Four special election runoffs will be held on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, to fill vacancies in the Mississippi House and Senate.
Here is a rundown of who you will see on the ballot in the following districts:
Senate District 15
Bart Williams
Joyce Meek Yates
Williams won 34% of the votes cast on September 22nd, followed by Yates with 27% in the field of 4 candidates.
Senate District 39
Bill Sones
Jason Barrett
In a 9-person race, Sones won 32% of the votes in the initial election, with Barrett pulling in 19%.
House District 37
Lynn Wright
David Chism
Wright narrowly missed winning the first round outright, drawing 49% of the vote to Chism’s 32% in the 3-person race.
House District 66
DeKeither Stamps
Robert C. “Bob” Lee, Jr.
Six candidates faced off in the first round election with Stamps winning 40% to Lee’s 26%.
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Special Elections are non-partisan, meaning candidates do not declare a party affiliation and no party is listed on the ballot. The winners will determine which party to caucus with upon being sworn-in to their new seats in the state House and Senate.
These elections will not shift the power balance in the Mississippi Legislature as Republican hold supermajorities in the both chambers.
