GOP control expands in Mississippi Senate, steady in House

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Republicans will expand their majority in the Mississippi Senate and maintain supermajority-level control in the state House.

In the Senate, Republicans will hold 36 of 52 seats, up from 33. Democrats will shrink from 19 to 16.

In the 122-member House, Republicans are on track to control 75 seats, the same as before the election, including a lead in one of three uncalled races. The number of Democrats is on track to increase from 45 to 46, with one Democrat defeating longtime Rep. Steve Holland, an independent. Rep. Angela Cockerham won re-election as an independent.

Once-dominant white Democrats continue retreating. The new Legislature is on track to have seven white Democratic House members and two senators.

The number of women lawmakers is on track to increase from 24 to 29.

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