2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:	2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election
Country:	Mississippi
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2019 Mississippi House of Representatives election
Previous Year:	2019
Election Date:	November 7, 2023
Next Election:	2027 Mississippi House of Representatives election
Next Year:	2027
Seats For Election:	All 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Majority Seats:	62
Image1:	File:Mississippi_House_Speaker_Philip_Gunn_-_2019_(cropped).jpg
Leader1:	Philip Gunn (retired)
Party1:	Mississippi Republican Party
Leader Since1:	January 3, 2012
Leaders Seat1:	56th district
Seats Before1:	77
Seats1:	79
Seat Change1:	2
Leader2:	Robert Johnson III
Party2:	Mississippi Democratic Party
Leader Since2:	January 7, 2020
Leaders Seat2:	94th district
Seats Before2:	42
Seats2:	41
Seat Change2:	1
Image3:	3x4.svg
Party3:	Independents
Leader Since3:	N/A
Leaders Seat3:	N/A
Seats Before3:	3
Seats3:	2
Seat Change3:	1
Map Size:	260px
Speaker
Before Election:	Philip Gunn
Before Party:	Mississippi Republican Party
After Election:	Jason White
After Party:	Mississippi Republican Party

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.^[1]

The 2023 election was the first election held under new district maps following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census.^[2]

Background

In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate.^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Democrats

1. District 33: Thomas Reynolds II retired.
2. District 57: Edward Blackmon Jr. retired.
3. District 66: De'Keither Stamps retired to successfully run for Public Service Commission Central District.
4. District 69: Alyce Clarke retired.
5. District 75: Tom Miles retired to successfully run for Scott County Chancery Clerk.^[7]

Independents

1. District 45: Michael Evans retired to run for Kemper County Sheriff.^[8]

Republicans

1. District 6: Dana Criswell retired.
2. District 7: Steve Hopkins retired.
3. District 20: Chris Brown retired to successfully run for Public Service Commission Northern District.
4. District 28: Jerry Darnell retired.
5. District 56: Philip Gunn retired.
6. District 58: Joel Bomgar retired.
7. District 62: Tom Weathersby retired.
8. District 88: Robin Robinson retired to successfully run for State Senate.
9. District 111: Charles Busby retired to successfully run for Transportation Commission Southern District.
10. 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.

1. 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.^[9]
2. District 72: Debra Gibbs resigned December 29, 2022, to become a circuit court judge of Hinds County.^[10]

Republicans

One Republican died in office.

1. District 15: Mac Huddleston died August 27, 2023, of multiple myeloma.^[11]

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Four incumbent representatives, one Democrat and three Republicans, were defeated in the August 8 primary election.^[12] Two more incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 29 primary runoff election.^{[13] [14]}

Democrats

1. District 51: Rufus Straughter lost renomination to Timaka James-Jones.

Republicans

1. District 2: Nick Bain lost renomination to Brad Mattox.
2. District 10: Brady Williamson lost renomination to Josh Hawkins.
3. District 23: Perry Van Bailey lost renomination to Andy Stepp.
4. District 105: Dale Goodin lost renomination to Elliot Burch.
5. 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.^[15] As with all Mississippi special elections, party labels did not appear on the ballot.^[16] The winner, Perry Van Bailey, belongs to the Republican Party.^{[17] [18]}

Overview

↓

79	2	41
Republican	I	Democratic

Parties	Candidates	Votes	Seats
align=center		align=center	%	align=center	Before	align=center	After	align=center	+/-
	Republican	align=right	85	align=right	447,034	align=right	62.19%	align=right	77	align=right	79	align=right	2
	Democratic	align=right	53	align=right	247,175	align=right	34.38%	align=right	42	align=right	41	align=right	1
	Independent	align=right	5	align=right	14,284	align=right	1.99%	align=right	3	align=right	2	align=right	1
	Libertarian	align=right	12	align=right	9,280	align=right	1.29%	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right
	Green	align=right	1	align=right	1,075	align=right	0.15%	align=right	0	align=right	0	align=right
align=center colspan="2"	Total	align=center	157	align=center	718,848	align=center	100.00%	align=center	122	align=center	122	align=center

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	270toWin^[21]		November 2, 2023
align=left	Elections Daily^[22]		November 2, 2023

Results by district

District	^[23]	Incumbent				Candidates^[24]	Result
		Member	Party	First elected	Running
1		Lester Carpenter		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Lester Carpenter (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
2		Nick Bain		Republican	2011	Lost renomination	nowrap	Brad Mattox (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
3		William Tracy Arnold		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	William Tracy Arnold (Republican) 80.2% Jimmy Russell (Democratic) 19.8%		Republican hold
4		Jody Steverson		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Jody Steverson (Republican) 88.3% Donald Merle Scott (Libertarian) 11.7%		Republican hold
5		John Faulkner		Democratic	2013	Yes	nowrap	John Faulkner (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
6				Republican	2015	No	nowrap	Justin Keen (Republican) 58.7% Jarvis Cook (Democratic) 39.1% Amos A. Thompson (Libertarian) 2.2%		Republican hold
7		Steve Hopkins		Republican	2015	No	nowrap	Kimberly Remak (Republican) 60.1% Gail Lyons (Democratic) 39.9%		Republican hold
8		Trey Lamar		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Trey Lamar (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
9		Cedric Burnett		Democratic	2015	Yes	nowrap	Cedric Burnett (Democratic) 71.2% Randy Denton (Republican) 28.8%		Democratic hold
10		Brady Williamson		Republican	2019	Lost renomination	nowrap	Josh Hawkins (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
11		Lataisha Jackson		Democratic	2013	Yes	nowrap	Lataisha Jackson (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
12		Clay Deweese		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Clay Deweese (Republican) 62.2% Donna Niewiaroski (Democratic) 37.8%		Republican hold
13		Steve Massengill		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Steve Massengill (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
14		Sam Creekmore IV		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Sam Creekmore IV (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
15		Vacant				nowrap	Beth Luther Waldo (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
16		Rickey W. Thompson		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Rickey W. Thompson (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
17		Shane Aguirre		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Shane Aguirre (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
18		Jerry Turner		Republican	2003	Yes	nowrap	Jerry Turner (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
19	Randy Boyd		Republican	2011	Yes	Randy Boyd (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
	Chris Brown		Republican	2011	No		Republican loss
20		None (new seat)				nowrap	Rodney Hall (Republican) 100%		Republican gain
21		Donnie Bell		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Donnie Bell (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
22		Jon Ray Lancaster		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Jon Ray Lancaster (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
23		Perry Van Bailey		Republican	2023	Lost renomination	nowrap	Andy Stepp (Republican) 71.9% Danny Lampley (Democratic) 15.8% Andy Clark (independent) 12.3%		Republican hold
24		Jeff Hale		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Jeff Hale (Republican) 67.3% David Olds (Democratic) 32.7%		Republican hold
25		Dan Eubanks		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Dan Eubanks (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
26		Orlando Paden		Democratic	2015	Yes	nowrap	Orlando Paden (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
27		Vacant				nowrap	Kenji Holloway (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
28		Jerry Darnell		Republican	2019	No	nowrap	W. I. "Doc" Harris (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
29		Robert L. Sanders		Democratic	2021	Yes	nowrap	Robert L. Sanders (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
30	Tracey Rosebud		Democratic	2018	Yes	Tracey Rosebud (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
			Democratic	1979	No		Democratic loss
31		Otis Anthony		Democratic	2018	Yes	nowrap	Otis Anthony (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
32		Solomon Osborne		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Solomon Osborne (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
33		None (new seat)				nowrap	Jim Estrada (Republican) 100%		Republican gain
34		Kevin Horan		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Kevin Horan (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
35		Joey Hood		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Joey Hood (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
36		Karl Gibbs		Democratic	2013	Yes	nowrap	Karl Gibbs (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
37		Andy Boyd		Republican	2022	Yes	nowrap	Andy Boyd (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
38		Cheikh Taylor		Democratic	2017	Yes	nowrap	Cheikh Taylor (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
39		Dana McLean		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Dana McLean (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
40		Hester Jackson-McCray		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Hester Jackson-McCray (Democratic) 65.7% Jacob Hisaw (Republican) 34.3%		Democratic hold
41		Kabir Karriem		Democratic	2015	Yes	nowrap	Kabir Karriem (Democratic) 79.2% Claude Simpson (Libertarian) 20.8%		Democratic hold
42		Carl Mickens		Democratic	2015	Yes	nowrap	Carl Mickens (Democratic) 88.4% Shantell Stevens (Libertarian) 11.6%		Democratic hold
43		Rob Roberson		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Rob Roberson (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
44		C. Scott Bounds		Republican	2003	Yes	nowrap	C. Scott Bounds (Republican) 89.7% Phillip E. Pope (Libertarian) 10.3%		Republican hold
45		Michael Evans		Independent	2011	No	nowrap	Keith Jackson (Democratic) 55.6% Michael Cassidy (Republican) 37.6% Trent Rickles (independent) 6.8%		Democratic gain
46		Karl Oliver		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Karl Oliver (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
47		Bryant Clark		Democratic	2003	Yes	nowrap	Bryant Clark (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
48		Jason White		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Jason White (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
49		Willie Bailey		Democratic	1994	Yes	nowrap	Willie Bailey (Democratic) 84.8% Stacy Smith (Libertarian) 15.2%		Democratic hold
50		John Hines		Democratic	2001	Yes	nowrap	John Hines (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
51		Rufus Straughter		Democratic	1995	Lost renomination	nowrap	Timaka James-Jones (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
52		Bill Kinkade		Republican	2012	Yes	nowrap	Bill Kinkade (Republican) 60.7% Dianne Black (Democratic) 39.3%		Republican hold
53		Vince Mangold		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Vince Mangold (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
54		Kevin Ford		Republican	2017	Yes	nowrap	Kevin Ford (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
55		Oscar Denton		Democratic	2013	Yes	nowrap	Oscar Denton (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
56		Philip Gunn		Republican	2003	No	nowrap	Clay Mansell (Republican) 65.6% Sharon Moman (Democratic) 34.4%		Republican hold
57		Edward Blackmon Jr.		Democratic	1983	No	nowrap	Lawrence Blackmon (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
58		Joel Bomgar		Republican	2015	No	nowrap	Jonathon McMillan (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
59		Brent Powell		Republican	2013	Yes	nowrap	Brent Powell (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
60		Fred Shanks		Republican	2018	Yes	nowrap	Fred Shanks (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
61		Gene Newman		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Gene Newman (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
62		Thomas Weathersby Sr.		Republican	1991	No	nowrap	Lance Varner (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
63		Stephanie Foster		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Stephanie Foster (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
64		Shanda Yates		Independent	2019	Yes	nowrap	Shanda Yates (Independent) 62.2% Amile Wilson (Republican) 37.8%		Independent hold
65		Chris Bell		Democratic	2015	Yes	nowrap	Chris Bell (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
66		De%27Keither Stamps		Democratic	2020	No	nowrap	Fabian Nelson (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
67		Earle S. Banks		Democratic	1993	Yes	nowrap	Earle S. Banks (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
68		Zakiya Summers		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Zakiya Summers (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
69		Alyce Clarke		Democratic	1984	No	nowrap	Tamarra Butler-Washington (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
70		Bo Brown		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Bo Brown (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
71		Ronnie Crudup Jr.		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Ronnie Crudup Jr. (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
72		Vacant				nowrap	Justis Gibbs (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
73		Jill Ford		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Jill Ford (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
74		Lee Yancey		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Lee Yancey (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
75		Tom Miles		Democratic	2011	No	nowrap	Celeste Hurst (Republican) 73.4% Ryshonda Harper Beechem (independent) 26.6%		Republican gain
76		Gregory Holloway Sr.		Democratic	1999	Yes	nowrap	Gregory Holloway Sr. (Democratic) 74.1% Rickey Gene Smylie (Republican) 25.9%		Democratic hold
77		Price Wallace		Republican	2018	Yes	nowrap	Price Wallace (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
78		Randy Rushing		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Randy Rushing (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
79		Mark Tullos		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Mark Tullos (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
80		Omeria Scott		Democratic	1992	Yes	nowrap	Omeria Scott (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
81		Stephen Horne		Republican	2003	Yes	nowrap	Stephen Horne (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
82		Charles Young		Democratic	2011	Yes	nowrap	Charles Young (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
83		Billy Adam Calvert		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Billy Adam Calvert (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
84		Troy Smith		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Troy Smith (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
85		Jeffery Harness		Democratic	2018	Yes	nowrap	Jeffery Harness (Democratic) 79.9% Michael Longnecker (Libertarian) 20.1%		Democratic hold
86		Shane Barnett		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Shane Barnett (Republican) 65.4% Annita Bonner (Democratic) 34.6%		Republican hold
87		Joseph Tubb		Republican	2020	Yes	nowrap	Joseph Tubb (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
88		Robin Robinson		Republican	2020	No	nowrap	Charles "Chuck" Blackwell (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
89		Donnie Scoggin		Republican	2016	Yes	nowrap	Donnie Scoggin (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
90		Noah Sanford		Republican	2015	Yes	nowrap	Noah Sanford (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
91		Robert Evans		Democratic	2007	Yes	nowrap	Robert Evans (Democratic) 66.1% Steve Moreman (Republican) 33.9%		Democratic hold
92		Becky Currie		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Becky Currie (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
93		Timmy Ladner		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Timmy Ladner (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
94		Robert Johnson III		Democratic	2003	Yes	nowrap	Robert Johnson III (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
95		Jay McKnight		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Jay McKnight (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
96		Angela Cockerham		Independent	2005	Yes	nowrap	Angela Cockerham (independent) 100%		Independent hold
97		Sam Mims V		Republican	2003	Yes	nowrap	Sam Mims V (Republican) 69.4% Thompson Benton (Democratic) 30.6%		Republican hold
98		Daryl Porter Jr.		Democratic	2019	Yes	nowrap	Daryl Porter Jr. (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
99		Bill Pigott		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Bill Pigott (Republican) 84.2% Gregory Fortenberry (Green) 15.8%		Republican hold
100		Ken Morgan		Republican	2006	Yes	nowrap	Ken Morgan (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
101		Kent McCarty		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Kent McCarty (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
102		Missy McGee		Republican	2017	Yes	nowrap	Missy McGee (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
103		Percy Watson		Democratic	1979	Yes	nowrap	Percy Watson (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
104		Larry Byrd		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Larry Byrd (Republican) 86.5% Melissa D Brady (Libertarian) 13.5%		Republican hold
105		Dale Goodin		Republican	2019	Lost renomination	nowrap	Elliot Burch (Republican) 83.0% Matthew Daves (Democratic) 17.0%		Republican hold
106		Jansen Owen		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Jansen Owen (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
107		Doug McLeod		Republican	2011	Lost renomination	nowrap	Steve Lott (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
108		Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes		Republican	2017	Yes	nowrap	Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
109		Manly Barton		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Manly Barton (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
110		Jeramey Anderson		Democratic	2013	Yes	nowrap	Jeramey Anderson (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
111		Charles Busby		Republican	2011	No	nowrap	Jimmy Fondren (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
112		John Read		Republican	1992	Yes	nowrap	John Read (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
113		Henry Zuber III		Republican	1999	Yes	nowrap	Henry Zuber III (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
114		Jeffrey S. Guice		Republican	2008	Yes	nowrap	Jeffrey S. Guice (Republican) 82.1% Casey Whitehead (Libertarian) 17.9%		Republican hold
115		Randall Patterson		Republican	2003	No	nowrap	Zachary Grady (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
116		Casey Eure		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Casey Eure (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
117		Kevin Felsher		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Kevin Felsher (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
118		Greg Haney		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Greg Haney (Republican) 100%		Republican hold
119		Jeffrey Hulum III		Democratic	2022	Yes	nowrap	Jeffrey Hulum III (Democratic) 100%		Democratic hold
120		Richard Bennett		Republican	2007	Yes	nowrap	Richard Bennett (Republican) 80.0% Cameron Roberson (Libertarian) 20.0%		Republican hold
121		Carolyn Crawford		Republican	2011	Yes	nowrap	Carolyn Crawford (Republican) 63.0% John Dedeaux (Democratic) 37.0%		Republican hold
122		Brent Anderson		Republican	2019	Yes	nowrap	Brent Anderson (Republican) 78.8% Brice L. Phillips (Libertarian) 21.2%		Republican hold

See also

• 2023 United States state legislative elections
• 2023 Mississippi State Senate election

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 Elections Calendar. December 28, 2022. Mississippi Secretary of State. February 1, 2023.
2. Web site: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census . February 1, 2023 . . en.
3. Web site: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019. Ballotpedia. July 8, 2023.
4. Web site: Mississippi State Senate elections, 2019. Ballotpedia. July 8, 2023.
5. Web site: Ganucheau. Adam. 2022-01-17. Mississippi Democrats just lost a promising up-and-comer. Now what?. February 1, 2023. Mississippi Today. en-US.
6. Web site: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2023. Ballotpedia. August 13, 2023.
7. News: Arbuckle. Alyssa. Rep. Tom Miles will not seek reelection in House, aims to become chancery clerk. January 9, 2023. Supertalk Mississippi. August 13, 2023.
8. News: Kemper County Sheriff candidate profile: Michael Evans. WTOK-TV. August 7, 2023. August 13, 2023.
9. Web site: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments. March 23, 2023. U.S. Department of Agriculture. September 9, 2023.
10. News: Mennefield. Marie. Two new judges join Hinds County bench. December 29, 2022. WJTV. September 9, 2023.
11. News: Vance. Taylor. Mac Huddleston, longtime state lawmaker from Pontotoc, dies at 79. August 27, 2023. Mississippi Today. September 9, 2023.
12. News: Legislative elections: Jason White on path for speakership, first Black Republican elected since 1800s, few incumbents lose . August 9, 2023. August 13, 2023. Harrison. Bobby. Mississippi Today.
13. News: Harrison. Bobby. One House incumbent loses in Tuesday runoffs, another still trails . August 30, 2023. Mississippi Today. September 9, 2023.
14. News: Harrison. Bobby. House chairman Nick Bain loses by 26 votes, becoming seventh incumbent legislator defeated. September 7, 2023. Mississippi Today. September 9, 2023.
15. News: Arbuckle. Alyssa. Reeves appoints two new executive directors, one district attorney. September 23, 2022. Supertalk Mississippi. January 8, 2023.
16. News: Ulmer. Sarah. Mississippi House District 23 special election set for Tuesday. January 9, 2023. Magnolia Tribune. February 1, 2023.
17. Web site: 2023 Candidate Qualifying List. June 20, 2023. Mississippi Secretary of State. July 8, 2023.
18. News: Arbuckle. Alyssa. Perry Van Bailey sworn in as state representative after winning election by 7 votes. February 15, 2023. Supertalk Mississippi. February 20, 2023.
19. Web site: Special election for Mississippi House District 23 goes to a runoff. Ford. Craig. January 10, 2023. January 10, 2023. WTVA.
20. News: Ford . Craig . Winner determined in runoff for local seat in Mississippi House . February 9, 2023 . . February 8, 2023.
21. Web site: 2023–24 State House Elections Map. October 20, 2022. September 6, 2023.
22. Web site: Election Ratings. November 2, 2023. November 2, 2023.
23. Web site: MS 2022 State House. Dave's Redistricting. February 2, 2023.
24. Web site: Mississippi House and Senate general election results . WAPT ABC . November 7, 2023 . 13 November 2023.