[5][6][7] In 2019, Henley lost her re-election bid to Hester Jackson-McCray, a member of the Democratic Party, by 14 votes.
[8] Henley sought a do-over election, but the Mississippi House declined her request, seating Jackson-McCray.
[9] After leaving the state house, Henley worked for the Mississippi Center for Public Policy as a legislative fellow.
[11] On June 13, 2021, Henley was shot and killed in Water Valley, Mississippi, close to a trailer where her sister-in-law's burned body was found in December 2020.
[17] Those charges were later dismissed without prejudice on motion of an assistant district attorney and Circuit Judge, who wrote "After reviewing the case for trial, attorneys for the State requested additional time to fully investigate and review this matter" in a document filed with the Yalobusha County, Mississippi Circuit Court.