2025 Mississippi Senate District 18 special election

2025 Mississippi Senate District 18 special election

April 15, 2025

Mississippi Senate
District 18
(unofficial results)
 
Candidate Lane Taylor Mark Forsman Lindsey Kidd
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 3,011 1,379 577
Percentage 56.94% 26.08% 10.91%

County results
Taylor:      50–60%      60–70%
Forsman:      50–60%

Senator before election

Jenifer Branning
Republican

Elected Senator

Lane Taylor
Republican

A special election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on April 15, 2025, to elect a new member for District 18 in the Mississippi Senate, representing parts of Leake, Neshoba, and Winston counties. The election filled a vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican senator Jenifer Branning, who was elected to the Mississippi Supreme Court in a runoff in November, 2024. Political newcomer Lane Taylor was elected to the seat outright in the first round.