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Mississippi Senate District 22
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Joseph Thomas Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
This seat has no race on the official 2026 list.
- Last election
- Joseph Thomas (Democratic) won by 15.2 points, 2023
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Official results for Mississippi
History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 16,558
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph ThomasWonName as filed: Joseph C. Thomas Sr. Democratic 9,53457.6% RepublicanChastity May Magyar Republican 7,02442.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,137
- Election day
- November 5, 2019
- District map
- Older district map (2015 to 2022)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2019, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph ThomasWonName as filed: Joseph C. Thomas Sr. Democratic 10,55552.4% RepublicanHayes Dent Republican 9,58247.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,134
- Election day
- November 3, 2015
- District map
- Older district map (2015 to 2022)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2015, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEugene S. ClarkeWon(incumbent) Republican 8,14953.9% DemocraticJoseph C. Thomas Sr. Democratic 6,98546.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,054
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
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- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEugene S. ClarkeWon(incumbent) Republican 7,03353.9% DemocraticGeorge Hollowell Democratic 6,02146.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,382
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEugene S. ClarkeWon(incumbent) Republican 7,26658.7% DemocraticSandra Hill Democratic 5,11641.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,162
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2003 to 2014)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEugene S. ClarkeWon Republican 9,00455.7% DemocraticMala U. Brooks Democratic 5,28832.7% IndependentMark C. Crawford Independent 1,87011.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,327
- Election day
- November 2, 1999
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1999, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNeely C. CarltonWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,327100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,544
- Election day
- November 7, 1995
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1995, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticNeely C. CarltonWon Democratic 6,45451.5% RepublicanHarper Young Republican 6,09048.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,281
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2002)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHainon MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,76935.4% IndependentH. L. Merideth Jr. Independent 4,97530.6% RepublicanRobert Monty(incumbent) Republican 4,87629.9% IndependentGeorge D. Prewitt Jr. Independent 6614.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,327
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHainon MillerWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,327100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,884
- Election day
- not on file
- Type
- Special election
- Type
- Runoff
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share NonpartisanHainon A. MillerWon Other 5,32860.0% NonpartisanEugene Fouche Other 3,55640.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,414
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHainon A. MillerWon Democratic 9,414100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,974
- Election day
- not on file
- Type
- Special election
- Seats
- 2
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share NonpartisanHainon A. MillerWon Other 1,70224.4% NonpartisanEugene FoucheWon Other 1,61523.2% NonpartisanDeLoach Cope Other 1,29718.6% NonpartisanNick Crawford Other 95013.6% NonpartisanPerrin H. Grisson Other 82711.9% NonpartisanWilliam M. Clower Jr. Other 3144.5% NonpartisanJames Bass Other 2693.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,454
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1983 to 1991)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHoward DyerWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,454100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,401
- Election day
- November 6, 1979
- District map
- Older district map (1979 to 1982)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1979, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHoward DyerWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,401100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,957
- Election day
- November 4, 1975
- District map
- Older district map (1975 to 1978)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1975, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames C. Maloney Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 9,75965.3% RepublicanCharles T. Yoste Republican 5,19834.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 293,532
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- Seats
- 5
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1974)
Mississippi Senate District 22, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen L. Beach IIIWon Democratic 52,333100.0% DemocraticJames E. NoblinWon Democratic 51,896100.0% DemocraticJ. C. Maloney Jr.Won Democratic 47,30773.6% DemocraticSam W. WrightWon Democratic 46,58777.5% DemocraticDon SpannWon Democratic 36,08055.5% RepublicanJean Muirhead(incumbent) Republican 18,75528.9% RepublicanR. Wayne Herbert Republican 13,48822.4% OtherDavid Perkins Other 11,48717.9% IndependentHenry J. Kirksey Independent 10,12215.6% IndependentJoe Denton Independent 5,4778.5%
- 2023: OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file, retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns; not an official source
- 1971 to 2019: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
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Last contest in this district on file: 2023.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Mississippi Senate District 22, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/ms/senate/22. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; OpenElections Mississippi 2023 general, county file (No license is stated in the OpenElections repositories. OpenElections says its data is free for anyone to use. Written permission requested (docs/PERMISSION-REQUESTS.md). No CC0 claim.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by OpenElections volunteers from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ms/sldu:22
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026