RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

Bill Kinkade

Mississippi State Representative, District 52 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 52

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 2; 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.6%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +21.4; Won 2023
Next election: 2027; Nov 2, 2027

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks · chair
Agriculture
Energy
Forestry
Gaming
Public Property
Ways and Means

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 41 sponsored · 2 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1998 Town of Byhalia; extend date of repeal on town's hotel/motel tax.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026

HB 1361 Game check program; establish for white-tailed deer.
Judiciary, Division B · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 1326 Fireworks; authorize year-round sales of.
Judiciary A · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 1564 Catfish; class as game fish.
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 1327 Appropriation; Mississippi Information Network for construction of a communication tower in Marshall County.
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Kinkade sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Kinkade is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Donnie Scoggin, Andy Boyd, Tracy Arnold

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With Kinkade’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kinkade’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Kinkade	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	No	Yes	No	Passed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026	SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 89–20
May 28, 2025	HB 28: Appropriation; Real Estate Commission.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 90–6
May 28, 2025	HB 22: Appropriation; Insurance, Department of.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 88–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Kinkade was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 52

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin
2023	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 52	Won	R+21.4
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 52	Won	—
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 52	Won	—