2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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  2019 November 7, 2023 2027  
  Gov. Tate Reeves Signs House Bill 1486 (cropped).jpg Brandon Presley, MS Public Service Commissioner.jpg
Nominee Tate Reeves Brandon Presley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote418,233391,614
Percentage50.94%47.70%

2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election by CD.svg
Reeves:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Presley:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

Elected Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican governor Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley. [1] Primary elections were held on August 8. [2] Reeves won the Republican nomination, while Presley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Contents

The race was considered to be competitive with Reeves being slightly favored. Reeves won re-election, but this was the best performance for a Democrat, the worst for a Republican, and the closest Mississippi gubernatorial election since 1999. It was also the closest ever gubernatorial election in the state won by a Republican, [3] and the closest gubernatorial election in the 2023 cycle.

Background

This was the first Mississippi gubernatorial election since a 2020 referendum altered the election process. Previously, under a provision crafted as part of the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi, a candidate needed a majority of voters across the state and a majority of voters in a majority of state House of Representatives districts; if no candidates achieved such a result, the state House of Representatives would choose between the top two finishers, something that only happened in 1999.

This structure was referred to as Mississippi’s version of the electoral college; it was originally crafted, in the words of the Mississippi Historical Society, as part of "the legal basis and bulwark of the design of white supremacy". In the 21st century, because the state House districts favor Republican candidates, the provision was seen as helping Republican gubernatorial candidates as well. [4] Under the new law, any candidate who receives a majority of statewide votes will be elected; if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a statewide runoff election between the top two candidates will be held. [5]

A socially conservative Southern state, Mississippi is considered safely Republican at the federal and state levels, with both of its U.S. senators, all but one of its U.S. representatives and all statewide executive officers currently belonging to the Republican Party. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump comfortably carried Mississippi by 17 percentage points. Incumbent governor Tate Reeves was first elected in 2019, narrowly defeating then-attorney general Jim Hood, who was the only Democrat elected to hold statewide office in Mississippi at the time.

Most analysts considered Reeves to be a favorite to win reelection, given the state's partisan lean and incumbency advantage. Nonetheless, the race was considered to be unusually competitive throughout the Fall as polling showed the race within the margin of error. Weaknesses for Reeves included his narrow victory four years prior, the heavy criticism he has faced for his handling of the Jackson water crisis, and for his ties to a welfare corruption scandal, both of which led him to have the lowest approval ratings of any Republican governor in the country. The Democratic nominee, Brandon Presley, was considered to be a strong general election candidate; he represented the Northern district on the Mississippi Public Service Commission since 2008, despite that district having a strong Republican bent, and held relatively moderate views on social issues, thus being closer to fitting the state. [6] [7]

Mississippi has the highest rate of disenfranchisement in the United States and around 16% of the African American voting age population is disenfranchised. [8]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
David
Hardigree
Tate
Reeves
John
Witcher
OtherUndecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College Jun 4–7, 2023646 (RV)± 4.8%0%59%0%8% [lower-alpha 2] 33%
American Strategies [upper-alpha 1] May 22–24, 2023646 (LV)± 3.9%2%70%4%-24%
Hypothetical polling
Tate Reeves vs. Bill Waller Jr.
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Tate
Reeves
Bill
Waller Jr.
Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College January 3–8, 2023821 (RV)± 4.6%52%29%19%

Results

Results by county:
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Reeves
>90%
80-90%
70-80%
60-70% 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial Republican primary results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Reeves
  •   >90%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 281,213 74.7
Republican John Witcher66,69817.7
Republican David Grady Hardigree28,5617.6
Total votes376,472 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Disqualified

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 9, 2023 [32]
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Brandon Presley$1,760,057$773,134$1,714,455

Results

Democratic primary results [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brandon Presley 196,307 100.0
Total votes196,307 100.0

Independents

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Gwendolyn Gray, nonprofit executive [10] (endorsed Presley, remained on ballot) [34]

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [35] Lean ROctober 23, 2023
Inside Elections [36] Lean RSeptember 1, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [37] Likely ROctober 16, 2023
Elections Daily [38] Likely RNovember 7, 2023

Debate

DatesLocationPresleyReevesLink
November 1, 2023 WAPT Studios
Jackson
ParticipantParticipant YouTube

Endorsements

Tate Reeves (R)
Executive Branch officials
State senators
State representatives
Local officials
Organizations
Brandon Presley (D)
Executive Branch officials
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State senators
State representatives
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Newspapers and other media
Organizations

Polling

Aggregate polls
Source of poll
aggregation
Dates
administered
Dates
updated
Tate
Reeves (R)
Brandon
Presley (D)
Other
[lower-alpha 4]
Margin
Real Clear Politics August 20 – October 2, 2023October 5, 202251.5%42.0%6.5%Reeves +9.5%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Tate
Reeves (R)
Brandon
Presley (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [upper-alpha 2] October 19–20, 2023601 (V)± 4.0%46%45%10%
Magnolia Tribune/Mason-Dixon September 27 – October 2, 2023625 (LV)± 4.0%51%43%6%
Mississippi Today/Siena College August 20–28, 2023650 (LV)± 4.0%52%41%1% [lower-alpha 5] 6%
Impact Research (D) [upper-alpha 3] August 6–9, 2023600 (LV)± 4.0%46%46%8%
OnMessage Inc. (R) [upper-alpha 4] July 7, 202349%32%19%
Impact Research (D) [upper-alpha 3] April 24–27, 2023600 (LV)± 4.0%47%44%9%
Mississippi Today/Siena College April 16–20, 2023783 (RV)± 4.3%49%38%7% [lower-alpha 6] 6%
Magnolia Tribune/Mason-Dixon March 6–10, 2023625 (RV) [lower-alpha 7] ± 4.0%46%39%15%
Mississippi Today/Tulchin Research [upper-alpha 5] January 21–25, 2023500 (RV)± 4.4%43%47%10%
Mississippi Today/Siena College January 3–8, 2023821 (RV)± 4.6%43%39%2% [lower-alpha 8] 14%
Impact Research (D) [upper-alpha 3] December 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%49%42%9%
Hypothetical polling
Tate Reeves vs. generic opponent
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Tate
Reeves (R)
Generic
Opponent
Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College April 16–20, 2023783 (RV)± 4.3%36%60%4%
Mississippi Today/Siena College January 3–8, 2023821 (RV)± 4.6%33%57%10%

Results

2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election swing by margin.svg
2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election trend.svg
2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election [66] [67] [68]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 418,233 50.94 –0.97
Democratic Brandon Presley 391,61447.70+0.87
Independent Gwendolyn Gray (withdrawn)11,1531.36N/A
Total votes821,000 100.00
Republican hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "Someone else" with 8%
  3. Waller is a Republican, but media sources speculated that he might run as an independent.
  4. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  5. "Someone else" with 1%
  6. "Not going to vote" with 6%; "Someone else" with 1%
  7. Additionally, "[a]ll indicated they were likely to vote in the November general election".
  8. "Some other candidate" with 2%
Partisan clients
  1. This poll was sponsored by the National Apartment Association and the National Association of Realtors. The poll was never officially released, and was instead leaked by the Magnolia Tribune in June 2023. [24]
  2. This poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  3. 1 2 3 This poll was sponsored by Presley's campaign
  4. This poll was sponsored by Reeves' campaign
  5. This poll was sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center

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