Mississippi elected all its state officers on November 5, 2019. Independent candidate Angela Cockerham was elected to the House, 96th district, by 4,841 votes to 3,585 for her Democratic opponent. Cockerham had been elected as a Democrat in each of the four previous elections. She is the new chair of the House Judiciary Committee.

Another state house incumbent who ran as an independent, Steve Holland, was narrowly defeated by his Democratic opponent. Holland received 2,538 and his Democratic opponent received 2,773.