2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

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2019 Mississippi Attorney General election
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Nominee Lynn Fitch Jennifer Riley Collins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote507,468370,068
Percentage57.83%42.17%

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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

The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor. [1] State Treasurer Lynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she defeated Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election. Fitch became the first Republican to hold the office since 1878, as well as the first woman to ever be elected to the position in state history. [2] It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Fitch 163,733 44.2
Republican Andy Taggart 105,689 28.6
Republican Mark Baker100,59827.2
Total votes370,020 100.0

Runoff

Republican runoff results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Fitch 168,278 52.1
Republican Andy Taggart154,80747.9
Total votes323,085 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 253,042 100.0
Total votes253,042 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Fitch 507,468 57.83
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 370,06842.17
Total votes869,055 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Fitch won 3 of 4 congressional districts. [8]

DistrictFitchRiley CollinsRepresentative
1st 66%34% Trent Kelly
2nd 36%64% Bennie Thompson
3rd 61%39% Michael Guest
4th 68%32% Steven Palazzo

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