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
Hosemann:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Grover:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
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.

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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 [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Delbert
Hosemann		Tiffany
Longino		Chris
McDaniel		Shane
Quick		Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College June 4–7, 2023646 (LV)± 4.8%47%-32%-21%
American Strategies [upper-alpha 1] 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 [17]
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 [18]
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 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 490,956 60.74% +0.73%
Democratic Ryan Grover317,34739.26%–0.73%
Total votes808,303 100.0%
Republican hold

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]

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