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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1798–1817)[edit]

Year Executive offices Territorial Legislature United States Congress
Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Senate House Delegate
1798 Winthrop Sargent (F) John Steele
1799 Lyman Harding
1800
1801
William C. C. Claiborne (DR) Narsworthy Hunter (DR)
1802 Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR)
1803 Cato West George Poindexter (DR) William Lattimore (DR)
1804
1805 Thomas Hill Williams (DR)
Robert Williams (DR)
1806 Cowles Mead (DR)
1807 Thomas Hill Williams George Poindexter (DR)
1808
1809
David Holmes (DR)
1810 Henry Dangerfield
1811
1812
1813 William Lattimore (DR)
1814
1815 Nathaniel A. Ware
1816
1817
Mississippi admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817
Year Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Senate House Delegate
Executive offices Territorial Legislature United States Congress

1817–1873[edit]

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House
1817 David Holmes (DR)[a] Duncan Stewart (DR) Daniel Williams Lyman Harding John R. Girault Samuel Brooks [?] Walter Leake (DR) Thomas Hill Williams (DR) George
Poindexter (DR)
1818 Peter Schuyler
1819 Christopher
Rankin (DR)
1820 George Poindexter (DR) James Patton (DR) Edward Turner Monroe/
Tompkins (DR) Green tickY
David Holmes (DR)
1821 John A. Grimball Thomas Buck Reed (DR) John Richards Samuel C. Wooldridge
1822 Walter Leake (DR)[b] David Dickson (DR) Hiram Runnels (DR)
1823
1824 Gerard Brandon (DR) Jackson (DR) Red XN /
Calhoun (DR) Green tickY
1825 Richard Stockton David Holmes (J) Thomas Hill Williams (J) Christopher
Rankin (J)
Gerard Brandon (D)[c] vacant Hiram Runnels (D) Powhatan Ellis (J)
1826 David Holmes (D)[d] Gerard Brandon (D) Thomas Buck Reed (J)
Gerard Brandon (D) vacant William
Haile (J)
1827 Powhatan Ellis (J)
1828 Abram M. Scott (NR) George Adams (D) James Phillips Jr. Jackson/
Calhoun (D) Green tickY
1829 Robert H. Buckner (D) Thomas Buck Reed (J) Thomas
Hinds (J)
1830 R. M. Gaines (D) Thomas B. J. Hadley Robert H. Adams (J)
George Poindexter (J)
1831 George Poindexter (NR) Franklin E.
Plummer (J)
1832 Abram M. Scott (NR)[b] Fountain Winston (D) Jackson/
Buren (D) Green tickY
1833 no such office[e] David C. Dickson (NR) John H. Mallory John Black (J) 2J
Charles Lynch (NR)[f] vacant
1834 Hiram Runnels (D) M. D. Patton (D) John Black (NR)
1835 Barry W. Benson (D) Robert J. Walker (J) 1J, 1NR
John A. Quitman (W)[f]
1836 Charles Lynch (W) Charles C. Mayson 2J Buren/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1837 T. F. Collins (D) A. B. Saunders John Black (W) Robert J. Walker (D) 2D
1838 Alexander McNutt (D) James Phillips Jr. 17D, 13W 53D, 36W, 1? James F. Trotter (D) 2W
J. A. Vanhoesen Thomas Hickman Williams (D)
1839 Thomas B. Woodward (D) Silas Brown John Henderson (W) 2D
S. Craig
James G. Williams
1840 Joshua S. Curtis 18D, 12W 54D, 36W, 1? Harrison/
Tyler (W) Green tickY
1841 L. G. Galloway (W) John D. Freeman (D) Richard S. Graves
1842 Tilghman Tucker (D) J. E. Matthews 21D, 11W 60D, 38W
1843 Wilson Hemingway William Clark 4D
1844 Albert G. Brown (D) 20D, 12W 66D, 32W, 1? Polk/
Dallas (D) Green tickY
1845 Jesse Speight (D) Joseph W. Chalmers (D)
1846 23D, 9W 70D, 29W
1847 Samuel Stamps (D) George T. Swann Richard Griffith (D) Henry S. Foote (D) 3D, 1W
Jefferson Davis (D)
1848 Joseph W. Matthews (D) 25D, 7W 73D, 25W, 1? Cass/
Butler (D) Red XN
1849 4D
1850 John A. Quitman (D)[g] Joseph Bell (D) 20D, 10W, 2? 62D, 36W, 1?
1851 John Isaac Guion (D)[h] Daniel R. Russell William Clark 3U, 1D
James Whitfield (D)[f]
1852 Henry S. Foote (UD)[i] James A. Horne (U) John D. Freeman (U) 21SR, 11U 63SR, 35U, 1? John J. McRae (D) Walker Brooke (W) Pierce/
King (D) Green tickY
Stephen Adams (D)
1853 David C. Glenn (D) 5D
1854 John J. Pettus (D)[f] William H. Muse (D) Shields L. Hussey 20D, 10W, 1U 97D, 19W, 8U, 2? Albert G. Brown (D)
John J. McRae (D)
1855 A. B. Dilworth (D) Madison McAfee 4D, 1KN
1856 [?] [?] Buchanan/
Breckinridge (D) Green tickY
1857 T. J. Wharton (D) Jefferson Davis (D) 5D
William McWillie (D)
1858 85D, 19O
1859 Erasmus Burt (D)
John J. Pettus (D)
1860 B. R. Webb[b] M. D. Haynes 27D, 4O 86D, 14O Breckinridge/
Lane (SD) Red XN
1861 C. A. Brougher A. B. Dilworth (D) American Civil War/Reconstruction era
1862 A. J. Gillespie [?]
1863
Charles Clark (D)[j]
1864
1865 Alexander Warner (R) Charles E. Hooker (D) Thomas T. Swann W. B. Weaver
William L. Sharkey (NP)[k]
Benjamin G. Humphreys (D)[l] C. A. Brougher John H. Echols
1866 17W, 13D, 1? 52W, 39D, 7 other
1867
1868
Adelbert Ames (M)[k][m] Jasper Myers (D)
1869 Henry Musgrove (R) Henry Musgrove (R) William H. Vassar
1870 James D. Lynch (R) Joshua S. Morris (D) 26R, 7D 82R, 25D Adelbert Ames (R) Hiram R. Revels (R) 5R
James L. Alcorn (R)[n] Ridgley C. Powers (R)
1871
1872 Ridgley C. Powers (R)[c] Alexander Kelso Davis (R) Hiram R. Revels (R) 23R, 14D 65R, 50D James L. Alcorn (R) Grant/
Wilson (R) Green tickY
1873 Hannibal C. Carter (R) 5R, 1D
M. M. McLeod (R)
Year Governor Lt. Governor Secretary of State Attorney General Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class I) U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. House Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

1873–1979[edit]

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney General Auditor Treasurer Comm. of Ag. and Comm. Comm. of Ins. Land Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House
1874 Adelbert Ames (R)[o] Alexander Kelso Davis (R) James Hill (R) George E. Harris (R) William H. Gibbs George H. Holland (R) no such office no such office no such office 23R, 14D 68R, 44D, 3 vac. Henry R. Pease (R) James L. Alcorn (R) 5R, 1D
1875 M. L. Holland Blanche Bruce (R) 4D, 2R
1876 William L. Hemingway 25D, 11R, 1IR 97D, 19R Tilden/
Hendricks (D) Red XN
John Marshall Stone (D)[p] vacant
1877 John M. Smylie Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D) 6D
1878 William H. Sims (D) Kinloch Falconer (D) Thomas C. Catchings (D) Sylvester Gwin (D) 36D, 2R 109D, 8R, 3Fus
D. P. Porter (D)
1879 Henry C. Myers (D)
1880 35D, 2G, 1R 101D, 14G, 5R Hancock/
English (D) Red XN
1881 James Z. George (D)
1882 Robert Lowry (D) G. D. Shands (D) 35D, 2R 100D, 15R, 3ID, 2GB 5D, 1R
1883 5D, 1R, 1I
1884 P. M. Doherty (D) 33D, 3R, 1I 100D, 13R, 4GB, 3I Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) Green tickY
1885 Thomas S. Ford (D) Edward C. Walthall (D) 7D
1886 George M. Govan (D) T. Marshall Miller (D) W. W. Stone (D) John R. Enochs (D) 39D, 1R 119D, 9R, 2I
1887
1888 J. W. McMaster (D) 40D 111D, 7R, 2I Cleveland/
Thurman (D) Red XN
1889
1890 John Marshall Stone (D) M. M. Evans (D) J. J. Evans (D) Edgar S. Wilson (D) 113D, 7R
1891
1892 45D 129D, 3R, 1I Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Green tickY
1893 Frank Johnston (D)
1894 Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
1895 Edward C. Walthall (D)
1896 Anselm J. McLaurin (D) J. H. Jones (D) John Logan Power (D) William N. Nash (D) W. D. Holder (D) A. Q. May (D) John M. Simonton (D) 131D, 2R Bryan/
Sewall (D) Green tickY
1897 Hernando Money (D)
1898 Edwin Hargrove Nall (D)
William V. Sullivan (D)
1899
1900 Andrew H. Longino (D) James T. Harrison (D) Monroe McClurg (D) William Qualls Cole (D) J. R. Stowers (D) 131D, 2R Bryan/
Stevenson (D) Red XN
1901 Joseph Withers Power (D) George W. Carlisle (D) Anselm J. McLaurin (D)
1902 Thad B. Lampton (D) William Qualls Cole (D)
1903 William Williams (D) 8D
1904 James K. Vardaman (D) John Prentiss Carter (D) Thomas Monroe Henry (D) William Jones Miller (D) 133D Parker/
Davis (D) Red XN
1905
1906 Henry Edward Blakeslee (D)
1907 Robert Virgil Fletcher (D)
1908 Edmond Noel (D) Luther Manship (D) J. Bowman Sterling (D) Elias Jefferson Smith (D) George Robert Edwards (D) Thomas Monroe Henry (D) Bryan/
Kern (D) Red XN
1909 James Lewis Gillespie (D)
1910 Shepherd Spencer Hudson (D) James Gordon (D)
LeRoy Percy (D)
1911 John Sharp Williams (D)
1912 Earl L. Brewer (D) Theodore G. Bilbo (D) Ross A. Collins (D) Duncan Lafayette Thompson (D) Peter Simpson Stovall (D) Mark Anthony Brown (D) Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
1913 James K. Vardaman (D)
1914
1915
1916 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) Lee M. Russell (D) Robert E. Wilson (D) John Peroutt Taylor (D) Peter Parley Garner (D)
1917
1918
1919 Pat Harrison (D)
1920 Lee M. Russell (D) Homer Casteel (D) Frank Roberson (D) W. J. Miller (D) Larkin Seymour Rodgers (D) 49D 140D Cox/
Roosevelt (D) Red XN
1921 William Moseley Murry (D) R. D. Moore (D)
1922
1923 C. D. Potter (D) Hubert D. Stephens (D)
1924 Henry L. Whitfield (D)[b] Dennis Murphree (D) Rush Hightower Knox (D) George Dumah Riley (D) Ben Shem Lowry (D) Davis/
Bryan (D) Red XN
1925
1926 Walker Wood (D)
1927
Dennis Murphree (D)[c] vacant
1928 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) Clayton B. Adams (D) George T. Mitchell (D) C. C. White (D) Webb Walley (D) J. C. Holton (D) Ben Shem Lowry (D) Smith/
Robinson (D) Red XN
1929
1930
1931
1932 Martin Sennet Conner (D) Dennis Murphree (D) Greek L. Rice (D) Joe S. Price (D) Lewis S. May (D) George D. Riley (D) Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
1933 7D
1934
1935 Theodore G. Bilbo (D)
1936 Hugh L. White (D) Jacob Buehler Snider (D) Carl Craig (D) Newton James (D) J. S. Williams (D)
1937
1938
1939
1940 Paul B. Johnson Sr. (D)[b] Dennis Murphree (D) James M. Causey (D) Lewis S. May (D) Si Corley (D) Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
1941 Guy McCullen (D) James Eastland (D)
Wall Doxey (D)
1942
1943 James Eastland (D)
Dennis Murphree (D)[c] vacant
1944 Thomas L. Bailey (D)[b] Fielding L. Wright (D) Bert J. Barnett (D) Newton James (D) Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945
1946
Fielding L. Wright (D)[q] vacant
1947 John C. Stennis (D)
1948 Sam Lumpkin (D) Heber Austin Ladner (D) Carl Craig (D) R. W. May (D) Jesse L. White (D) W. L. McGahey (D) Thurmond/
Wright (Dix) Red XN
1949
1950
1951
1952 Hugh L. White (D) Carroll Gartin (D) James P. Coleman (D) William Donelson Neal (D) Newton James (D) Walter Dell Davis (D) Stevenson/
Sparkman (D) Red XN
1953 6D
1954
1955
1956 James P. Coleman (D) Joseph Turner Patterson (D) E. Boyd Golding (D) Robert D. Morrow Sr. (D) Bob Graham (D) Stevenson/
Kefauver (D) Red XN
1957
1958
1959
1960 Ross Barnett (D) Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D) William Donelson Neal (D) Evelyn Gandy (D) Byrd/
Thurmond (Dix) Red XN
1961
1962
1963 139D, 1R[r] 5D
1964 Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D) Carroll Gartin (D) Hamp King (D) William F. Winter (D) 51D, 1R[s] 120D, 2R Goldwater/
Miller (R) Red XN
1965 4D, 1R
1966 vacant
1967 5D
1968 John Bell Williams (D) Charles L. Sullivan (D) Evelyn Gandy (D) Jim Buck Ross (D) Watt Carter (D) 52D 122D Wallace/
LeMay (AI) Red XN
1969 A. F. Summer (D)
1970
1971
1972 Bill Waller (D) William F. Winter (D) Brad Dye (D) Evelyn Gandy (D) 50D, 2R 119D, 3R Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
1973 3D, 2R
1974
1975
1976 Cliff Finch (D) Evelyn Gandy (D) Edwin L. Pittman (D) George Dale (D) John Ed Ainsworth (D) 118D, 4R Carter/
Mondale (D) Green tickY
1977
1978 Thad Cochran (R)[t]
1979
Year Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Comm. of Ag. and Comm. Comm. of Ins. Land Comm. State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House		 Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

1980–present[edit]

Year Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Comm. of Ag.
and Comm.		 Comm.
of Ins.		 State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House
1980 William F. Winter (D) Brad Dye (D) Edwin L. Pittman (D) William Allain (D) Hamp King (D) John L. Dale (D) Jim Buck Ross (D) George Dale (D) 48D, 4R 116D, 6R John C. Stennis (D) Thad Cochran (R) 3D, 2R Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1981 William J. Cole (D)
4D, 1R
1982
1983 3D, 2R
1984 William Allain (D) Dick Molpus (D) Edwin L. Pittman (D) Ray Mabus (D) 49D, 3R
1985
1986
1987 4D, 1R
1988 Ray Mabus (D) Mike Moore (D) Pete Johnson (D) Marshall G.
Bennett (D) 		45D, 7R 113D, 9R Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989 Pete Johnson (R)[u] Trent Lott (R)
1990 5D
1991
1992 Kirk Fordice (R) Eddie Briggs (R) Steve Patterson (D) 43D, 9R 98D, 24R Bush/
Quayle (R) Red XN
1993 39D, 13R[v] 93D, 29R[v]
1994
1995 4D, 1R
1996 Ronnie Musgrove (D) Eric Clark (D) Lester Spell (D) 34D, 18R 86D, 33R, 3I 3D, 2R Dole/
Kemp (R) Red XN
Phil Bryant (R)[w]
1997 3R, 2D
1998
1999 3D, 2R
2000 Ronnie Musgrove (D) Amy Tuck (D) Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
2001
2002
Amy Tuck (R)[u]
2003 Peyton Prospere (D)[x] 29D, 23R[y] 81D, 38R, 3I[z] 2D, 2R
2004 Haley Barbour (R) Jim Hood (D) Tate Reeves (R) 76D, 46R
2005 28D, 24R[aa] 75D, 47R[1]
Lester Spell (R)[u]
2006
2007 27R, 25D[ab]
2008 Phil Bryant (R) Delbert
Hosemann (R) 		Stacey Pickering (R) Mike Chaney (R) 27D, 25R[aa] Roger Wicker (R)[w] 3D, 1R McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
74D, 48R[ac][2]
2009 73D, 49R[ac]
2010
2011 27R, 25D[ad] 68D, 54R[ae] 3R, 1D
2012 Phil Bryant (R) Tate Reeves (R) Lynn Fitch (R) Cindy
Hyde-Smith (R) 		31R, 21D[aa] 64R, 58D[ac] Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 32R, 20D[aa] 65R, 57D[ac]
2014 66R, 56D[ac]
2015 66R, 55D, 1 vac.[3]
67R, 55D
2016 74R, 48D[4] Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 33R, 19D
2018
Andy Gipson (R)[x] Cindy
Hyde-Smith (R)[x]
Shad White (R)[x]
2019 74R, 45D, 2I, 1 vac.[af]
2020 Tate Reeves (R) Delbert
Hosemann (R) 		Michael Watson (R) Lynn Fitch (R) David McRae (R) 36R, 16D 75R, 44D, 3I[ag] Trump/
Pence (R) Red XN
2021 76R, 44D, 2I[ah]
2022 77R, 42D, 3I[ai]
2023
2024 79R, 41D, 2I [to be determined]
Year Governor Lt. Governor Secretary
of State		 Attorney
General		 Auditor Treasurer Comm. of Ag.
and Comm.		 Comm.
of Ins.		 State Senate State House U.S. Senator
(Class I)		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S.
House		 Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ Inaugurated as the first state governor on October 7, 1817, but Mississippi did not officially become a state until December 10, 1817.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Died in office.
  3. ^ a b c d As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  4. ^ Resigned due to illness.
  5. ^ The office was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of president of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office. The Constitution of 1869 re-established the office of lieutenant governor, which also re-assumed the duties of the presidency of the Senate.
  6. ^ a b c d As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term.
  7. ^ Resigned following an arrest for violating neutrality laws by assisting with the liberation of Cuba. He was found not guilty, but the political fallout led to his resignation.
  8. ^ As president of the Senate, filled term until his Senate term expired.
  9. ^ Resigned due to political tension over secession.
  10. ^ Term effectively ended when he was arrested by Union forces.
  11. ^ a b Appointed as provisional governor by President Andrew Johnson following the end of the American Civil War.
  12. ^ Forced to resign and physically removed from office by federal forces after his government failed to comply with Reconstruction.
  13. ^ Left office as Reconstruction ended.
  14. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Alcorn's senate term began March 4, 1871 but he delayed taking it, preferring to continue as governor.
  15. ^ Impeached; made a deal with the state legislature to resign, and all charges were dropped.
  16. ^ Since both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor had been impeached, the former resigning and the latter being removed from office, Stone, as president of the Senate, was next in line for the governorship. Filled unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
  17. ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  18. ^ Lewis McAllister won a special election became the first Republican to win a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 20th Century.
  19. ^ Seelig Wise became the first Republican to win a seat in the Mississippi Senate in the 20th Century during the 1963 general election.
  20. ^ Elected in November 1978 then appointed by Governor to vacancy caused by resignation of his predecessor.
  21. ^ a b c Switched parties.
  22. ^ a b Due to pre-clearance issues with the Department of Justice over the Voting Rights Act with unconstitutional redistricting, federal courts forced a second election for the whole legislature in 1992 for a three-year term.
  23. ^ a b Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected.
  24. ^ a b c d Appointed to fill vacancy.
  25. ^ Four senators, Terry Burton, Videt Carmichael, George "Tommy" Dickerson, and Travis Little, switched parties from Democratic to Republican before the 2003 session. A special election, brought on by the resignation of Democrat John White, flipped another seat when Republican Charles Walden won to succeed him before the session.
  26. ^ Five representatives, Larry Baker, Jim Barnett, Herb Frierson, Frank Hamilton, and John Read, switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  27. ^ a b c d One senator switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  28. ^ Senators James Walley and Tommy Gollott switched parties from Democratic to Republican, flipping control of the chamber.
  29. ^ a b c d e One representative switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  30. ^ Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Ezell Lee switched parties from Democratic to Republican.
  31. ^ Four representatives, C. Scott Bounds, Bobby Shows, Russ Nowell, and Margaret Rogers, switched parties from Democratic to Republican between the 2010 and 2011 sessions of the legislature. After the session, Rep. Jeff Smith switched parties from Democratic to Republican to run in the general election.
  32. ^ At the filing deadline for the general election, Democratic Rep. Nick Bain (District 2) switched parties to the Republicans, and Democratic Reps. Steve Holland (District 16) and Angela Cockerham (District 96) switched to become Independents;[5] Rep. Cory T. Wilson (R-73) resigned after appointment to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. His seat remained vacant until the general election in November.[6]
  33. ^ After the 2019 election, two Democratic representatives left the party and registered as Independents.
  34. ^ Kevin Horan switched his affiliation from Independent to Republican.
  35. ^ Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties from Democratic to Republican. Shanda Yates left the Democratic party and registered as an Independent.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2004 Mississippi House of Representatives". Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
  2. ^ "Rep. Sid Bondurant (R - Grenada) Switches to Mississippi Republican Party". Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics. 2008-05-12.
  3. ^ "Longtime Rep. Malone, of Carthage, retiring from Miss. House". WAPT. 2015-02-13.
  4. ^ Gates, Jimmie E. "House votes for Republican Tullos, unseats Eaton". The Clarion-Ledger.
  5. ^ Harrison, Bobby (2019-03-06). "Analysis: Republicans in strong position to hold, maybe increase, legislative majorities". Mississippi Today.
  6. ^ Phil Bryant [@PhilBryantMS] (December 19, 2018). "I have appointed Cory T. Wilson to the MS Court of Appeals. He replaces Chief Judge Kenny Griffis who was appointed to serve on the MS Supreme Court beginning in February 2019. Cory has been a superb legislator for the people of Madison County and will be a wonderful judge" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

See also[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Mississippi