2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

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.

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

Background
In the 2019 Mississippi Legislature elections, Republicans expanded their majorities in both chambers to 75 in the House and 36 in the Senate. 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.

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%). [[File:2020 Mississippi Presidential Election by State House District.svg|150px|thumb|center|2020 Presidential data by House district:{{legend|#e81b22|Trump}}

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Retirements
Sixteen incumbents did not seek re-election.

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.

Independents

 * 1) District 45: Michael Evans retired to run for Kemper County Sheriff.

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.
 * 2) District 72: Debra Gibbs resigned December 29, 2022, to become a circuit court judge of Hinds County.

Republicans
One Republican died in office.
 * 1) District 15: Mac Huddleston died August 27, 2023, of multiple myeloma.

In primary election
Four incumbent representatives, one Democrat and three Republicans, were defeated in the August 8 primary election. Two more incumbent representatives, both Republicans, were defeated in the August 29 primary runoff election.

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. As with all Mississippi special elections, party labels did not appear on the ballot. The winner, Perry Van Bailey, belongs to the Republican Party.