2019 Mississippi elections Last updated February 20, 2025
2019 Mississippi elections
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 .
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.
Secretary of State Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019 County results Precinct results DuPree: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Watson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Tie: 50%
Incumbent Republican secretary of state Delbert Hosemann declined to run for a fourth term and instead successfully ran for lieutenant governor.
Attorney general Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019 County results Precinct results Fitch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90%Collins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90%
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 .
State Auditor Mississippi State Auditor election, 2019 County resultsWhite: 90–100%
State Treasurer Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2019 County results Precinct results Green: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%McRae: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%
Incumbent Republican treasurer Lynn Fitch declined to run for a third term and instead chose to run for attorney general.
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2019 County results Precinct results Cole: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Gipson: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Tie 50%
Democratic primary Candidates Rickey Cole, former Mississippi Democratic Party Chairman Commissioner of Insurance Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2019 County results Precinct results Amos: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Chaney: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%Tie 50%
Public Service Commission Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019
Northern District General election Results Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2019 County resultsBailey: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%Stamps: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
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) General election Results Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019 County resultsMaxwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Moran: 50–60% 60–70%
Transportation Commission Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2019 County resultsCaldwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Grist: 50–60% 60–70%
Northern District Democratic primary Candidates Joey Grist, former state representative Republican primary Candidates Trey Bowman John Caldwell E. Allen Hathcock Jeremy Martin Geoffrey Yoste General election Results Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2019 County resultsSimmons: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%Lee: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Central District Republican primary Candidates Butch Lee Ricky Pennington Jr. General election Results Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2019
Southern District Republican primary Candidates Tom King , incumbent Tony Smith, state senator Chad Toney References ↑ Ramseth, Luke (July 9, 2019). "Mississippi governor election: Robert Foster on teacher pay, education" . Clarion Ledger. Retrieved May 14, 2019 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY" . Mississippi Secretary of State . Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY" . Mississippi Secretary of State . Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "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 . 1 2 "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
Official campaign websites for secretary of state
Official campaign websites for attorney general
Official campaign websites for auditor
Official campaign websites for treasurer
Official campaign websites for Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner
Official campaign websites for insurance commissioner
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