Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi House District 31
A district of about 26,000 people, 64% Black, 25% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+29.9 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Otis Anthony (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: OpenElections (from MS Secretary of State)Updated Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM ET
Where it sits among all 120 seats
Every Mississippi House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
16 races since 1971. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2023 | Otis Anthony (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Otis Anthony (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2018 special | No winner recorded | Otis Anthony (D) | — |
| 2015 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2007 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Sara Richardson Thomas (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1995 | William Richardson (D) | Robert Harris (I) | 83.0 |
| 1992 | William Richardson (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Will G. Poindexter (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Will G. Poindexter (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Will G. Poindexter (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Guy Williams (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1975 | Don Richardson (D) | Tom Druey (R) | 40.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1971 | Jim Neal · Emmett Owens · John Hampton Stennis · John Arthur Eaves · Don Richardson · George R. Ferguson Jr. · Horace B. Lester · Lamar Kemp · Joe G. Moss · Charles B. Mitchell · James Everett Walters · Howard Parkman (D) | Doug Hudgins (R) | 0.8 |
Primaries: 2015 Democratic primary · 1983 Democratic primary · 1975 Democratic primary runoff · 1975 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 31
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 31's area in each.
Every race on these lines
Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.
| 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | D+31.1 | R+2.5 | D+28.5 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | D+3.1 | D+16.2 |
Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year
Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 120 seats. Small marks are other seats in Mississippi. The black marker is District 31.
Higher than 61% of seats.
Lower than 84% of seats.
Lower than 59% of seats.
Higher than 83% of seats.
Higher than 60% of seats.
Less dense than 71% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
District 2973% Black · 24% college gradsD+33.5Not up in 2026District 50
66% Black · 22% college gradsD+28.6Not up in 2026District 66
65% Black · 26% college gradsD+31.6Not up in 2026District 76
58% Black · 23% college gradsD+21.9Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET