Tag: mississippi
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Guest faces Cassidy in Republican primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd District on June 28, 2022
Incumbent Michael Guest (R) and Michael Cassidy (R) are running in a Republican Party primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District on June 28, 2022, to determine which Republican candidate will run in the district’s general election on Nov. 8, 2022. Guest has represented this district in Congress since 2019. In the June 7 primary,…
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All Mississippi’s U.S. House incumbents face primaries for the first time since 2012
The filing deadline for candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Mississippi was March 1, 2022. This year, 24 candidates—an average of six for each of the state’s four U.S. House districts—filed to run, including 16 Republicans, seven Democrats, and one Libertarian. The six candidates per district average is more than it was…
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Mississippi enacts new legislative district boundaries
Mississippi enacted new state legislative district boundaries on March 31 when both legislative chambers approved district maps for the other chamber. Legislative redistricting in Mississippi does not require gubernatorial approval. The maps will take effect for the state’s next legislative elections, in 2023. Redistricting of the state Senate was approved by the Senate 45-7 on…
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Mississippi Governor Reeves signs bill affecting how race can be taught in public schools
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R) on March 14, 2022, signed a bill into law to prohibit teaching critical race theory in public schools. Senate Bill 2113 passed by a 75-43 vote in the House and a 32-2 vote in the Senate. The bill does not reference critical race theory directly but prohibits public schools from…
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Mississippi enacts new congressional districts
Mississippi enacted new congressional districts on Jan. 24 when Gov. Tate Reeves (R) signed the state’s congressional redistricting plan. Mississippi was apportioned four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Mississippi’s 2022 congressional elections. The state…
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Hickman defeats Duong in Mississippi state Senate special runoff election
A special general runoff election was held for Mississippi state Senate District 32 on Nov. 23. Rod Hickman earned 59.8% of the vote, defeating Minh Duong, who earned 40.3% State legislative special elections are nonpartisan in Mississippi, meaning that candidates’ party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. Hickman and Duong had advanced from the…
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Mississippi Senate District 32 special election advances to runoff
The special general runoff election for Mississippi State Senate District 32 is on Nov. 23. Rod Hickman and Minh Duong are competing in the runoff, after finishing in first and second place, respectively, at the general election on Nov. 2. Hickman and Duong defeated seven other candidates in the general election, earning 25.8% and 22.5%…
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Filing deadline approaches for Mississippi state legislative special elections
Candidates interested in running in special elections for Mississippi state Senate Districts 32 and 38 have until Sept. 13 to file. The general election is scheduled for Nov. 2. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote in the general elections, runoffs will be held on Nov. 23. In District 32, the special election…
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Special elections in two Mississippi Senate districts set for Nov. 2
Election officials have scheduled the special elections for the District 32 and District 38 seats in the Mississippi State Senate for Nov. 2. The seats became vacant after Sampson Jackson (D) and Tammy Witherspoon (D) resigned on June 30. There are no primaries, and a general runoff election will be held on Nov. 23 if…
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Voters reelect mayor and 5 of 7 city council members in Jackson, Miss.
The city of Jackson, Miss., held a general election for mayor and all seven seats on the city council on June 8. A primary was held on April 6, and a primary runoff was held on April 27. The filing deadline for this election was Feb. 6. Democratic Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba won re-election with…