DemocratIn office since

Johnny DuPree

Mississippi State Senator, District 45. Ran in 2 elections between 2011 and 2022. Next on the ballot in 2027.

Mississippi State Senator, District 45

Bills became law
1
16 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.8%
Chamber median 1.2%
With party
94%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−48.7
Lost 2022
Next election
2027
Nov 2, 2027
Elections
2
2011–2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations
  • Drug Policy
  • Economic and Workforce Development
  • Ethics
  • Housing
  • Labor

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 16 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 3389 City of Hattiesburg; extend repealer on tourism commission and hotel/motel tax.
Local and Private · Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where DuPree sits in the Mississippi State Senate

DuPree is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianDuPreeMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Gary Brumfield, John Horhn, Justin Pope

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

With DuPree’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats94%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills81%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

DateBillDuPreeDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Feb 5, 2026SB 2202: Economic development incentives; require agreements to secure employee freedom and…NoNoYesPassed 27–25

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

Career

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

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2022U.S. House, MS-4LostR+48.7R+41.1−7.6
2011Governor of MississippiLostR+22.0R+13.3−8.7

Source: 99chambers results archive

Campaign money, 2021–22

Raised
$147.4K
Spent
$147.4K
Cash
$11

Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2022Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET

Who DuPree has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive

In the polls

Included in 1 poll; DuPree’s best result was 40% (Mississippi Governor, 2011).

DuPree’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know DuPree

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET