David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat,he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000. He was the Democratic nominee in the 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the United States Senate,losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker. Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm,Politics. In 2014,he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson,Mississippi,Musgrove/Smith Law. As of 2024,he is the most recent Democrat to hold the office of Governor of Mississippi.
The 2008 United States Senate elections were held on November 4,2008,with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. 33 seats were up for regular elections;the winners were eligible to serve 6-year terms from January 3,2009,to January 3,2015,as members of Class 2. There were also 2 special elections,the winners of those seats would finish the terms that ended on January 3,2013. The presidential election,which was won by Democrat Barack Obama,elections for all House of Representatives seats;elections for several gubernatorial elections;and many state and local elections occurred on the same date.
A general election was held in Mississippi on November 4,2003,to elect to four-year terms all members of the state legislature,the offices of governor,lieutenant governor,attorney general,state treasurer,state auditor,secretary of state,commissioner of agriculture and commerce,and commissioner of insurance,plus all three members of the Transportation Commission and all three members of the Public Service Commission.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in four states. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 4 and the runoff on November 15. In addition,California held a recall election on October 7.
The Mississippi Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Mississippi. The party headquarters is located in Jackson,Mississippi.
The 2008 United States Senate special election in Mississippi was held on November 4,2008. This election was held on the same day of Thad Cochran's re-election bid in the regularly scheduled Class II election. The winner of this special election served the rest of the Senate term,which ended in January 2013. Unlike most Senate elections,this was a non-partisan election in which the candidate who got a majority of the vote won,and if the first-place candidate did not get 50%,a runoff election with the top two candidates would have been held. In the election,no run-off was necessary as Republican nominee and incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roger Wicker won election to finish the term.
The 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2003,to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Former Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour defeated incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove by a margin of 6.78%.
Eddie Jerome Briggs is an American politician and lawyer. After service in the Mississippi State Senate,Briggs was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi,a position which he held from 1992 to 1996. He was the first Republican to have held the office of lieutenant governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction.
The Government of Mississippi is the government of the U.S. state of Mississippi. Power in Mississippi's government is distributed by the state's Constitution between the executive and legislative branches. The state's current governor is Tate Reeves. The Mississippi Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and Senate. Mississippi is one of only five states that elects its state officials in odd numbered years. Mississippi holds elections for these offices every four years in the years preceding Presidential election years.
Brandon Everitt Presley is an American politician who served as a member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District from 2008 to 2024 and mayor of Nettleton,Mississippi,from 2001 to 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5,2019,in Kentucky and Mississippi,and on October 12,2019,with a runoff on November 16,in Louisiana. These elections formed part of the 2019 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all three states were in 2015. The Democrats had to defend an incumbent in Louisiana,while the Republicans had to defend an incumbent in Kentucky plus an open seat in Mississippi. Though all three seats up were in typically Republican states,the election cycle became unexpectedly competitive:Kentucky and Louisiana were seen as highly contested races;and Mississippi's race ultimately became closer than usual,despite being seen as favorable for the Republicans.
The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to choose the next governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood,the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi;the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election,Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%,with Reeves significantly underperforming Donald Trump,who won the state by 17 points in 2016.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas were held on November 6,2018,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Kansas,one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
The 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2,1999 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice,a member of the Republican Party who had been first elected in 1991,was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
The 1987 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3,1987 to elect the governor of Mississippi.
The 2022 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Democratic governor Jared Polis won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican University of Colorado regent Heidi Ganahl in a landslide. Ganahl conceded on election night. The primary election was held on June 28.
The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2022 Illinois general election. Gubernatorial candidates ran on tickets with candidates for lieutenant governor. The incumbent governor and lieutenant governor,first-term Democrats JB Pritzker and Juliana Stratton,sought re-election together against Republican nominees Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7,2023,in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi,with an election having occurred in Louisiana on October 14. These elections form part of the 2023 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all three states were in 2019.
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.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term but decided that he would not do so. The Democratic nominee,state Attorney General Bob Ferguson,defeated the Republican nominee,former Congressman Dave Reichert,to succeed Inslee. Inslee,who previously served in the U.S. House,was first elected governor in 2012 and won re-election in 2016 and 2020. Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985,the longest streak of Democratic leadership of any state in the country and the third-longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota and Utah. Ferguson defeated Reichert with 55.51% of the vote in the general election. He also became the first Democrat to win Clallam County since 2000.
