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2025 Mississippi State Senate special election
The 2025 Mississippi State Senate special election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect 9 of 52 members of the Mississippi State Senate. Special elections were called in 9 districts due to court-ordered redistricting, in addition a special election was held on April 15 to fill a vacancy in one district. Primary elections will be held on August 5 and, if needed, runoff elections will be held on December 2.
Democrats flipped two seats, breaking the Republican supermajority.
The election was called after court-ordered redistricting caused the state Senate map to be redrawn, as it was found to diminish the voting power of the state's African American population. The new map creates two new majority black districts, one each in DeSoto and Forrest County, both without incumbents. It then goes to court for approval, despite objections from lawmakers in DeSoto County and some Democrats, where it will await a ruling on the next day. In the first week of May, a panel of three judges approved the redrawn map from the Mississippi Election Commission and allowed 10 out of 15 districts to proceed with the special election.
- District 2: David Parker is retiring.
- District 44: John Polk is retiring.
| District | Incumbent | Result | Candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenifer Branning | Republican | 2015 | Incumbent resigned January 6, 2025, to join the Mississippi Supreme Court.New member elected April 15, 2025.Republican hold. | .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0} |
| ▌Y Lane Taylor (Nonpartisan) 56.9% | ||||
| ▌Mark Forsman (Nonpartisan) 26.1% | ||||
| ▌Lindsey Kidd (Nonpartisan) 10.9% | ||||
| ▌Ike Melton (Nonpartisan) 3.9% | ||||
| ▌Marty Sistrunk (Nonpartisan) 2.1% |
| District | Incumbent | Result | Candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee Jordan | Democratic | 1993 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 2025, to spend time with his family.New member elected December 2, 2025, after no one received over 50% of the vote on November 4, 2025.Democratic hold. | ▌Y Justin Pope (Nonpartisan) 54.0% |
| ▌Curressia Brown (Nonpartisan) 46.0% | ||||
| John Horhn | Democratic | 1992 | Incumbent resigned June 30, 2025 to become the Mayor of Jackson.New member elected December 2, 2025, after no one received over 50% of the vote on November 4, 2025.Democratic hold. | ▌Y Kamesha Mumford (Nonpartisan) 55.9% |
| ▌Letitia Johnson (Nonpartisan) 44.1% |
| District | Incumbent | Candidates | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McLendon | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ▌Y Michael McLendon (Republican) 71.9% | |
| ▌Chris Hannah (Democratic) 28.1% | Republican hold. | ||||
| Reginald Jackson(redistricted from SD 11) | Democratic | 2023 | Running in the 11th district | ||
| David Parker† | Republican | 2012 | No | ▌Y Theresa Gillespie Isom (Democratic) 62.6% | |
| ▌Charlie Hoots (Republican) 37.4% | Democratic gain. | ||||
| Reginald Jackson | Democratic | 2023 | Yes | ▌Y Reginald Jackson (Democratic) 66.9% | |
| ▌Kendall Prewett (Republican) 33.1% | Democratic hold. | ||||
| Kevin Blackwell | Republican | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Kevin Blackwell (Republican) 53.3% | |
| ▌Dianne Black (Democratic) 46.7% | Republican hold. | ||||
| Juan Barnett | Democratic | 2015 | Yes | ▌Y Juan Barnett (Democratic) | Democratic hold. |
| Joey Fillingane | Republican | 2006 | Yes | ▌Y Joey Fillingane (Republican) | Republican hold. |
| Robin Robinson | Republican | 2023 | Lost renomination | ▌Y Don Hartness (Republican) | Republican hold. |
| John A. Polk† | Republican | 2011 | No | ▌Y Chris Johnson (Republican) 67.9% | |
| ▌Shakita Taylor (Democratic) 32.1% | Republican hold. | ||||
| Chris Johnson(redistricted from SD 45) | Republican | 2019 | Yes | ||
| None (new district) | ▌Y Johnny DuPree (Democratic) 71.3% | ||||
| ▌Anna Rush (Republican) 28.7% | Democratic gain. |
- 2025 United States state legislative elections
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