US EditionMississippi Democrats Appear to Break Republican Supermajority in State Senate
A federal judge's Voting Rights Act ruling led to redrawn districts and Democratic wins, ending the Republicans' 13-year supermajority in the 52-member Mississippi Senate.
- On Tuesday, Democrats broke the Republican two-thirds majority in the Mississippi Senate after gaining two seats, ending a 13-year supermajority and eroding GOP control of the 52-member chamber.
- A federal panel ordered redrawing of the 2022 Mississippi legislative map after finding it diluted Black voters, creating majority-Black Senate districts around DeSoto County and Hattiesburg and a House district in Chickasaw and Monroe counties.
- In the reconfigured races, Johnny DuPree flipped Senate District 45 with around 70% of the vote and Theresa Gillespie Isom won Senate District 2, reducing the Republican majority from 36 to 34 seats.
- With 34 senators, Republicans can no longer unilaterally amend the constitution or override vetoes without at least one Democrat when the Mississippi Legislature convenes in January for its 2026 session.
- Republicans still control a three-fifths majority, but the outcome signals a political shift national Democrats targeted, while the U.S. Supreme Court may limit Voting Rights Act protections affecting future maps.
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Mississippi Democrats Break GOP Supermajority in State Senate
Mississippi Democrats have claimed victories in two previously Republican-held districts, effectively ending the GOP's supermajority in the state Senate. This change follows court-ordered redistricting to improve Black voter representation. Although Republicans retain a three-fifths majority, the results signal a power shift and increased checks and balances in state government.
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Mississippi Democrats appear to break Republican supermajority in state Senate
Mississippi Democrats appear to have broken a Republican supermajority in the state Senate. They claim victories in two Republican-held districts that were redrawn to increase Black voter representation.
After 13 years, Democrats break Republicans’ supermajority in the Mississippi Senate
After 13 years, Democrats break Republicans’ supermajority in the Mississippi Senate JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/WDAM) – After Tuesday night’s election, Republicans no longer have a supermajority in the Mississippi Senate; a supermajority the Republicans held for 13 years. This comes after the newly elected and returning Democratic senators in District 2, District 11, and District 45, and after a federal judge ruled that the Mississippi Supreme Court e…
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