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The 1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1853 in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic US Senator for Mississippi John J. McRae defeated the Whig nominee Francis M. Rogers. [1]
On election day, 8 November 1853, John J. McRae won by a margin of 4,837 votes against his opponent Francis M. Rogers and would go on to become the 21st Governor of Mississippi. [2] Retaining democratic control of the office of Governor following the resignation of previous Union Democratic Party governor Henry S. Foote at noon on 5 January 1854 after he had grown bitter and angry over the election results, and being succeeded by the Democratic president of the Mississippi senate John J. Pettus at noon on 7 January 1854. [3] McRae was sworn in on 10 January 1854. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John J. McRae | 32,116 | 54.07 | |
| Whig | Francis M. Rogers | 27,279 | 45.93 | |
| Total votes | 59,395 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council, as appointed to the Council of 1853 or elected at the 1853 election. Members added in 1855 are noted in a separate section below.
The 2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Bryant ran for re-election to a second and final term in office. This is the highest percentage that a Republican has ever won in a gubernatorial election in Mississippi.
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A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held on May 12, 2015, to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee, a member of the Republican Party, died on February 6, 2015.
The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to choose the next Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi; the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election, Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%, with Reeves significantly underperforming Trump who won the state by 17 points, 3 years prior.
David McRae is an American politician from Mississippi. A member of the Republican Party, McRae has been Mississippi State Treasurer since 2020, having been elected in the 2019 election.
The 2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29. All executive offices in the state up for election, as well as all 52 seats of the Mississippi State Senate, all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023.
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The 1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 1857 in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district William McWillie defeated the American Party nominee Edward M. Yerger.
The 1859 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on October 3, 1859, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic acting governor of Mississippi John J. Pettus defeated the independent candidate Harvey W. Walter.
