Perry Van Bailey
Perry Van Bailey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Stepp |
| In office February 14, 2023 – January 2, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Stepp |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
Perry Van Bailey is a farmer who is a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives representing the 23rd district.[1] House District 23 includes portions of Calhoun, Grenada, Lafayette, and Webster counties. He is a native of Calhoun County, Mississippi.[2]
Political career
[edit]Van Bailey ran in a 2023 special election to succeed Republican Charles Beckett representing the 23rd district in the Mississippi House of Representatives. Beckett had resigned to become the director for the Mississippi Public Utilities Staff.[2] Special legislative elections in Mississippi are officially nonpartisan, though Van Bailey stated he would serve as a Republican.[2] Both Van Bailey and Andrew Stepp, a pharmacy owner,[3] advanced to a runoff, which Van Bailey won by a margin of 7 votes.[4][2]
Van Bailey faced Stepp in a rematch in the Republican primary for the 2023 general election to the same seat. Van Bailey lost to Stepp by a margin of 53–47.[3] Following Stepp's death in 2024 Van Bailey was elected to the same seat in a 2025 special election.[5]
Electoral history
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Stepp | 1,142 | 48.41 | |
| Nonpartisan | Perry Van Bailey | 900 | 38.15 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andy Clark | 317 | 13.44 | |
| Total votes | 2,359 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Perry Van Bailey | 1,195 | 50.15 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Stepp | 1,188 | 49.85 | ||
| Total votes | 2,383 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrew Stepp | 3,135 | 53.18 | |
| Republican | Perry Van Bailey (incumbent) | 2,760 | 46.82 | |
| Total votes | 5,895 | 100.0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bailey sworn into office as District 23 representative".
- ^ a b c d "Perry Van Bailey sworn in as state representative after winning election by 7 votes". February 15, 2023.
- ^ a b Perlis, Wicker (August 10, 2023). "Longtime legislators lost Tuesday, first Black Republican since 1894 elected to MS House". The Clarion-Ledger. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Ford, Craig (January 31, 2023). "Runoff for state House seat too close to call". WTVA. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ "Perry Van Bailey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Perry Van Bailey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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