Perry Van Bailey

Perry Van Bailey
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 23rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 9, 2025
Preceded byAndrew Stepp
In office
February 14, 2023 – January 2, 2024
Preceded byCharles Beckett
Succeeded byAndrew Stepp
Personal details
PartyRepublican

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

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

2023 Mississippi's 23rd House of Representatives district special election[6]
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
2023 Mississippi's 23rd House of Representatives district special runoff election[6]
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
2023 Mississippi's 23rd House of Representatives district Republican primary election[6]
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

  1. ^ "Bailey sworn into office as District 23 representative".
  2. ^ a b c d "Perry Van Bailey sworn in as state representative after winning election by 7 votes". February 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Perlis, Wicker (August 10, 2023). "Longtime legislators lost Tuesday, first Black Republican since 1894 elected to MS House". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved October 30, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Ford, Craig (January 31, 2023). "Runoff for state House seat too close to call". WTVA. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Perry Van Bailey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Perry Van Bailey". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
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