Political party strength in Mississippi

{{Short description|Politics in the US state of Mississippi}}

{{More citations needed|date=September 2020}}

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Pre-statehood (1798–1817)

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! rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!! colspan=3 |Executive offices!! colspan=2 |Territorial Legislature

!U.S. Congress

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! class=unsortable |Governor!! class=unsortable |Secretary of State!! class=unsortable |Attorney General!! class=unsortable |Senate!! class=unsortable |House!! class=unsortable |Delegate

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!1798

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Federalist}} |Winthrop Sargent (F)

| rowspan=5 |John Steele

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!1799

| rowspan=5 |Lyman Harding

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!1800

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! rowspan=2 |1801

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |William C. C. Claiborne (DR)

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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Narsworthy Hunter (DR)

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!1802

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| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas M. Green Jr. (DR)

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!1803

| rowspan=2 |Cato West

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |George Poindexter (DR)

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |William Lattimore (DR)

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!1804

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! rowspan=2 |1805

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas Hill Williams (DR)

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Robert Williams (DR)

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!1806

| {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Cowles Mead (DR)

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!1807

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas Hill Williams (DR)

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| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |George Poindexter (DR)

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!1808

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! rowspan=2 |1809

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| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |David Holmes (DR)

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!1810

| rowspan=5 |Henry Dangerfield

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!1811

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!1812

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!1813

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |William Lattimore (DR)

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!1814

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!1815

| rowspan=3 |Nathaniel A. Ware

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!1816

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!1817

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| colspan=7 style="background:#FFE6B0" |Mississippi admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817

1817–1873

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! rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!! colspan=6 |Executive offices!! colspan=2 |State Legislature!! colspan=3 |United States Congress!! rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

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! class=unsortable |Governor!! class=unsortable |Lt. Governor!! class=unsortable |Secretary of State!! class=unsortable |Attorney General!! class=unsortable |Auditor!! class=unsortable |Treasurer!! class=unsortable |Senate!! class=unsortable |House!! class=unsortable |Senator (Class I)!! class=unsortable |Senator (Class II)!! class=unsortable |House

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!1817

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |David Holmes (DR){{efn|Inaugurated as the first state governor on October 7, 1817, but Mississippi did not officially become a state until December 10, 1817.}}

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Duncan Stewart (DR)

| rowspan=5 |Daniel Williams

| rowspan=3 |Lyman Harding

| rowspan=5 |John R. Girault

|Samuel Brooks

| colspan=2 rowspan=27 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Walter Leake (DR)

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas Hill Williams (DR)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |George
Poindexter
(DR)

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!1818

| rowspan=4 |Peter Schuyler

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!1819

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Christopher
Rankin
(DR)

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! rowspan=2 |1820

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |George Poindexter (DR)

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |James Patton (DR)

| rowspan=2 |Edward Turner

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Monroe/
Tompkins (DR) {{aye}}

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |David Holmes (DR)

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!1821

| rowspan=15 |John A. Grimball

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Thomas Buck Reed (DR)

|John Richards

| rowspan=9 |Samuel C. Wooldridge

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!1822

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Walter Leake (DR){{efn|name=died|Died in office.}}

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |David Dickson (DR)

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Hiram Runnels (DR)

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!1823

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!1824

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Gerard Brandon (DR)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic-Republican}} |Jackson (DR) {{nay}} /
Calhoun (DR) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2 |1825

| rowspan=5 |Richard Stockton

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |David Holmes (J)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Thomas Hill Williams (J)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Christopher
Rankin
(J)

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gerard Brandon (D){{efn|name=ltfilled|As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.}}

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| rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hiram Runnels (D)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Powhatan Ellis (J)

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! rowspan=2 |1826

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |David Holmes (D){{efn|Resigned due to illness.}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gerard Brandon (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Thomas Buck Reed (J)

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| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gerard Brandon (D)

| rowspan=2 |vacant

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |William
Haile
(J)

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!1827

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Powhatan Ellis (J)

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!1828

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/National Republican}} |Abram M. Scott (NR)

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George Adams (D)

| rowspan=11 |James Phillips Jr.

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jackson/
Calhoun (D) {{aye}}

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!1829

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Robert H. Buckner (D)

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Thomas Buck Reed (J)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Thomas
Hinds
(J)

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! rowspan=2 |1830

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |R. M. Gaines (D)

| rowspan=4 |Thomas B. J. Hadley

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Robert H. Adams (J)

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| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |George Poindexter (J)

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!1831

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/National Republican}} |George Poindexter (NR)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Franklin E.
Plummer
(J)

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!1832

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/National Republican}} |Abram M. Scott (NR){{efn|name=died}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Fountain Winston (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jackson/
Buren (D) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2 |1833

| rowspan=53 |no such office{{efn|The office was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of president of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office. The Constitution of 1869 re-established the office of lieutenant governor, which also re-assumed the duties of the presidency of the Senate.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/National Republican}} |David C. Dickson (NR)

| rowspan=6 |John H. Mallory

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |John Black (J)

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Jacksonian}} | 2J

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| {{Party shading/National Republican}} |Charles Lynch (NR){{efn|name=presfilled|As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term.}}

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!1834

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Hiram Runnels (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |M. D. Patton (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/National Republican}} |John Black (NR)

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! rowspan=2 |1835

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Barry W. Benson (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |Robert J. Walker (J)

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Tie}} | 1J, 1NR

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| {{Party shading/Whig}} |John A. Quitman (W){{efn|name=presfilled}}

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!1836

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}} |Charles Lynch (W)

| rowspan=2 |Charles C. Mayson

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} |2J

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Buren/
Johnson (D) {{aye}}

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!1837

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |T. F. Collins (D)

| rowspan=8 |A. B. Saunders

| {{Party shading/Whig}} |John Black (W)

| rowspan=11 {{party shading/Democratic}}|Robert J. Walker (D)

| {{party shading/Democratic}} |2D

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! rowspan=2 |1838

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Alexander McNutt (D)

|James Phillips Jr.

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |17D, 13W

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |53D, 36W, 1?

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James F. Trotter (D)

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Whig}} |2W

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|J. A. Vanhoesen

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Thomas Hickman Williams (D)

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! rowspan=3 |1839

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas B. Woodward (D)

|Silas Brown

| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Whig}} |John Henderson (W)

| rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}} |2D

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|S. Craig

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|James G. Williams

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!1840

|Joshua S. Curtis

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |18D, 12W

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |54D, 36W, 1?

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Whig}} |Harrison/
Tyler (W) {{aye}}

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!1841

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whig}}|L. G. Galloway (W)

| rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John D. Freeman (D)

| rowspan=2 |Richard S. Graves

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!1842

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Tilghman Tucker (D)

| rowspan=5 |J. E. Matthews

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |21D, 11W

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |60D, 38W

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!1843

| rowspan=4 |Wilson Hemingway

| rowspan=4 |William Clark

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}} |4D

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!1844

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Albert G. Brown (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20D, 12W

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |66D, 32W, 1?

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Polk/
Dallas (D) {{aye}}

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!1845

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jesse Speight (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Joseph W. Chalmers (D)

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!1846

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |23D, 9W

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |70D, 29W

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! rowspan=2 |1847

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Samuel Stamps (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George T. Swann (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Richard Griffith (D)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Henry S. Foote (D)

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} |3D, 1W

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| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson Davis (D)

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!1848

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Joseph W. Matthews (D)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |25D, 7W

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |73D, 25W, 1?

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Cass/
Butler (D) {{nay}}

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!1849

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |4D

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!1850

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John A. Quitman (D){{efn|Resigned following an arrest for violating neutrality laws by assisting with the liberation of Cuba. He was found not guilty, but the political fallout led to his resignation.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Joseph Bell (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20D, 10W, 2?

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |62D, 36W, 1?

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! rowspan=2 |1851

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John Isaac Guion (D){{efn|As president of the Senate, filled term until his Senate term expired.}}

| rowspan=7 |Daniel R. Russell

| rowspan=5 |William Clark

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Unionist}} |3U, 1D

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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |James Whitfield (D){{efn|name=presfilled}}

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! rowspan=2 |1852

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Unionist}} |Henry S. Foote (UD){{efn|Resigned due to political tension over secession.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Unionist}} |James A. Horne (U)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Unionist}} |John D. Freeman (U)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}} |21SR, 11U

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}} |63SR, 35U, 1?

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John J. McRae (D)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Whig}} |Walker Brooke (W)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Pierce/
King (D) {{aye}}

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| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Stephen Adams (D)

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!1853

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |David C. Glenn (D)

| rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}} | 5D

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! rowspan=2 |1854

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John J. Pettus (D){{efn|name=presfilled}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William H. Muse (D)

| rowspan=9 |Shields L. Hussey

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |20D, 10W, 1U

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |97D, 19W, 8U, 2?

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Albert G. Brown (D)

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John J. McRae (D)

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!1855

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |A. B. Dilworth (D)

| rowspan=5 |Madison McAfee

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}} |4D, 1KN

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!1856

| rowspan=6 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=3 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Buchanan/
Breckinridge (D) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2 |1857

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |T. J. Wharton (D)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson Davis (D)

| rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}} |5D

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |William McWillie (D)

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!1858

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |85D, 19O

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! rowspan=2 |1859

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Erasmus Burt (D)

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| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John J. Pettus (D)

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!1860

|B. R. Webb{{Efn|name=died}}

| rowspan=6 |M. D. Haynes

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |27D, 4O

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |86D, 14O

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Southern Democratic}} |Breckinridge/
Lane ({{abbr|SD|Southern Democratic}}) {{Nay}}

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!1861

| rowspan=5 |C. A. Brougher

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |A. B. Dilworth (D)

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!1862

| rowspan=4 |A. J. Gillespie

| colspan=2 rowspan=7 |{{Data missing|?|date=July 2021}}

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! rowspan=2 |1863

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles Clark (D){{efn|Term effectively ended when he was arrested by Union forces.}}

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!1864

| rowspan=12 style="background:#D5D5D5" |

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! rowspan=3 |1865

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Alexander Warner (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Charles E. Hooker (D)

| rowspan=7 |Thomas T. Swann

| rowspan=2 |W. B. Weaver

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| {{Party shading/Nonpartisan}} |William L. Sharkey (NP){{efn|name=johnsonappointed|Appointed as provisional governor by President Andrew Johnson following the end of the American Civil War.}}

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| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Benjamin G. Humphreys (D){{efn|Forced to resign and physically removed from office by federal forces after his government failed to comply with Reconstruction.}}

| rowspan=5 |C. A. Brougher

| rowspan=5 |John H. Echols

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!1866

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}} |17W, 13D, 1?

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Whig}} |52W, 39D, 7 other

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!1867

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! rowspan=2 |1868

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| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Nonpartisan}} |Adelbert Ames (M){{efn|name=johnsonappointed}}{{efn|Left office as Reconstruction ended.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jasper Myers (D)

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!1869

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry Musgrove (R)

| rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry Musgrove (R)

| rowspan=7 |William H. Vassar

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! rowspan=2 |1870

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James D. Lynch (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Joshua S. Morris (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |26R, 7D

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |82R, 25D

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Adelbert Ames (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hiram R. Revels (R)

| rowspan=4 {{party shading/Republican}} |5R

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| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James L. Alcorn (R){{efn|Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Alcorn's senate term began March 4, 1871 but he delayed taking it, preferring to continue as governor.}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ridgley C. Powers (R)

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!1871

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!1872

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Ridgley C. Powers (R){{efn|name=ltfilled}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Alexander Kelso Davis (R)

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hiram R. Revels (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |23R, 14D

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |65R, 50D

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |James L. Alcorn (R)

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Grant/
Wilson (R) {{aye}}

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! rowspan=2 |1873

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Hannibal C. Carter (R)

| rowspan=2 {{party shading/Republican}} |5R, 1D

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| {{Party shading/Republican}} |M. M. McLeod (R)

1873–1979

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!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!!colspan=9|Executive offices!!colspan=2|State Legislature!!colspan=3|United States Congress!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

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! class=unsortable |Governor!! class=unsortable |Lt. Governor!! class=unsortable |Secretary
of State
!! class=unsortable |Attorney General!! class=unsortable |Auditor!! class=unsortable |Treasurer!! class=unsortable |Comm. of Ag.
and Commerce
!! class=unsortable |Comm. of Ins.!! class=unsortable |Land Comm.!! class=unsortable |Senate!! class=unsortable |House!! class=unsortable |Senator
(Class I)
!! class=unsortable |Senator
(Class II)
!! class=unsortable |House

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!1874

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Adelbert Ames (R){{efn|Impeached; made a deal with the state legislature to resign, and all charges were dropped.}}

| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Alexander Kelso Davis (R)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James Hill (R)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|George E. Harris (R)

|rowspan=5|William H. Gibbs

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|George H. Holland (R)

|rowspan=35 style="background:#D5D5D5"|no such office

|rowspan=31 style="background:#D5D5D5"|no such office

|rowspan=4 style="background:#D5D5D5"|no such office

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|23R, 14D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|68R, 44D, 3 vac.

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|Henry R. Pease (R)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|James L. Alcorn (R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|5R, 1D

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!1875

|M. L. Holland

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Blanche Bruce (R)

|rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 2R

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!rowspan=2|1876

|rowspan=16|William L. Hemingway

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|25D, 11R, 1IR

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|97D, 19R

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Tilden/
Hendricks (D) {{nay}}

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|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Marshall Stone (D){{efn|Since both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor had been impeached, the former resigning and the latter being removed from office, Stone, as president of the Senate, was next in line for the governorship. Filled unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.}}

|rowspan=2|vacant

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!1877

|rowspan=8|John M. Smylie

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

|rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}}|6D

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!rowspan=2|1878

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William H. Sims (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Kinloch Falconer (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas C. Catchings (D)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Sylvester Gwin (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|36D, 2R

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|109D, 8R, 3Fus

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|D. P. Porter (D)

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!1879

|rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}}|Henry C. Myers (D)

style="height:2em"

!1880

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 2G, 1R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|101D, 14G, 5R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hancock/
English (D) {{nay}}

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!1881

|rowspan=16 {{party shading/Democratic}}|James Z. George (D)

style="height:2em"

!1882

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert Lowry (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|G. D. Shands (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35D, 2R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|100D, 15R, 3ID, 2GB

|{{party shading/Democratic}}|5D, 1R

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!1883

|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5D, 1R, 1I

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!1884

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|P. M. Doherty (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33D, 3R, 1I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|100D, 13R, 4GB, 3I

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) {{aye}}

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!1885

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas S. Ford (D)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward C. Walthall (D)

|rowspan=19 {{party shading/Democratic}}|7D

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!1886

|rowspan=10 {{party shading/Democratic}}|George M. Govan (D)

|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|T. Marshall Miller (D)

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W. W. Stone (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John R. Enochs (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39D, 1R

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|119D, 9R, 2I

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!1887

style="height:2em"

!1888

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. W. McMaster (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40D

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|111D, 7R, 2I

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cleveland/
Thurman (D) {{nay}}

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!1889

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!1890

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Marshall Stone (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|M. M. Evans (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. J. Evans (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edgar S. Wilson (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|113D, 7R

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!1891

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!1892

|rowspan=30 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|129D, 3R, 1I

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) {{aye}}

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!1893

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frank Johnston (D)

style="height:2em"

!1894

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Anselm J. McLaurin (D)

style="height:2em"

!1895

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edward C. Walthall (D)

style="height:2em"

!1896

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Anselm J. McLaurin (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. H. Jones (D)

|rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}}|John Logan Power (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William N. Nash (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W. D. Holder (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|A. Q. May (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John M. Simonton (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|131D, 2R

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bryan/
Sewall (D) {{aye}}

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!1897

|rowspan=16 {{party shading/Democratic}}| Hernando Money (D)

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!rowspan=2|1898

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edwin H. Nall (D)

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|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William V. Sullivan (D)

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!1899

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!1900

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Andrew H. Longino (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James T. Harrison (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Monroe McClurg (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Q. Cole (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. R. Stowers (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|131D, 2R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bryan/
Stevenson (D) {{nay}}

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!1901

|rowspan=26 {{party shading/Democratic}}|Joseph Withers Power (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|George W. Carlisle (D)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Anselm J. McLaurin (D)

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!1902

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thad B. Lampton (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Q. Cole (D)

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!1903

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Williams (D)

|rowspan=32 {{party shading/Democratic}}|8D

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!1904

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James K. Vardaman (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Prentiss Carter (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas Monroe Henry (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William J. Miller (D)

|rowspan=17 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|133D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Parker/
Davis (D) {{nay}}

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!1905

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!1906

|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry E. Blakeslee (D)

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!1907

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert Virgil Fletcher (D)

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!1908

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edmond Noel (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Luther Manship (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. Bowman Sterling (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Elias J. Smith (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George R. Edwards (D)

|rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas Monroe Henry (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bryan/
Kern (D) {{nay}}

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!1909

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James L. Gillespie (D)

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!rowspan=2|1910

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Shepherd S. Hudson (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|James Gordon (D)

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|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|LeRoy Percy (D)

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!1911

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Sharp Williams (D)

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!1912

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Earl L. Brewer (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Theodore G. Bilbo (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ross A. Collins (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Duncan L. Thompson (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Peter Simpson Stovall (D)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Mark A. Brown (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Wilson/
Marshall (D) {{aye}}

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!1913

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James K. Vardaman (D)

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!1914

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!1915

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!1916

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Theodore G. Bilbo (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lee M. Russell (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert E. Wilson (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Peroutt Taylor (D)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Peter P. Garner (D)

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!1917

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!1918

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!1919

|rowspan=23 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Pat Harrison (D)

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!1920

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lee M. Russell (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Homer Casteel (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Frank Roberson (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W. J. Miller (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Larkin S. Rodgers (D)

|rowspan=48 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49D

|rowspan=47 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|140D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cox/
Roosevelt (D) {{nay}}

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!1921

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William M. Murry (D)

|rowspan=21 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|R. D. Moore (D)

style="height:2em"

!1922

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!1923

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|C. D. Potter (D)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hubert D. Stephens (D)

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!1924

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Henry L. Whitfield (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dennis Murphree (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Rush H. Knox (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George D. Riley (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ben S. Lowry (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Davis/
Bryan (D) {{nay}}

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!1925

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!1926

|rowspan=26 {{party shading/Democratic}}|Walker Wood (D)

style="height:2em"

!rowspan=2|1927

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dennis Murphree (D){{efn|name=ltfilled}}

|vacant

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!1928

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Theodore G. Bilbo (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Clayton B. Adams (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George T. Mitchell (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|C. C. White (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Webb Walley (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. C. Holton (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ben S. Lowry (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Smith/
Robinson (D) {{nay}}

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!1929

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!1930

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!1931

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!1932

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Martin Sennet Conner (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dennis Murphree (D)

|rowspan=23 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Greek L. Rice (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Joe S. Price (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lewis S. May (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George D. Riley (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Garner (D) {{aye}}

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!1933

|rowspan=23 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7D

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!1934

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!1935

|rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Theodore G. Bilbo (D)

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!1936

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hugh L. White (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jacob Buehler Snider (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carl Craig (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Newton James (D)

|rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|J. S. Williams (D)

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!1937

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!1938

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!1939

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!1940

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Paul B. Johnson Sr. (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dennis Murphree (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James M. Causey (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lewis S. May (D)

|rowspan=31 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Si Corley (D)

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) {{aye}}

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!rowspan=2|1941

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Guy McCullen (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|James Eastland (D)

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|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Wall Doxey (D)

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!1942

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!rowspan=2|1943

|rowspan=37 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James Eastland (D)

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dennis Murphree (D){{efn|name=ltfilled}}

|vacant

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!1944

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Thomas L. Bailey (D){{efn|name=died}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Fielding L. Wright (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bert J. Barnett (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Newton James (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt/
Truman (D) {{aye}}

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!1945

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!rowspan=2|1946

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|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Fielding L. Wright (D){{efn|name=ltelected|As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.}}

|rowspan=2|vacant

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!1947

| rowspan=33 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |John C. Stennis (D)

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!1948

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Sam Lumpkin (D)

|rowspan=32 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Heber Austin Ladner (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carl Craig (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|R. W. May (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jesse L. White (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|W. L. McGahey (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}}|Thurmond/
Wright (Dix) {{nay}}

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!1949

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!1950

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!1951

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!1952

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hugh L. White (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carroll Gartin (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James P. Coleman (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William D. Neal (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Newton James (D)

|rowspan=20 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Walter D. Davis (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Stevenson/
Sparkman (D) {{nay}}

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!1953

|rowspan=10 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6D

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!1954

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!1955

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!1956

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|James P. Coleman (D)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Joseph Turner Patterson (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|E. Boyd Golding (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Robert D. Morrow Sr. (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bob Graham (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Stevenson/
Kefauver (D) {{nay}}

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!1957

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!1958

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!1959

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!1960

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ross Barnett (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William D. Neal (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Evelyn Gandy (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Dixiecrat}}|Byrd/
Thurmond (Dix) {{nay}}

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!1961

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!1962

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!1963

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|139D, 1R{{efn|Lewis McAllister won a special election to become the first Republican to win a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in four decades.}}

|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5D

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!1964

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D)

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carroll Gartin (D)

| rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Hamp King (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William F. Winter (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|51D, 1R{{efn|Seelig Wise became the first Republican to win a seat in the Mississippi Senate in the 20th Century during the 1963 general election.}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|120D, 2R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Goldwater/
Miller (R) {{nay}}

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!1965

|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4D, 1R

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!1966

|rowspan=2|vacant

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!1967

|rowspan=6 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5D

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!1968

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Bell Williams (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Charles L. Sullivan (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Evelyn Gandy (D)

| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jim Buck Ross (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Watt Carter (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|52D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|122D

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/American Independent}}|Wallace/
LeMay (AI) {{nay}}

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!1969

|rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|A. F. Summer (D)

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!1970

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!1971

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!1972

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Waller (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William F. Winter (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Brad Dye (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Evelyn Gandy (D)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|50D, 2R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|119D, 3R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Nixon/
Agnew (R) {{aye}}

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!1973

| rowspan=7 {{party shading/Democratic}} | 3D, 2R

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!1974

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!1975

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!1976

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Cliff Finch (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Evelyn Gandy (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edwin L. Pittman (D)

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |George Dale (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John Ed Ainsworth (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|118D, 4R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Carter/
Mondale (D) {{aye}}

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!1977

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!1978

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Thad Cochran (R){{efn|Elected in November 1978 then appointed by Governor to vacancy caused by resignation of his predecessor.}}

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!1979

1980–present

{{sticky header}}

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header-multi" style="text-align:center"
style="height:2em"

!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Year!! colspan=8|Executive offices!!colspan=2|State Legislature!!colspan=3|United States Congress!!rowspan=2 class=unsortable |Electoral
votes

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! class=unsortable |Governor!! class=unsortable |Lt. Governor!! class=unsortable |Secretary
of State
!! class=unsortable |Attorney
General
!! class=unsortable |Auditor!! class=unsortable |Treasurer!! class=unsortable |Comm. of Ag.
and Commerce
!! class=unsortable |Comm.
of Ins.!! class=unsortable |Senate!! class=unsortable |House!! class=unsortable |Senator (Class I)!! class=unsortable |Senator (Class II)!! class=unsortable |House

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!1980

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William F. Winter (D)

|rowspan=13 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Brad Dye (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edwin L. Pittman (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Allain (D)

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Hamp King (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|John L. Dale (D)

| rowspan=17 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Jim Buck Ross (D)

| rowspan=32 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|George Dale (D)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48D, 4R

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|116D, 6R

| rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|John C. Stennis (D)

| rowspan=45 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Thad Cochran (R)

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Reagan/
Bush (R) {{aye}}

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!rowspan=2| 1981

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William J. Cole (D)

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|rowspan=2 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4D, 1R

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!1982

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!1983

|rowspan=4 {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3D, 2R

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!1984

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|William Allain (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Dick Molpus (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Edwin L. Pittman (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ray Mabus (D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49D, 3R

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!1985

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!1986

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!1987

|rowspan=3 {{party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 1R

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!1988

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ray Mabus (D)

|rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Mike Moore (D)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Pete Johnson (D)

|rowspan=17 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Marshall G.
Bennett
(D)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45D, 7R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|113D, 9R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bush/
Quayle (R) {{aye}}

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!1989

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Pete Johnson (R){{efn|name=switch|Switched parties.}}

|rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Trent Lott (R)

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!1990

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|5D

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!1991

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!1992

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Kirk Fordice (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Eddie Briggs (R)

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Steve Patterson (D)

|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43D, 9R

|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|98D, 24R

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bush/
Quayle (R) {{nay}}

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!1993

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39D, 13R{{efn|name="ReferenceA"|Due to pre-clearance issues with the Department of Justice over the Voting Rights Act with unconstitutional redistricting, federal courts forced a second election for the whole legislature in 1992 for a three-year term.}}

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|93D, 29R{{efn|name="ReferenceA"}}

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!1994

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!1995

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|4D, 1R

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!rowspan=2|1996

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ronnie Musgrove (D)

|rowspan=15 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Eric Clark (D)

|rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Lester Spell (D)

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|34D, 18R

|rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|86D, 33R, 3I

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Dole/
Kemp (R) {{nay}}

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|rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Phil Bryant (R){{efn|name=appelec|Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected.}}

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!1997

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}}|3R, 2D

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!1998

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!1999

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 2R

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!2000

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Ronnie Musgrove (D)

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|Amy Tuck (D)

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Bush/
Cheney (R) {{aye}}

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!2001

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!rowspan=2|2002

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|rowspan=7 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Amy Tuck (R){{efn|name=switch}}

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!2003

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Peyton Prospere (D){{efn|name=appointed|Appointed to fill vacancy.}}

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29D, 23R{{efn|Four senators, Terry Burton, Videt Carmichael, George "Tommy" Dickerson, and Travis Little, switched parties from Democratic to Republican before the 2003 session. A special election, brought on by the resignation of Democrat John White, flipped another seat when Republican Charles Walden won to succeed him before the session.}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|81D, 38R, 3I{{efn|Five representatives, Larry Baker, Jim Barnett, Herb Frierson, Frank Hamilton, and John Read, switched parties from Democratic to Republican.}}

|rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Tie}}|2D, 2R

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!2004

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Haley Barbour (R)

| rowspan=21 {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jim Hood (D)

|rowspan=10 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Tate Reeves (R)

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|76D, 46R

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!rowspan=2|2005

|rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|28D, 24R{{efn|name=1ssw|One senator switched parties from Democratic to Republican.}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|75D, 47R{{cite web |url=http://www.peer.state.ms.us/HiLites04.html |title=2004 Mississippi House of Representatives |accessdate=2007-07-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007034340/http://www.peer.state.ms.us/HiLites04.html |archivedate=2011-10-07}}

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|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Lester Spell (R){{efn|name=switch}}

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!2006

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!2007

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 25D{{efn|Senators James Walley and Tommy Gollott switched parties from Democratic to Republican, flipping control of the chamber.}}

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!rowspan=2|2008

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Phil Bryant (R)

| rowspan=16 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Delbert
Hosemann
(R)

| rowspan=14 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Stacey Pickering (R)

| rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Mike Chaney (R)

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|27D, 25R{{efn|name=1ssw}}

| rowspan=22 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Roger Wicker (R){{efn|name=appelec}}

|rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|3D, 1R

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|McCain/
Palin (R) {{nay}}

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|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|74D, 48R{{efn|name=1rsw|One representative switched parties from Democratic to Republican.}}{{cite web |title=Rep. Sid Bondurant (R - Grenada) Switches to Mississippi Republican Party |url=http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/8110/ |website=Mississippi Politics and News - Y'all Politics |date=2008-05-12}}

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!2009

|rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}}|73D, 49R{{efn|name=1rsw}}

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!2010

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!2011

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|27R, 25D{{efn|Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Ezell Lee switched parties from Democratic to Republican.}}

|{{Party shading/Democratic}}|68D, 54R{{efn|Four representatives, C. Scott Bounds, Bobby Shows, Russ Nowell, and Margaret Rogers, switched parties from Democratic to Republican between the 2010 and 2011 sessions of the legislature. After the session, Rep. Jeff Smith switched parties from Democratic to Republican to run in the general election.}}

| rowspan=18 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |3R, 1D

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!2012

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Phil Bryant (R)

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Tate Reeves (R)

| rowspan=11 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Lynn Fitch (R)

|rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Cindy
Hyde-Smith
(R)

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|31R, 21D{{efn|name=1ssw}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|64R, 58D{{efn|name=1rsw}}

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|Romney/
Ryan (R) {{nay}}

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!2013

|rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}}|32R, 20D{{efn|name=1ssw}}

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|65R, 57D{{efn|name=1rsw}}

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!2014

|rowspan=1 {{Party shading/Republican}}|66R, 56D{{efn|name=1rsw}}

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!rowspan=2|2015

|{{Party shading/Republican}}|66R, 55D, 1 vac.{{cite web |title=Longtime Rep. Malone, of Carthage, retiring from Miss. House |url=http://www.wapt.com/news/longtime-rep-malone-of-carthage-retiring-from-miss-house/31245704 |website=WAPT |language=en |date=2015-02-13}}

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|{{Party shading/Republican}}|67R, 55D

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!2016

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |74R, 48D{{cite web |last1=Gates |first1=Jimmie E. |title=House votes for Republican Tullos, unseats Eaton |url=http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/01/20/rep-bo-eaton-says-he-lose-seat/79055200/ |website=The Clarion-Ledger}}

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Trump/
Pence (R) {{aye}}

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!2017

| rowspan=5 {{Party shading/Republican}} |33R, 19D

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! rowspan=3 |2018

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| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Andy Gipson (R){{efn|name=appointed}}

| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Cindy
Hyde-Smith
(R){{efn|name=appointed}}

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| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Shad White (R){{efn|name=appointed}}

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!2019

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |74R, 45D, 2I, 1 vac.{{efn|At the filing deadline for the general election, Democratic Rep. Nick Bain (District 2) switched parties to the Republicans, and Democratic Reps. Steve Holland (District 16) and Angela Cockerham (District 96) switched to become Independents;{{cite web |last1=Harrison |first1=Bobby |title=Analysis: Republicans in strong position to hold, maybe increase, legislative majorities |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2019/03/06/analysis-republicans-in-strong-position-to-hold-maybe-increase-legislative-majorities/ |website=Mississippi Today |date=2019-03-06}} Rep. Cory T. Wilson (R-73) resigned after appointment to the Mississippi Court of Appeals. His seat remained vacant until the general election in November.{{cite tweet|user=PhilBryantMS|author=Phil Bryant|author-link=Phil Bryant|number=1075514134790324224|title=I have appointed Cory T. Wilson to the MS Court of Appeals. He replaces Chief Judge Kenny Griffis who was appointed to serve on the MS Supreme Court beginning in February 2019. Cory has been a superb legislator for the people of Madison County and will be a wonderful judge.}}}}

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!2020

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Tate Reeves (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Delbert
Hosemann
(R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Michael Watson (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |Lynn Fitch (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |David McRae (R)

| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |36R, 16D

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |75R, 44D, 3I{{efn|After the 2019 election, two Democratic representatives left the party and registered as Independents.}}

| rowspan=4 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Trump/
Pence (R) {{nay}}

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!2021

| {{Party shading/Republican}} |76R, 44D, 2I{{efn|Kevin Horan switched his affiliation from Independent to Republican.}}

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!2022

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |77R, 42D, 3I{{efn|Jon Ray Lancaster switched parties from Democratic to Republican. Shanda Yates left the Democratic party and registered as an Independent.}}

2023
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!2024

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican/current}} |79R, 41D, 2I

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} |Trump/
Vance (R) {{aye}}

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!2025

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