2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Delbert Hosemann Ryan Grover
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote490,956317,347
Percentage60.74%39.26%
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2023 Mississippi LT gubernatorial election by CD.svg
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Hosemann:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Grover:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     50%     No data
Lieutenant Governor before election

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

The 2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the lieutenant governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann won re-election to a second term in office, significantly outperforming Republican Governor Tate Reeves in the concurrent governor election.

Contents

Hosemann drew a primary challenge from state senator Chris McDaniel, who is best known for nearly unseating U.S. Senator Thad Cochran in his 2014 primary. [1] McDaniel accused Hosemann of being a "liberal" and criticized him for allowing Democrats to chair committees in the state senate, labeling him "Delbert 'the Democrat' Hosemann." [2] In response, Hosemann defended his conservative credentials and called McDaniel "the least effective politician in the state with the largest ego." [1] Marketing executive Ryan Grover was the only Democrat who filed to run. [3]

Republican primary

Governor Tate Reeves declined to endorse in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor, however, he did not keep his frustrations with incumbent Lieutenant Governor Hosemann a secret, implying to reporters that there is only one "conservative candidate running" for the position. [4] This led to Mississippi Republican Party chairman Frank Bordeaux having to get involved behind the scenes to quell tensions between Hosemann and McDaniel. [4]

In campaign ads, speeches, interviews, and social media posts, McDaniel tied Hosemann to the South Jackson Women's Clinic, in attempts to attack Hosemann's record on the issue of abortion. According to The Associated Press, the physician who runs the clinic, however, didn't start performing abortions until after Hosemann provided legal services to the clinic. In response, Hosemann called McDaniel a "pathological liar" and accused him of defamation. [5]

On August 2, Hosemann accused McDaniel of not living in the district where he votes, saying that "it appears doubtful that he lived in his district, which means he voted illegally." McDaniel claimed that the allegations are "just [Hosemann] being desperate." [6]

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

  • Shane Quick, music promoter and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2019 [7]

Endorsements

Delbert Hosemann

U.S. Senators

State legislators

Organizations

Chris McDaniel

U.S. Senators

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Declined to endorse

Statewide officials

Fundraising

Primary campaign finance activity as of June 9, 2023
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Delbert Hosemann [15] $2,500,307$1,363,092$3,704,915
Chris McDaniel [16] $785,135$646,604$386,490

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Delbert
Hosemann		Tiffany
Longino		Chris
McDaniel		Shane
Quick		Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College [17] June 4–7, 2023646 (LV)± 4.8%47%-32%-21%
American Strategies [18] [A] May 22–24, 2023646 (LV)± 3.9%40%1%45%1%13%

Results

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Results by county:
  Hosemann
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
  •   50–60%
  •   40–50%
  McDaniel
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Republican primary results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 198,979 52.11%
Republican Chris McDaniel 162,70842.61%
Republican Tiffany Longino20,1435.28%
Total votes381,830 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic D. Ryan Grover 151,793 100.00%
Total votes151,793 100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Delbert Hosemann (R)

U.S. Senators

State legislators

Organizations

Results

2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 490,956 60.74% +0.73%
Democratic Ryan Grover317,34739.26%–0.73%
Total votes808,303 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County [22] Delbert Hosemann
Republican		Ryan Grover
Democratic		MarginTotal
#%#%#%
Adams 4,10144.52%5,11155.48%-1,010-10.96%9,212
Alcorn 6,82282.30%1,46717.70%5,35564.60%8,289
Amite 3,10262.21%1,88437.79%1,21824.43%4,986
Attala 3,59961.54%2,24938.46%1,35023.08%5,848
Benton 1,74262.82%1,03137.18%71125.64%2,773
Bolivar 2,92936.46%5,10463.54%-2,175-27.08%8,033
Calhoun 3,29173.69%1,17526.31%2,11647.38%4,466
Carroll 2,54167.98%1,19732.02%1,34435.96%3,738
Chickasaw 3,05354.93%2,50545.07%5489.86%5,558
Choctaw 1,99872.37%76327.63%1,23544.73%2,761
Claiborne 79426.15%2,24273.85%-1,448-47.69%3,036
Clarke 3,87266.00%1,99534.00%1,87731.99%5,867
Clay 3,17345.16%3,85354.84%-680-9.68%7,026
Coahoma 1,57030.96%3,50169.04%-1,931-38.08%5,071
Copiah 4,88752.87%4,35747.13%5305.73%9,244
Covington 3,93663.41%2,27136.59%1,66526.82%6,207
DeSoto 22,85262.49%13,71937.51%9,13324.97%36,571
Forrest 11,02360.46%7,20839.54%3,81520.93%18,231
Franklin 2,01164.50%1,10735.50%90428.99%3,118
George 4,09587.46%58712.54%3,50874.93%4,682
Greene 2,71379.00%72121.00%1,99258.01%3,434
Grenada 4,34554.99%3,55745.01%7889.97%7,902
Hancock 8,17378.30%2,26521.70%5,90856.60%10,438
Harrison 28,06965.95%14,49534.05%13,57431.89%42,564
Hinds 24,92836.95%42,54263.05%-17,614-26.11%67,470
Holmes 1,51926.57%4,19973.43%-2,680-46.87%5,718
Humphreys 99933.44%1,98866.56%-989-33.11%2,987
Issaquena 22853.77%19646.23%327.55%424
Itawamba 6,06788.63%77811.37%5,28977.27%6,845
Jackson 19,97070.74%8,25929.26%11,71141.49%28,229
Jasper 2,86648.94%2,99051.06%-124-2.12%5,856
Jefferson 61423.02%2,05376.98%-1,439-53.96%2,667
Jefferson Davis 1,79942.69%2,41557.31%-616-14.62%4,214
Jones 13,98570.82%5,76129.18%8,22441.65%19,746
Kemper 1,57443.15%2,07456.85%-500-13.71%3,648
Lafayette 9,39563.74%5,34436.26%4,05127.48%14,739
Lamar 12,66876.49%3,89423.51%8,77452.98%16,562
Lauderdale 11,32163.16%6,60236.84%4,71926.33%17,923
Lawrence 2,90065.58%1,52234.42%1,37831.16%4,422
Leake 4,07762.79%2,41637.21%1,66125.58%6,493
Lee 15,98469.59%6,98430.41%9,00039.18%22,968
Leflore 2,30832.68%4,75567.32%-2,447-34.65%7,063
Lincoln 7,92370.72%3,28129.28%4,64241.43%11,204
Lowndes 9,67555.20%7,85344.80%1,82210.39%17,528
Madison 24,49363.65%13,99036.35%10,50327.29%38,483
Marion 4,90166.94%2,42133.06%2,48033.87%7,322
Marshall 4,56851.60%4,28548.40%2833.20%8,853
Monroe 7,26664.83%3,94135.17%3,32529.67%11,207
Montgomery 1,84557.64%1,35642.36%48915.28%3,201
Neshoba 5,02773.73%1,79126.27%3,23647.46%6,818
Newton 4,35369.67%1,89530.33%2,45839.34%6,248
Noxubee 93126.66%2,56173.34%-1,630-46.68%3,492
Oktibbeha 6,84654.45%5,72745.55%1,1198.90%12,573
Panola 6,00753.04%5,31846.96%6896.08%11,325
Pearl River 8,85680.95%2,08419.05%6,77261.90%10,940
Perry 2,91477.38%85222.62%2,06254.75%3,766
Pike 5,90550.30%5,83549.70%700.60%11,740
Pontotoc 7,39383.03%1,51116.97%5,88266.06%8,904
Prentiss 4,92480.37%1,20319.63%3,72160.73%6,127
Quitman 79736.31%1,39863.69%-601-27.38%2,195
Rankin 32,77075.14%10,84324.86%21,92750.28%43,613
Scott 4,69459.80%3,15640.20%1,53819.59%7,850
Sharkey 54736.59%94863.41%-401-26.82%1,495
Simpson 4,98366.36%2,52633.64%2,45732.72%7,509
Smith 3,76077.13%1,11522.87%2,64554.26%4,875
Stone 3,92277.34%1,14922.66%2,77354.68%5,071
Sunflower 1,86831.52%4,05868.48%-2,190-36.96%5,926
Tallahatchie 1,71344.93%2,10055.07%-387-10.15%3,813
Tate 5,65866.46%2,85633.54%2,80232.91%8,514
Tippah 4,52280.88%1,06919.12%3,45361.76%5,591
Tishomingo 4,84986.05%78613.95%4,06372.10%5,635
Tunica 62731.30%1,37668.70%-749-37.39%2,003
Union 6,25684.23%1,17115.77%5,08568.47%7,427
Walthall 3,01059.78%2,02540.22%98519.56%5,035
Warren 7,82858.63%5,52341.37%2,30517.26%13,351
Washington 3,20531.53%6,95968.47%-3,754-36.93%10,164
Wayne 4,66662.60%2,78837.40%1,87825.19%7,454
Webster 2,72179.75%69120.25%2,03059.50%3,412
Wilkinson 1,03935.21%1,91264.79%-873-29.58%2,951
Winston 3,62756.97%2,74043.03%88713.93%6,367
Yalobusha 2,54458.89%1,77641.11%76817.78%4,320
Yazoo 3,63052.07%3,34247.93%2884.13%6,972
Totals490,95660.74%317,34739.26%173,60921.48%808,303

By congressional district

Hosemann won three of four congressional districts. [23]

DistrictHosemannGroverRepresentative
1st 68%32% Trent Kelly
2nd 42%58% Bennie Thompson
3rd 65%35% Michael Guest
4th 71%29% Mike Ezell

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ This poll was sponsored by the National Apartment Association and the National Association of Realtors; the Mississippi branch of the latter group has endorsed Hosemann. The poll was never officially released, and was instead leaked by the Magnolia Tribune in June 2023. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chris McDaniel announces Lt. Gov. run, comes out swinging against fellow Republican Hosemann".
  2. ↑ Pender, Geoff (May 2, 2023). "McDaniel vows to sideline Democratic senators if elected lieutenant governor". Mississippi Today . Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Candidate qualifying deadline passes and reveals slate of 2023 statewide candidates". www.wlbt.com. February 1, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Vance, Taylor (May 17, 2023). "Top GOP brass works to keep peace after Gov. Tate Reeves opines on lieutenant governor primary". Mississippi Today. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ Goldberg, Michael (July 19, 2023). "Letter reviewed by the AP undercuts Mississippi candidate's accusation against lieutenant governor". Associated Press. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ Simmons, Scott (August 2, 2023). "New accusations arise in the race for Mississippi lieutenant governor". WAPT. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ Vance, Taylor (June 8, 2023). "Shane Quick withdraws from GOP primary in lieutenant governor's race". Mississippi Today. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Corder, Frank (August 3, 2023). "Ted Cruz endorses McDaniel; Wicker, Hyde-Smith back Hosemann". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 Pettus, Emily Wagster (July 22, 2023). "Mississippi senator says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He's raising money for cancer research". Associated Press . Yahoo! News . Retrieved July 22, 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 Latino, Russ (June 26, 2023). "Newly leaked poll put McDaniel up in Lt. Governor race, BUT…". Magnolia Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  11. 1 2 "National Right to Life Endorses Delbert Hosemann in Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Race". National Right to Life Committee . July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  12. 1 2 "MMA PAC Board Endorses Delbert Hosemann for Re-Election as Lieutenant Governor". mma-web.org. May 23, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Madison mayor endorses McDaniel for lieutenant governor over redistricting accusations". www.supertalk.fm. August 7, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  14. ↑ Hess, Gideon (July 26, 2023). "Hosemann goes on counterattack at Neshoba with rowdy McDaniel crowd". Daily Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Report of Contributions and Dispursements". Mississippi Secretary of State. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Report of Contributions and Dispursements". Mississippi Secretary of State. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  17. ↑ Mississippi Today/Siena College
  18. ↑ American Strategies
  19. ↑ "2023 Republican primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  20. ↑ "2023 Democratic primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State . Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  21. ↑ Watson, Michael (December 5, 2023). "Official Tabulation of November 7, 2023, General Election Votes Cast for State Offices" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi . Retrieved August 28, 2025.
  22. ↑ Watson, Michael (November 7, 2023). "2023 Statewide Recapitulation Sheet" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi . Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2025. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  23. ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::2a63d0b3-58db-4e59-9b3b-436b221e078a

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