Mississippi, State Representative, District 42

Mississippi House of Representatives District 42
Current incumbent	Carl Mickens

Mississippi's forty-second state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Carl Mickens.

Mississippi state representatives represent an average of 24,322 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 23,317 residents.

About the office

Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Mississippi legislators assume office the first day of the regular session of the year following election. The Constitution requires the Legislature to convene yearly on the Tuesday after the first Monday in January.

Qualifications

In order to run for the Mississippi House of Representatives, a candidate must:

Be 21 years of age or older.
Be a qualified elector and resident of the State of Mississippi for four years.
Be a resident of the county or district a candidate plans to represent for two years.
If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay a $15 filing fee to the State Executive Committee of the party with which the candidate is affiliated.
If running as an independent, submit 50 signatures to the Circuit Clerk or the Secretary of State.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$23,575/year	$144/day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, a special election is required to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. After the governor sets the election date, the counties conducting the election must be given at least 40 days notice before the election. All qualifying deadlines are 30 days before the election.

No special election is held if the vacancy happens after June 1st in an election year.

Elections

2019

Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2019. The primary was on August 6, 2019, the primary runoff was on August 27, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 1, 2019.

General election

General election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Carl Mickens (D) won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Carl Mickens (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 42

Incumbent Carl Mickens defeated Dirk Dickson in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 42 on August 6, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Carl Mickens (D)	56.7	3,312
	Dirk Dickson (D)	43.3	2,528

Total votes: 5,840

Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

2015

Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Carl L. Mickens defeated Eugene Crosby and incumbent Reecy Dickson in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Dorothy Baker Hines (I) ran as a third party candidate. Mickens defeated Hines in the general election.

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2015

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Carl L. Mickens	77.2%	5,799
	Independent	Dorothy Baker Hines	22.8%	1,715
Total Votes			7,514

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 Democratic Primary, 2015

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Carl L. Mickens	43.3%	3,258
Eugene Crosby	33.1%	2,493
Reecy Dickson Incumbent	23.6%	1,772
Total Votes		7,523

2011

Elections for the office of Mississippi House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 2, 2011 and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2011. Incumbent Reecy Dickson (D) defeated independent candidate Roy VanDevender in the general election and defeated David Callahan in the Democratic primary.

Mississippi House of Representatives, District 42 General Election, 2011

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Reecy Dickson Incumbent	62.4%	4,486
	Independent	Roy VanDevender	37.6%	2,699
Total Votes			7,185

Mississippi House of Representatives District 42 Democratic Primary, 2011

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Reecy Dickson Incumbent	66.3%	3,898
David Callahan	33.7%	1,978
Total Votes		5,876

Campaign contributions

From 2003 to 2011, candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 42 raised a total of $33,816. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $6,763 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Mississippi House of Representatives District 42

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2011	$5,366	2	$2,683
2007	$11,700	1	$11,700
2003	$16,750	2	$8,375
Total	$33,816	5	$6,763