2015Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2015 Republican primary for Mississippi House District 40

Name: 2015 Republican primary for Mississippi House District 40
Start: 2015-08-04
Location: Mississippi

Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi

Ashley Henley (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Pat Nelson (R) by 13.2 points.

Ashley HenleyRepublican · winner

56.6%799

Pat NelsonRepublican · incumbent

43.4%613

1,412 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET