John Witcher

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John Witcher

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 8, 2023

Personal

Profession

Physician

John Witcher (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Mississippi. He lost in the Republican primary on August 8, 2023.

Biography

John Witcher's career experience includes working as a physician and a doctor with Baptist Memorial Hospital.

Elections

2023

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2023

General election

General election for Governor of Mississippi

Incumbent Tate Reeves defeated Brandon Presley and Gwendolyn Gray (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tate Reeves (R)	50.9	418,233
		Brandon Presley (D)	47.7	391,614
		Gwendolyn Gray (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew)	1.4	11,153

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 821,000
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi

Brandon Presley advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brandon Presley	100.0	196,307

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 196,307
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gregory Wash (D)
• Bob Hickingbottom (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi

Incumbent Tate Reeves defeated John Witcher and David Hardigree in the Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tate Reeves	74.7	281,213
		John Witcher	17.7	66,698
		David Hardigree	7.6	28,561

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 376,472
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Witcher in this election.

Campaign themes

2023

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