RepublicanIn office since Nov 2011

Manly Barton

Mississippi State Representative, District 109 since 2011. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Representative, District 109

Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2011
Bills became law: 0; 16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 2.2%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +75.4; Won 2015
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.

Management · chair
Appropriations A
Appropriations D
Education
Ethics
Military Affairs
Rules

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1620 Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone Establishment Act; create.
Finance · Vetoed Mar 2026

HB 1789 Appropriation; additional for DMR for prior-year projects.
Appropriations · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

HB 4062 Ad valorem tax; exempt property within the Bayou Casotte Industrial Zone if annexed by a municipality.
Ways and Means · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 4 Municipal annexation; provide that an election shall be held on the question of.
County Affairs · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 4109 Jackson County; authorize contributions to Friends of Art, Culture and Education (F.A.C.E).
Local and Private Legislation · Failed in committee Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Barton sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Barton is closer to the center than 19% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Sam Creekmore, Mark Tullos, Rob Roberson

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

With Barton’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills2%

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: Barton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Barton	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1909: Appropriation; Human Services, Department of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 79–37
Mar 29, 2026	HB 1936: Appropriation; Educational Television, Authority for.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Passed 92–27
Mar 29, 2026	SB 3088: Appropriation; Corrections, Department of.	Yes	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 Barton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

201220142016201820202022202420262028Mississippi House of Representatives, District 109

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 109	Won	—
2019	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 109	Won	—
2015	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 109	Won	R+75.4
2011	Mississippi House of Representatives, District 109	Won	—