Mississippi, State Senate, District 45

Mississippi State Senate District 45
Current incumbent	Billy Hudson

Mississippi's forty-fifth state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Billy Hudson.

Mississippi state senators represent an average of 57,063 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 54,705 residents.

About the office

Members of the Mississippi State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Mississippi legislators assume office the first day of the regular session of the year following election. The Constitution requires the Legislature to convene yearly on the Tuesday after the first Monday in January.

Qualifications

In order to run for the Mississippi State Senate, a candidate must:

Be 25 years of age or older.
Be a qualified elector and resident of the State of Mississippi for four years.
Be a resident of the county or district a candidate plans to represent for two years.
If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay a $15 filing fee to the State Executive Committee of the party with which the candidate is affiliated.
If running as an independent, submit 50 signatures to the Circuit Clerk or the Secretary of State.

Salaries

State legislators
Salary	Per diem
$23,575/year	$144/day

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, a special election is required to fill the vacant seat. The Governor must call for an election no later than 30 days after the vacancy happened. After the governor sets the election date, the counties conducting the election must be given at least 40 days notice before the election. All qualifying deadlines are 30 days before the election.

No special election is held if the vacancy happens after June 1st in an election year.

Elections

2019

Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2019. The primary was on August 6, 2019, the primary runoff was on August 27, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 1, 2019.

General election

General election for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Chris Johnson (R) won election in the general election for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Chris Johnson (R)

There were no incumbents in this race.

Democratic primary election

No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45

Chris Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Senate District 45 on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Chris Johnson (R)

There were no incumbents in this race.

2015

Elections for the Mississippi State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015, and the general election was held on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015. No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent Billy Hudson was unopposed in the Republican primary. Eli Jackson (Reform) ran as a third party candidate. Hudson defeated Jackson in the general election.

Mississippi State Senate, District 45 General Election, 2015

Party	Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Billy Hudson Incumbent	86.8%	11,753
	Reform	Eli Jackson	13.2%	1,784
Total Votes			13,537

2011

Elections for the office of Mississippi State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 2, 2011 and a general election on November 8, 2011. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 1, 2011. Billy Hudson (R) was unopposed in the general election and the Republican primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2003 to 2011, candidates for Mississippi State Senate District 45 raised a total of $290,916. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $41,559 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Mississippi State Senate District 45

Year	Amount	Candidates	Average
2011	$7,800	1	$7,800
2007	$208,753	2	$104,377
2003	$74,363	4	$18,591
Total	$290,916	7	$41,559