RepublicanIn office since Nov 2015

Chad McMahan

Mississippi State Senator, District 6 since 2015. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 6

Wikipedia

In office: 11 yrs; Since 2015
Bills became law: 1; 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.4%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
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.

Energy · vice chair
Municipalities · chair
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
Business and Financial Institutions
Education
Finance
Insurance
Medicaid
Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review
Public Health and Welfare

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 49 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 2494 Regional educational service agencies; specify authority for bulk purchasing.
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2725 Pawnbrokers; provide precious metal retention requirements and revise fingerprinting requirements for.
Business and Commerce · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2874 Gold and Silver Commemorative Coin Act; enact.
Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2730 Civil immunity; provide for charitable organizations providing services related to an impending weather event.
Judiciary A · Failed in the House Mar 2026

SB 2915 Alcoholic beverages; revise provisions concerning native wine retailer's permits and festival permits.
Finance · Failed in the House Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where McMahan sits in the Mississippi State Senate

McMahan is closer to the center than 51% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jeremy England, Rita Parks, Kevin Blackwell

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:54 PM ET

With McMahan’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills19%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Mississippi State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: McMahan’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	McMahan	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Feb 5, 2026	SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…	No	Yes	No	Passed 27–25
May 29, 2025	HB 15: Appropriation; Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Department of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–6
May 29, 2025	HB 34: Appropriation; District attorneys and staff.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–8
May 29, 2025	HB 32: Appropriation; Attorney General.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–9
May 29, 2025	HB 33: Appropriation; Capital Post-Conviction Counsel, Office of.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–6

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time McMahan was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Mississippi State Senate, District 6

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 State Senate, District 6	Won	—
2019	Mississippi State Senate, District 6	Won	—
2015	Mississippi State Senate, District 6	Won	—
2015	Mississippi State Senate, District 6 (primary)	Won	+33.0