This post will be updated as results are available.

Democratic candidates on Tuesday night appeared to have gained three Mississippi legislative seats, which included toppling a Republican incumbent in a special general election.

Second-term state Rep. Jon Lancaster, a Republican from Houston, trailed behind his Democratic challenger, Justin Crosby, on Tuesday.

Crosby, a political newcomer, received 2,767 votes to Lancaster’s 2,477, according to incomplete results with all precincts reporting but at least some absentee ballots uncounted. The race included parts of Chickasaw, Monroe and Clay counties.

The final vote talies can change because local election officials can process absentee ballots for up to five days after the election.

Democrat Johny DuPree, a former Hattiesburg mayor and unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate, defeated Republican Anna Rush, an attorney, in a Senate race that included parts Forrest and Lamar counties.

Democrat Theresa Isom also defeated Republican Charlie Hoots in a Senate district that included portions of DeSoto and Tunica Counties.

Each district where Democrats gained seats was in an area where a federal court ordered lawmakers to redraw lines to make majority-Black districts.

See vote totals below.

Though Democrats made inroads in the state, several Republican incumbents successfully fended off Democratic challengers.

In the DeSoto County area, Republican Sen. Michael McLendon of Hernando and Republican Kevin Blackwell of Southaven won their elections. Republican Sen. Chris Johnson of Hattiesburg also defeated his Democratic opponent.

In Senate district 11, Democratic Sen. Reginald Jackson of Marks was leading his Republican opponent, Kendall Prewett, but Coahoma County on Tuesday night did not report complete results to Mississippi Today.

Of 14 total elections, seven seats were not contested, either because only one candidate filed to run in the race or because the candidate did not have any opposition in the general election. 

But seven races related to redistricting were contested in the general election: six in the Senate and one in the House.

No matter the outcome of Tuesday’s races, Republicans will still retain control of both chambers of the 174-member Legislature when lawmakers convene in January for their 2026 session. However, national Democratic organizations hoped to end the GOP’s two-thirds supermajority control of the state Senate on Tuesday. 

Unrelated to the redistricting lawsuit, voters in parts of the Delta and the Jackson metro area participated in special legislative elections on Tuesday because of incumbents vacating their seats. 

Sen. David Jordan, a Democrat from Greenwood whose district includes portions of Leflore, Panola and Tallahatchie counties, retired over the summer, and six candidates are vying to replace him. 

No candidate in the race received an outright majority of the votes cast, which means the top two candidates in the race will advance to a runoff election. As of Tuesday night, Curressia Brown and Justin Pope received the largest share of the votes.

Kamesha Mumford and Letitia Johnson will also advance to a runoff to fill Jackson Mayor John Horhn’s old seat in Senate District 26 in parts of Hinds and Madison counties.

Voters in Bolivar, Coahoma and Sunflower counties are choosing a new representative for House District 26 after Orlando Paden was elected mayor of Clarksdale. Final results were not in from Coahoma County, but it appeared Otha Williams was the winner, based on social media posts from him and other candidates.

Here are the latest available results of the general election, with local officials not yet reporting numbers in some races: 

Redistricting elections 

Senate District 1 – DeSoto and Tate counties: 

Chris Hannah, Democrat: 1,927

Michael McLendon, Republican (incumbent): 4,949

Senate District 2 – DeSoto and Tunica counties: 

Charlie Hoots, Republican: 2,099

Theresa Isom, Democrat: 3,539

Senate District 11 – Coahoma, DeSoto, Quitman, Tate and Tunica counties: 

Reginald Jackson, Democrat (incumbent): 

Kendall Prewett, Republican: 

Senate District 19 – DeSoto County 

Dianne Black, Democrat: 2,934

Kevin Blackwell, Republican (incumbent): 3,277

Senate District 44 – Forrest, Lamar and Perry counties 

Chris Johnson, Republican (incumbent): 5,330

Shakita Taylor, Democrat: 2,341

Senate District 45 – Forrest and Lamar counties: 

Johnny DuPree, Democrat: 5,167

Anna Rush, Republican: 2,291

House District 22 – Chickasaw, Clay and Monroe counties: 

Justin Crosby, Democrat: 2,767

Jon Lancaster, Republican (incumbent): 2,477

Nonpartisan special elections for vacancies

Senate District 26 – Hinds and Madison counties 

Coleman Boyd: 1,513

Jermaine Cooley: 588

Letitia Johnson: 2,616

Theresa Kennedy: 696

Kamesha Mumford: 3,706

James Pittman: 189

Jeffrey Stallworth: 188

Senate District 24 – Leflore, Panola and Tallahatchie counties: 

Curressia M. Brown: 1,535

Jason Colquett: 996

Everette Hill: 999

Loretta McClee: 940

Justin Pope: 1,235

Georgio Proctor: 494

House District 26– Bolivar, Coahoma and Sunflower counties:

Mary Frances Dear-Moton:

Kimberlyn Seals:

Otha E. Williams: Results were not available, but according to social media posts by Williams and other candidates he won the race Tuesday night.

Three seats that are part of the special elections only had a contested primary election, but not a contested general election. These districts, and the winners of the primaries are: 

Senate District 42: Donald Hartness, Republican. 

House District 16: Rickey Thompson, Democrat (incumbent). 

House District 41: Kabir Karriem, Democrat (incumbent).

Four seats that are part of the special elections were not contested, which means only one candidate filed to run. These incumbent candidates win those races by default. Those districts are: 

Senate District 43: Juan Barnett, Democrat.

Senate District 41: Joey Fillingane, Republican.

House District 36: Karl Gibbs, Democrat.

House District 39: Dana McLean, Republican.