JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - MISSISSIPPI SENATE BY PARTY
The Mississippi Senate has 52 seats. Current partisan balance is 34 Republicans and 18 Democrats.
Republicans are running for 38 seats, Democrats are running for 28, a Libertarian is running for one and independent candidates are running for two.
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OPEN SENATE SEATS
Twelve current senators are not seeking re-election.
Eight are Republicans: Nickey Browning of Pontotoc; Terry Burton of Newton; Videt Carmichael of Meridian; Buck Clarke of Hollandale, who is running for state treasurer; Tommy Gollott of Biloxi; Billy Hudson of Hattiesburg; Gray Tollison of Oxford; and Michael Watson of Pascagoula, who is running for secretary of state.
Four are Democrats: Bob Dearing of Natchez; Russell Jolly of Houston; Willie Simmons of Cleveland, who is running for northern district transportation commissioner; and J.P. Wilemon Jr. of Belmont.
SENATORS CRUISING TO RE-ELECTION
Twenty-one senators face no opposition in a party primary or in the general election.
The 14 unopposed Republicans: Jenifer Branning of Philadelphia, Joel Carter of Gulfport, Lydia Chassaniol of Winona, Dennis DeBar of Leakesville, Joey Fillingane of Sumrall, Josh Harkins of Flowood, Briggs Hopson of Vicksburg, Gary Jackson of French Camp, Dean Kirby of Pearl, Chris McDaniel of Ellisville,
Chad McMahan of Guntown, Walter Michel of Ridgeland, John Polk of Hattiesburg, Brice Wiggins of Pascagoula.
The seven unopposed Democrats: Barbara Blackmon of Canton, David Blount of Jackson, Hob Bryan of Amory, Angela Turner Ford of West Point, Sampson Jackson of DeKalb, David Jordan of Greenwood and Sollie Norwood of Jackson.
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