New, old faces will be representing Hinds, Madison and Rankin in state legislature. Who won

Charlie Drape, Mississippi Clarion-Ledger
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Voting booths and stickers seen at Richland Community Center, where more than 340 people from South Richland and 260 people from North Richland had voted by 11:10 a.m., in Richland on Election Day.
Voting booths and stickers seen at Richland Community Center, where more than 340 people from South Richland and 260 people from North Richland had voted by 11:10 a.m., in Richland on Election Day.
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Candidates came away with huge victories in the six contested Mississippi House and Senate races in districts representing parts of Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties

Three Democrats, two Republicans and one Independent will be representing the Jackson-area and joining other lawmakers next year in the Mississippi legislature after residents took to the polls Tuesday for Mississippi's Election Day.

Polling stations in Hinds County were allowed to stay open later than 7 p.m. due to some precincts running out of ballots throughout Election Day. This may have caused election results to come in a little later than previous years.

Here is a list of the results:

Senate District 22

Incumbent Democrat Joseph Thomas cruised to victory against his Republican challenger Chastity Magyar. The Associated Press called the race at 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday at midnight, Thomas secured 57.6% of the vote, with 9,176 votes. Magyar received 42.4%, with 6,753 votes. At that time, 96% of votes have been counted.

Thomas will be serving his second term in the office.

District 22 represents parts of Humphreys, Madison, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington and Yazoo counties.

Senate District 29

David Blount, the incumbent Democrat, won a fifth term representing Hinds County's District 29. He has been serving in the seat since 2008.

He defeated Republican Challenger Michael Carson handily. As of Tuesday at midnight, Blount secured 77.5% of the vote, with 11,928 votes, to Carson's 22.5%, with 3,457. The race was called at 10:37 p.m. on Tuesday.

At time of publishing, 93% of votes had been counted.

House District 56

Republican Clay Mansell will be serving his first term in office representing District 56, which includes parts of Hinds and Madison counties after defeating Democrat Sharon Moman. The race was called 11:49 p.m. on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday at midnight, Mansell secured 66.3% of the vote with 5,043 votes when the race was called by the Associated Press. Moman only secured 33.7% of the vote with 2,564 votes.

At publication time, 93% of votes have been counted.

Mansell is replacing Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, who has represented District 56 since 2004. Gunn announced he was not seeking re-election in November 2022.

House District 64

Independent Shanda Yates won her second term representing District 64, which includes parts of Hinds and Madison counties. The race was called at 11:41 p.m. on Tuesday.

She defeated Republican Amile Wilson.

As of Tuesday at midnight, Yates brought home 61.9% of the vote and 4,313 votes. Amile secured only 38.1% of the vote and 2,660 votes. At midnight, 93% of votes had been counted.

Yates is one of three Independents currently serving in the Mississippi House of Representatives. In January 2022, she announced she was leaving the Democratic Party via X, formerly known as Twitter.

House District 75

Republican Celeste Hurst easily defeated Independent Ryshonda Harper Beechem. This will be Hurst's first term in office representing District 75, which includes parts of both Rankin and Scott counties.. The race was called at 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday at midnight, Hurst had secured 73.9% of the vote and 5,286 votes. Beechem only secured 26.1% of the vote and 1,870 votes. At time of publication, 95% of votes had been counted.

Hurst is replacing incumbent Democrat Tom Miles, who instead ran for election to become the Chancery Clerk for Scott County.

House District 76

Incumbent Democrat Gregory Holloway defeated his Republican challenger Rickey Smylie. The race was called at 10:23 p.m. Tuesday.

Holloway cruised to victory with 73% of the vote and 4,861 votes, while Smylie secured 27% of the vote and 1,796 votes. So far, 93% of votes have been counted.

This will be Holloway's seventh term representing District 76, which includes parts of Claiborne, Copiah and Hinds counties.

This article originally appeared on Mississippi Clarion Ledger: See results of contested MS legislative races in Hinds, Madison, Rankin