Mississippi State Senate District 23 | ||
Current incumbent | Briggs Hopson |
Mississippi's twenty-third state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Briggs Hopson.
Mississippi state senators represent an average of 57,063 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 54,705 residents.
Members of the Mississippi State Senate 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.
In order to run for the Mississippi State Senate, a candidate must:
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Salary | Per diem |
$23,575/year | $144/day |
If there is a vacancy in the senate, 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 for the Mississippi State Senate 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.
Incumbent Briggs Hopson (R) won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 23 on November 5, 2019.
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No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Incumbent Briggs Hopson advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 23 on August 6, 2019.
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Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015. No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Briggs Hopson defeated Bill Marcy in the Republican primary. Hopson ran unchallenged in the District 23 general election.
Mississippi State Senate, District 23 Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Briggs Hopson Incumbent | 90.9% | 5,132 |
Bill Marcy | 9.1% | 511 |
Total Votes | 5,643 |
Elections for the office of Mississippi State Senate 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. Briggs Hopson (R) was unopposed in the general election and the Republican primary.
From 2003 to 2011, candidates for Mississippi State Senate District 23 raised a total of $341,756. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $56,959 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.
Campaign contributions, Mississippi State Senate District 23
Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
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2011 | $57,700 | 1 | $57,700 |
2007 | $170,576 | 3 | $56,859 |
2003 | $113,480 | 2 | $56,740 |
Total | $341,756 | 6 | $56,959 |