Posted on Oct 29, 2023
In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
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After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He won with 70% of the vote.
That was in 2003 — and it remains the last time Kirby faced an opponent. The longtime Jackson-area senator is on the ballot again this year without either a Democratic or Republican challenger.
While the length of Kirby’s uncontested streak is unusual, his situation is not. More than four-fifths of Mississippi’s legislative candidates will have no major-party opposition in the Nov. 7 general election. And more than half of this year’s winners will have faced no other Republicans or Democrats in either the primary or the general election.
That was in 2003 — and it remains the last time Kirby faced an opponent. The longtime Jackson-area senator is on the ballot again this year without either a Democratic or Republican challenger.
While the length of Kirby’s uncontested streak is unusual, his situation is not. More than four-fifths of Mississippi’s legislative candidates will have no major-party opposition in the Nov. 7 general election. And more than half of this year’s winners will have faced no other Republicans or Democrats in either the primary or the general election.
In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
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Sgt Jim Belanus
ours doesn't change much either unless the legislator does something really stupid. We know our representatives on a first name basis's, fairly large land mass with little population
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COL Randall C.
Agree - gerrymandering is a bipartisan issue and
That's one of the issues. As pointed out, there are others:
● Political gerrymandering
● Overwhelming control by one party
● Lawmakers' salaries are low
● Party affiliation with an unpopular president
I'll add one more - facing an incumbent.
A great site to get 'in-the-weeds' information on all aspects of politics in the US (and very unbiased as it's almost pure number crunching) is Ballotpedia*.
According to it, in the 2023 Elections there are four states having legislative elections - Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, and Louisiana.
Across the country in the 2023 elections, only a bit more than a quarter (26%) of the state office incumbents (only 115 of 443) face a contested primary (since 2011, a low of 12% in 2013 to a high of 29% in 2019).
Since 2011, incumbents at the state level are only defeated, on average, about 3% of the time.
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* https://ballotpedia.org/
That's one of the issues. As pointed out, there are others:
● Political gerrymandering
● Overwhelming control by one party
● Lawmakers' salaries are low
● Party affiliation with an unpopular president
I'll add one more - facing an incumbent.
A great site to get 'in-the-weeds' information on all aspects of politics in the US (and very unbiased as it's almost pure number crunching) is Ballotpedia*.
According to it, in the 2023 Elections there are four states having legislative elections - Mississippi, New Jersey, Virginia, and Louisiana.
Across the country in the 2023 elections, only a bit more than a quarter (26%) of the state office incumbents (only 115 of 443) face a contested primary (since 2011, a low of 12% in 2013 to a high of 29% in 2019).
Since 2011, incumbents at the state level are only defeated, on average, about 3% of the time.
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* https://ballotpedia.org/
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Well, Chip, it's Mississippi. Mississippi is synonymous with Red and Right Wing Maga Republicanism.
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