Mississippi House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2026
Mississippi House District 35
A district of about 20,000 people, 36% Black, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+48.1 relative to the nation for president.
2023 election
Nov 7, 2023- Joey Hood (R) · 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
14 races since 1975; the seat changed party 1 time. 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 | Joey Hood (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 | Joey Hood (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2015 | Joey Hood (R) | Patrick Warner (D) | 14.6 |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Joey Hood (R) | Jan R. Butler Jr. (I) | 74.9 |
| 2007 | Dannie Reed (R) | — | Unopposed |
| 2003 | Dannie Reed (R) | Jimmy W. Powell (D) | 19.1 |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Charlie Smith (IND) | Hugh Gibson (D) | 6.0 |
| 1995 | Charlie Smith (IND)Flip | Jimmy P. Carden (D) | 11.9 |
| 1992 | Charlie Smith (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Charlie Smith (D) | Henry Ross (R) | 27.9 |
| 1987 | Glenn D. Burdine (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Hugh Easley (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Ronald W. Robertson (D) | Tom P. Calhoun (R) | 6.2 |
| 1975 | Ashley Atkinson (D) | Milton Boyd (I) | 46.0 |
Primaries: 2015 Republican primary · 1987 Democratic primary runoff · 1987 Democratic primary · 1983 Democratic primary runoff · 1983 Democratic primary · 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 35
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 35'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 | R+43.4 | R+47.0 | R+49.8 |
| U.S. Senate | No race | R+40.7 | R+50.1 |
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 35.
Higher than 52% of seats.
Lower than 53% of seats.
Lower than 90% of seats.
Higher than 58% of seats.
Lower than 63% of seats.
Less dense than 93% 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 4638% Black · 23% college gradsR+34.7Not up in 2026District 97
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33% Black · 31% college gradsR+39.0Not up in 2026District 48
45% BlackR+33.7Not 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