2019 Mississippi elections

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019
	DuPree: 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

Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2019
	Hughes: 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

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.^[1] 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

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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Hughes	280,504	100.0
Total votes			280,504	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Delbert Hosemann, Secretary of State of Mississippi
Shane Quick

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert Hosemann	311,518	85.8
	Republican	Shane Quick	51,703	14.2
Total votes			363,221	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert Hosemann	524,757	60.01
	Democratic	Jay Hughes	349,627	39.99
Total votes			874,384	100.0
	Republican hold

Secretary of State

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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	200,423	71.7
	Democratic	Maryra Hunt	79,201	28.3
Total votes			279,624	100.0

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

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Watson	187,054	52.8
	Republican	Sam Britton	167,440	47.2
Total votes			354,494	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Watson	511,249	58.83
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	357,806	41.17
Total votes			869,055	100.0
	Republican hold

Attorney general

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019

2023 →


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

Fitch: 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.^[5] 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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Riley Collins	253,042	100.0
Total votes			253,042	100.0

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

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Fitch	163,733	44.2
	Republican	Andy Taggart	105,689	28.6
	Republican	Mark Baker	100,598	27.2
Total votes			370,020	100.0

Runoff

Republican runoff results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Fitch	168,278	52.1
	Republican	Andy Taggart	154,807	47.9
Total votes			323,085	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Fitch	507,468	57.83
	Democratic	Jennifer Riley Collins	370,068	42.17
Total votes			869,055	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019

2023 →


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

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shad White (incumbent)	333,530	100.0
Total votes			333,530	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shad White (incumbent)	656,902	100.0
Total votes			656,902	100.0
	Republican hold

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019

2023 →


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

Green: 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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Addie Lee Green	251,591	100.0
Total votes			251,591	100.0

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

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McRae	222,610	61.5
	Republican	Eugene Clarke	139,345	38.5
Total votes			361,955	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McRae	528,899	60.8
	Democratic	Addie Lee Green	340,962	39.2
Total votes			869,861	100.0
	Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019

2023 →


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

Cole:      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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rickey Cole	254,523	100.0
Total votes			254,523	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Andy Gipson, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Gipson (incumbent)	342,708	100.0
Total votes			342,708	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Gipson (incumbent)	509,239	58.7
	Democratic	Rickey Cole	358,318	41.3
Total votes			867,557	100.0
	Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019

2023 →


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

Amos:      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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Amos	251,664	100.0
Total votes			251,664	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Mike Chaney, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Chaney (incumbent)	345,736	100.0
Total votes			345,736	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Chaney (incumbent)	533,324	61.26
	Democratic	Robert Amos	337,297	38.74
Total votes			870,621	100.0
	Republican hold

Public Service Commission

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandon Presley (incumbent)	95,783	100.0
Total votes			95,783	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Northern District election, 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brandon Presley (incumbent)	222,167	100.0
Total votes			222,167	100.0
	Democratic hold

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	De'Keither Stamps	42,967	39.5
	Democratic	Dorothy Benford	36,641	33.7
	Democratic	Ryan Brown	16,989	15.6
	Democratic	Bruce Burton	12,157	11.2
Total votes			108,754	100.0

Runoff

Democratic primary runoff results^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	De'Keither Stamps	38,314	58.8
	Democratic	Dorothy Benford	26,864	41.2
Total votes			65,178	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Brent Bailey
Nic Lott

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Bailey	73,726	74.4
	Republican	Nic Lott	25,363	25.6
Total votes			99,089	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Central District election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brent Bailey	146,596	50.3
	Democratic	De'Keither Stamps	144,574	49.7
Total votes			291,170	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Connie Moran	52,957	79.0
	Democratic	Sugar Stallings	14,082	21.0
Total votes			67,039	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Dane Maxwell, mayor of Pascagoula
Kelvin Schulz

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dane Maxwell	99,495	68.1
	Republican	Kelvin Schulz	46,545	31.9
Total votes			146,040	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Southern District election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dane Maxwell	181,083	62.6
	Democratic	Connie Moran	108,074	37.4
Total votes			289,157	100.0
	Republican hold

Transportation Commission

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joey Grist	88,595	100.0
Total votes			88,595	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Caldwell	32,588	31.4
	Republican	Geoffrey Yoste	27,351	26.3
	Republican	Trey Bowman	22,581	21.7
	Republican	Jeremy Martin	17,836	17.2
	Republican	E. Allen Hathcock	3,523	3.4
Total votes			103,879	100.0

Runoff

Republican primary runoff results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Caldwell	49,950	56.3
	Republican	Geoffrey Yoste	38,803	43.7
Total votes			88,753	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Northern District election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Caldwell	181,168	63.2
	Democratic	Joey Grist	105,562	36.8
Total votes			286,730	100.0
	Republican hold

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Simmons	66,394	60.3
	Democratic	Marcus Wallace	43,673	39.7
Total votes			108,754	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Butch Lee
Ricky Pennington, Jr.

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Butch Lee	63,890	65.2
	Republican	Ricky Pennington, Jr.	34,044	34.8
Total votes			97,934	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Central District election, 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willie Simmons	149,573	51.1
	Republican	Butch Lee	143,003	48.9
Total votes			292,576	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019

← 2015

November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

2023 →


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

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom King (incumbent)	85,390	55.8
	Republican	Tony Smith	49,241	32.2
	Republican	Chad Toney	18,353	12.0
Total votes			152,984	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Southern District election, 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom King (incumbent)	234,905	100.0
Total votes			234,905	100.0
	Republican hold

References

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

Official campaign websites for Agriculture and Commerce 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

[1] Ramseth, Luke (July 9, 2019). "Mississippi governor election: Robert Foster on teacher pay, education". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved May 14, 2019.

[Demprimary-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[Repprimary-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.

[MSGeneral-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "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.

[Reprunoff-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.

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