2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for Mississippi Senate District 18
Mississippi State Senate · Mississippi
Lane Taylor (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Forsman (OTH) by 30.9 points.
Lane TaylorRepublican · winner
56.9%3,011
Mark ForsmanOther party
26.1%1,379
Lindsey KiddOther party
10.9%577
Ike MeltonOther party
3.9%208
Marty SistrunkOther party
2.1%113
5,288 votes
Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The candidates
Lane Taylor (R)Mark Forsman (OTH)Lindsey Kidd (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Ike Melton (Other party), 3.9%; Marty Sistrunk (Other party), 2.1%