The filing deadline for statewide candidates running in Mississippi passed on Feb. 1, 2023. A primary is scheduled for Aug. 8, with primary runoffs taking place on Aug. 29. The general election is Nov. 7. A general runoff election is scheduled to be held on Nov. 28 for state executive offices only.
Offices on the ballot include governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and 10 other state executive seats. All seats in the state Senate and state House are up for election. Ballotpedia is also covering school board elections in DeSoto County.
Mississippi is one of 22 Republican trifectas, where the Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature. There are 17 Democratic trifectas and 11 states with divided governments.
