0%
Total votes 10,210 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Blount (incumbent) 15,455 100.0%
Total votes 15,455 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 30

District 30 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dean Kirby (incumbent) 13,278 100.0%
Total votes 13,278 100.0%
Republican hold

District 31

District 31 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tyler McCaughn 11,993 68.29%
Democratic Mike Marlow 5,569 31.71%
Total votes 17,562 100.0%
Republican hold

District 32

District 32 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sampson Jackson (incumbent) 12,859 100.0%
Total votes 12,859 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 33

District 33 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Tate 15,064 100.0%
Total votes 15,064 100.0%
Republican hold

District 34

District 34 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Juan Barnett (incumbent) 10,357 60.49%
Republican Steven Wade 6,764 39.51%
Total votes 17,121 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 35

District 35 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Caughman (incumbent) 16,280 100.0%
Total votes 16,280 100.0%
Republican hold

District 36

District 36 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albert Butler (incumbent) 16,697 100.0%
Total votes 16,697 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 37

District 37 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melanie Sojourner 11,497 57.87%
Democratic William Godfrey 8,370 42.13%
Total votes 19,867 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 38

District 38 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tammy Witherspoon (incumbent) 15,470 100.0%
Total votes 15,470 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 39

District 39 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sally Doty (incumbent) 15,526 100.0%
Total votes 15,526 100.0%
Republican hold

District 40

District 40 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Angela Burks Hill (incumbent) 12,307 76.63%
Democratic Thomas Lehr 3,754 23.37%
Total votes 16,061 100.0%
Republican hold

District 41

District 41 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joey Fillingane (incumbent) 16,787 100.0%
Total votes 16,787 100.0%
Republican hold

District 42

District 42 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris McDaniel (incumbent) 15,728 100.0%
Total votes 15,728 100.0%
Republican hold

District 43

District 43 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dennis DeBar (incumbent) 14,679 100.0%
Total votes 14,679 100.0%
Republican hold

District 44

District 44 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John A. Polk (incumbent) 14,388 100.0%
Total votes 14,388 100.0%
Republican hold

District 45

District 45 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Johnson 13,980 100.0%
Total votes 13,980 100.0%
Republican hold

District 46

District 46 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Philip Moran (incumbent) 12,794 100.0%
Total votes 12,794 100.0%
Republican hold

District 47

District 47 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Seymour (incumbent) 11,466 100.0%
Total votes 11,466 100.0%
Republican hold

District 48

District 48 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Thompson 6,598 51.59%
Democratic Gary Fredericks 6,192 48.41%
Total votes 12,790 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 49

District 49 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joel Carter (incumbent) 12,810 100.0%
Total votes 12,810 100.0%
Republican hold

District 50

District 50 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott DeLano 100.0%
Total votes 100.0%
Republican hold

District 51

District 51 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeremy England 11,832 100.0%
Total votes 11,832 100.0%
Republican hold

District 52

District 52 election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brice Wiggins (incumbent) 11,149 100.0%
Total votes 11,149 100.0%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "2019 General Election". sos.ms.gov. November 5, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Election 2019 Mega-Preview: Political Conformity Seeks Further Confirmation". October 31, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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