Jim Hood

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Jim Hood
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39th Attorney General of Mississippi
In office
January 8, 2004 January 14, 2020
Republican Tate Reeves 459,396 51.91% −14.47
Democratic Jim Hood414,36846.83%+14.58%
Independent David Singletary8,5220.96%N/A
Constitution Bob Hickingbottom2,6250.30%N/A
Total votes884,911 100%
Republican hold

References

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  22. Mississippi AG files lawsuits in Epps bribery case, The Clarion-Ledger , Jimmie E. Gates, February 8, 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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  25. "Mississippi Attorney General Asks Court to Dismiss Google Suit". January 22, 2015.
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  29. "Court: Google Can See Emails About MPAA's Secret 'SOPA Revival'". torrentfreak.com. April 21, 2015.
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  39. Harold Gater. (26 March 2018). "Mississippi attorney general investigating Facebook user privacy practices". Clarion Ledger website Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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  43. Pettus, Emily Wagster (October 4, 2018). "Dem running for Mississippi governor: Help 'least among us'". AP NEWS. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  44. "Where do Mississippi politicians stand on Medicaid expansion?". The Clarion Ledger. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  45. "Republican Remains Favored in 'Surprisingly Competitive' Mississippi Governor's Race". National Review. October 23, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  46. Ganucheau, Adam (May 22, 2019). "Jim Hood, a self-styled pro-life Democrat, draws rebuke from the right and the left on abortion". Mississippi Today. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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  48. 1 2 "Mississippi General Election Results 2019". ClarionLedger.com. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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  50. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 624.
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Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Mississippi
2004–2020
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Mississippi
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Robert Gray
Democratic nominee for Governor of Mississippi
2019
Succeeded by