Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Incumbent Vacant About the District Census Topic | Value | Population | 24,717 Gender | 47.5% Male 52.5% Female Race | 25.5% White 63.9% Black 1.1% Asian 0.5% Native American 0.2% Pacific Islander Ethnicity | 5.8% Hispanic Median household income | $28,201 High school graduation rate | 80.5% College graduation rate | 9.6% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census and 2020 ACS data Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 is vacant. It was last represented by Sonya Williams-Barnes (D). As of the 2020 Census, Mississippi state representatives represented an average of 24,272 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 24,322 residents. ## Contents * 1 About the office * 1.1 Qualifications * 1.2 Salaries * 1.3 Vacancies * 2 District map * 3 Redistricting * 3.1 2020-2022 * 4 Elections * 4.1 2022 * 4.2 2019 * 4.3 2015 * 4.4 2011 * 5 Campaign contributions * 6 See also * 7 External links * 8 Footnotes ## About the office[edit] Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Mississippi legislators assume office the Tuesday after the first Monday of January. ### Qualifications[edit] See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state In order to run for the Mississippi House of Representatives, a candidate must:[1] * Be 21 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[edit] See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries State legislators Salary| Per diem $23,500/year| $151/day. Tied to federal rate. Unvouchered. ### Vacancies[edit] See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures If there is a vacancy in the Mississippi State Legislature, 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.[2] No special election is held if the vacancy happens after June 1 in an election year.[3] See sources: Mississippi Code Ann. § 23-15-851 ## District map[edit] The map below shows this district's current boundaries, not those enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle. ## Redistricting[edit] ### 2020-2022[edit] See also: Redistricting in Mississippi after the 2020 census Mississippi enacted new state legislative district boundaries on March 31, 2022, when both legislative chambers approved district maps for the other chamber.[4] Legislative redistricting in Mississippi is done via a joint resolution and did not require Gov. Tate Reeves' (R) approval.[4] Emily Wagster Pettus of the Associated Press wrote that "Republican legislative leaders said the redistricting plans are likely to maintain their party's majority in each chamber."[5] Pettus also wrote that "Senate President Pro Tempore Dean Kirby of Pearl said the Senate redistricting plan keeps the same number of Republican-leaning and Democratic-leaning districts as now."[5] Redistricting of the state Senate was approved by the Senate on March 29, 2022, by a vote of 45-7, with 31 Republicans and 14 Democrats in favor and five Republicans and two Democrats voting against.[6] The state House approved the Senate's district boundaries on March 31, 2022, by a vote of 68-49. Sixty-two Republicans, three Democrats, and three independents voted in favor and 35 Democrats and 14 Republicans voting against.[7] New district boundaries for the Mississippi House of Representatives were approved by the House on March 29, 2022, by an 81-38 vote. Seventy-three Republicans, five Democrats, and three independents voted to enact the new map and 36 Democrats and two Republicans voted against it.[8] The Mississippi Senate approved the House map—41 to 8—on March 31, 2022, with 34 Republicans and seven Democrats voting in favor and all eight votes against by Democrats.[9] How does redistricting in Mississippi work? In Mississippi, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. Congressional district lines are approved as regular legislation and are thus subject to veto by the governor. State legislative district boundaries are approved as a joint resolution; as such, they are not subject to gubernatorial veto.[10] If the legislature cannot approve a state legislative redistricting plan, a five-member commission must draw the lines. This commission comprises the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court, the attorney general, the secretary of state, and the majority leaders of the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives.[10] The Mississippi Constitution requires that state legislative district boundaries be contiguous. State statutes further require that state legislative districts "be compact and cross political boundaries as little as possible."[10] ### Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 before 2020 redistricting cycle Click a district to compare boundaries. ### Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 after 2020 redistricting cycle Click a district to compare boundaries. ## Elections[edit] ### 2022[edit] See also: Mississippi state legislative special elections, 2022 A special election for District 119 of the Mississippi House of Representatives has been called for July 19, 2022. A general runoff, if necessary, is scheduled for August 9, 2022. The candidate filing deadline was May 30, 2022.[11] The seat became vacant on May 8, 2022, when incumbent Sonya Williams-Barnes (D) resigned to take a job with the Southern Poverty Law Center.[12] General election The general election will occur on July 19, 2022. ##### Special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Gary Fredericks and Jeffrey Hulum III are running in the special general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 on July 19, 2022. Candidate | | Gary Fredericks (Nonpartisan) | Jeffrey Hulum III (Nonpartisan) * * * There are no incumbents in this race. | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. ### 2019[edit] See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2019 Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives 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 House of Representatives District 119 Incumbent Sonya Williams-Barnes won election in the general election for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 on November 5, 2019. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Sonya Williams-Barnes (D) | 100.0 | 3,690 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,690 | | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. Democratic primary election ##### Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Incumbent Sonya Williams-Barnes defeated Jeffrey Hulum III in the Democratic primary for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 on August 6, 2019. Candidate Votes | | | ✔ | | Sonya Williams-Barnes | 75.4 | 1,838 | Jeffrey Hulum III | 24.6 | 601 * * * Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 2,439 | | = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. ### 2015[edit] See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2015 Elections for the Mississippi House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 27, 2015.[13] Incumbent Sonya Williams-Barnes was unopposed in the Democratic primary. No Republican candidates filed for election. Williams-Barnes ran unchallenged in the District 119 general election. ### 2011[edit] See also: Mississippi House of Representatives elections, 2011 Elections for the office of Mississippi House of Representatives 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. Sonya Williams-Barnes (D) was unopposed in the general election. Williams-Barnes defeated Richard Marsh in the August 23 Democratic runoff. Jacqueline Johnson, John Johnson and Robert Williams also ran in the Democratic primary.[14] Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Democratic Primary Runoff, 2011 Candidate | Vote % | Votes Sonya Williams-Barnes | 58.8% | 1,164 Richard Marsh | 41.2% | 814 Total Votes | 1,978 Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Democratic Primary, 2011 Candidate | Vote % | Votes Sonya Williams-Barnes | 44% | 969 Richard Marsh | 24.3% | 535 John Johnson | 12.8% | 282 Jacqueline Johnson | 11.2% | 246 Robert Williams | 7.8% | 171 Total Votes | 2,203 ## Campaign contributions[edit] From 2003 to 2019, candidates for Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 raised a total of $169,330. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $21,166 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money Campaign contributions, Mississippi House of Representatives District 119 Year | Amount | Candidates | Average 2019 | $84,078 | 1 | $84,078 2011 | $61,418 | 5 | $12,284 2007 | $12,950 | 1 | $12,950 2003 | $10,884 | 1 | $10,884 Total | $169,330 | 8 | $21,166 ## See also[edit] | Suggest a link | * Mississippi State Legislature * Mississippi House of Representatives * Mississippi State Senate ## External links[edit] * Mississippi Legislature ## Footnotes[edit] 1. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "Filing Fees and Qualifications," accessed February 16, 2021 2. ↑ State of Mississippi, "Mississippi Code of 1972 Unannotated," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 23-15-851 (1)) 3. ↑ State of Mississippi, "Mississippi Code of 1972 Unannotated," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 23-15-851 (2)) 4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jackson Free Press, "Mississippi House and Senate OK Each Other's Redistricting," April 1, 2022 5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson Free Press, "Mississippi House, Senate Pass Separate Redistricting Plans," March 30, 2022 6. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 202-History of Actions, 03/29 (S) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022 7. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 202-History of Actions, 03/31 (H) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022 8. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 1-History of Actions, 03/29 (H) Adopted As Amended," accessed April 7, 2022 9. ↑ ‘’Mississippi legislature’’, “Joint Resolution 1-History of Actions, 03/31 (S) Adopted," accessed April 7, 2022 10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 All About Redistricting, "Mississippi," accessed May 4, 2015 11. ↑ State of Mississippi, Office of the Governor, "Writ of Election," May 19, 2022 12. ↑ WLOX, "Rep. Sonya Williams-Barnes announces resignation," May 2, 2022 13. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed December 2, 2014 14. ↑ Mississippi Secretary of State, "2011 election results," accessed November 13, 2013 [show] Current members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Leadership Speaker of the House:Philip Gunn Representatives District 1 Lester Carpenter (R) District 2 Nick Bain (R) District 3 William Arnold (R) District 4 Jody Steverson (R) District 5 John Faulkner (D) District 6 Dana Criswell (R) District 7 Steve Hopkins (R) District 8 Trey Lamar (R) District 9 Cedric Burnett (D) District 10 Brady Williamson (R) District 11 Lataisha Jackson (D) District 12 Clay Deweese (R) District 13 Steve Massengill (R) District 14 Sam Creekmore IV (R) District 15 Mac Huddleston (R) District 16 Rickey Thompson (D) District 17 Shane Aguirre (R) District 18 Jerry Turner (R) District 19 Randy Boyd (R) District 20 Chris Brown (R) District 21 Donnie Bell (R) District 22 Jon Lancaster (R) District 23 Charles Beckett (R) District 24 Jeff Hale (R) District 25 Dan Eubanks (R) District 26 Orlando Paden (D) District 27 Kenneth Walker (D) District 28 Jerry Darnell (R) District 29 Robert Sanders (D) District 30 Tracey Rosebud (D) District 31 Otis Anthony (D) District 32 Solomon Osborne (D) District 33 Thomas Reynolds (D) District 34 Kevin Horan (R) District 35 Joey Hood (R) District 36 Karl Gibbs (D) District 37 Lynn Wright (R) District 38 Cheikh Taylor (D) District 39 Dana Underwood McLean (R) District 40 Hester Jackson McCray (D) District 41 Kabir Karriem (D) District 42 Carl Mickens (D) District 43 Rob Roberson (R) District 44 C. 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