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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 5, 2019. All executive offices in the state were up for election. The primary election was held on August 6, 2019, and runoff elections were held on August 27, 2019. Although the Democrats came close to winning the governorship, they ultimately failed to do so. In addition, they lost the sole statewide office they have held since 1878: the Attorney General.

Governor

Lieutenant governor

Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2019

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Nominee Delbert Hosemann Jay Hughes Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 78 44 Popular vote 524,757 349,627 Percentage 60.01% 39.99%

County results Precinct resultsHughes:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Hosemann:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tie      50%

Lieutenant Governor before election Tate Reeves Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann Republican

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tate Reeves, who was reelected in 2015 with 60%, was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits and successfully ran for governor instead.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• J. P. Hughes Jr., listed as "Jay Hughes" on the ballot, Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 12th district

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Delbert Hosemann, Secretary of State of Mississippi
• Shane Quick

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019

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Nominee Michael Watson Johnny DuPree Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 79 43 Popular vote 511,249 357,806 Percentage 58.83% 41.17%

County results Precinct resultsDuPree:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Watson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      50%

Secretary of State before election Delbert Hosemann Republican Elected Secretary of State Michael Watson Republican

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Delbert Hosemann declined to run for a fourth term and instead successfully ran for lieutenant governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Johnny DuPree, former mayor of Hattiesburg and nominee for Governor of Mississippi in 2011
• Maryra Hunt

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Sam Britton, commissioner for the Southern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission
• Michael Watson, member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 51st District

Results

General election

Results

Attorney general

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019

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Nominee Lynn Fitch Jennifer Riley Collins Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 79 43 Popular vote 507,468 370,068 Percentage 57.83% 42.17%

County results Precinct resultsFitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90% Collins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90%

Attorney General before election Jim Hood Democratic Elected Attorney General Lynn Fitch Republican

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Jim Hood declined to run for a fifth term and instead ran for governor. Republican state treasurer Lynn Fitch defeated Democrat Jennifer Collins to become the first Republican attorney general since the Reconstruction era.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jennifer Riley Collins, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mark Baker, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 74th District
• Lynn Fitch, Treasurer of Mississippi
• Andy Taggart, Madison County supervisor

Results

Runoff

General election

Results

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2019

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Nominee Shad White Party Republican Electoral vote 122 Popular vote 656,902 Percentage 100%

State Auditor before election Shad White Republican Elected State Auditor Shad White Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Shad White, incumbent

Results

General election

Results

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2019

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Nominee David McRae Addie Lee Green Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 80 42 Popular vote 528,899 340,962 Percentage 60.8% 39.2%

County results Precinct resultsGreen:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% McRae:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

State Treasurer before election Lynn Fitch Republican Elected State Treasurer David McRae Republican

Incumbent Republican treasurer Lynn Fitch declined to run for a third term and instead chose to run for attorney general.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Addie Lee Green

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Eugene Clarke, member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 22nd District
• David McRae, businessman and candidate for State Treasurer in 2015

Results

General election

Results

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2019

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Nominee Andy Gipson Rickey Cole Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 79 43 Popular vote 509,239 358,318 Percentage 58.7% 41.3%

County results Precinct resultsCole:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Gipson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tie      50%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce before election Andy Gipson Republican Elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rickey Cole, former Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Andy Gipson, incumbent

Results

General election

Results

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2019

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Nominee Mike Chaney Robert Amos Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 79 43 Popular vote 533,324 337,297 Percentage 61.26% 38.74%

County results Precinct resultsAmos:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Chaney:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tie      50%

Commissioner of Insurance before election Mike Chaney Republican Elected Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Amos

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Chaney, incumbent

Results

General election

Results

Public Service Commission

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019

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Nominee Brandon Presley Party Democratic Popular vote 222,167 Percentage 100%

Northern District Commissioner before election Brandon Presley Democratic Elected Northern District Commissioner Brandon Presley Democratic

Northern District

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Brandon Presley, incumbent

Results

General election

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2019

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Nominee Brent Bailey De'Keither Stamps Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 146,596 144,574 Percentage 50.3% 49.7%

County results Bailey:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Stamps:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Central District Commissioner before election Cecil Brown Democratic Elected Central District Commissioner Brent Bailey Republican

Central District

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dorothy "Dot" Benford, activist
• Ryan Brown, deputy Public Service Commissioner for the Central District (2016−2019)
• Bruce Burton, candidate for Central District in 2011 and 2015
• De'Keither Stamps, member of Jackson City Council (2013−2020)

Results

Runoff

Republican primary

Candidates

• Brent Bailey
• Nic Lott

Results

General election

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019

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Nominee Dane Maxwell Connie Moran Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,083 108,074 Percentage 62.6% 37.4%

County results Maxwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Moran:      50–60%      60–70%

Southern District Commissioner before election Sam Britton Republican Elected Southern District Commissioner Dane Maxwell Republican

Southern District

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Connie Moran, former mayor of Ocean Springs
• Sugar Stallings

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dane Maxwell, mayor of Pascagoula
• Kelvin Schulz

Results

General election

Results

Transportation Commission

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019

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Nominee John Caldwell Joey Grist Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,168 105,562 Percentage 63.2% 36.8%

County results Caldwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Grist:      50–60%      60–70%

Northern District Commissioner before election Mike Tagert Republican Elected Northern District Commissioner John Caldwell Republican

Northern District

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joey Grist, former state representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Trey Bowman
• John Caldwell
• E. Allen Hathcock
• Jeremy Martin
• Geoffrey Yoste

Results

Runoff

General election

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2019

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Nominee Willie Simmons Butch Lee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 149,573 143,003 Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

County results Simmons:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Lee:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Central District Commissioner before election Dick Hall Republican Elected Central District Commissioner Willie Simmons Democratic

Central District

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Willie Simmons, state senator
• Marcus Wallace

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Butch Lee
• Ricky Pennington Jr.

Results

General election

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019

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Nominee Tom King Party Republican Popular vote 234,905 Percentage 100%

Southern District Commissioner before election Tom King Republican Elected Southern District Commissioner Tom King Republican

Southern District

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom King, incumbent
• Tony Smith, state senator
• Chad Toney

Results

General election

Results

References

1. Ramseth, Luke (July 9, 2019). "Mississippi governor election: Robert Foster on teacher pay, education". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
2. ^ "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
3. ^ "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
4. ^ "2019 GENERAL ELECTION". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
5. Pender, Geoff (October 3, 2018). "AG Jim Hood running for governor to help 'least among us'". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
6. ^ "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
7. "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY RUNOFF". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.

External links

Official campaign websites for lieutenant governor

• Delbert Hosemann (R) for Lt. Governor
• Jay Hughes (D) for Lt. Governor Archived 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for secretary of state

• Johnny DuPree (D) for Secretary of State Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Michael Watson (R) for Secretary of State

Official campaign websites for attorney general

• Jennifer Riley Collins (D) for Attorney General Archived 2019-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Lynn Fitch (R) for Attorney General

Official campaign websites for auditor

• Shad White (R) for Auditor

Official campaign websites for treasurer

• Addie Lee Green (D) for Treasurer
• David McRae (R) for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner

• Rickey Cole (D) for Ag Commissioner
• Andy Gipson (R) for Ag Commissioner

Official campaign websites for insurance commissioner

• Robert Amos (D) for Insurance Commissioner Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Mike Chaney (R) for Insurance Commissioner

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