Tracy Arnold
Mississippi State Representative, District 3 since 2011. Next on the ballot in 2027.
- In office
- 14 yrs
- Since 2011
- Bills became law
- 0
- 52 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- Chamber median 2.2%
- With party
- 98%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +60.4
- 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.
- Insurance · vice chair
- Appropriations A
- Appropriations E
- Banking and Financial Services
- Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
- Ports, Harbors and Airports
- Transportation
- Workforce Development
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Appropriations · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026
Ways and Means · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Ways and Means · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Appropriations A · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Ways and Means · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Arnold sits in the Mississippi House of Representatives
Arnold is closer to the center than 72% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Casey Eure, Doc Harris, Vince Mangold
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET
With Arnold’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills6%
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: Arnold’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Arnold | 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 Arnold was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 3 | Won | R+60.4 |
| 2019 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 3 | Won | R+38.5 |
| 2015 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 3 | Won | R+15.1 |
| 2011 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 3 | Won | R+5.4 |
| 2007 | Mississippi House of Representatives, District 3 | Lost | D+24.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Arnold has held
- Mississippi House of Representatives, District 3 · since 2011
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Arnold has run against
- Jimmy Wayne Russell (D) · 2023 general, won
- Janis Triplettpatterson (D) · 2019 general, won
- Lauren Childers (D) · 2015 general, won
- Tommy Dexter Cadle (D) · 2011 general, won
- W. J. McCoy (D) · 2007 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Arnold
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/2601640f-867f-480f-83a1-c59c332c0b82
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET