Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
| Mississippi Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $60,000 |
| Term limits: | 2 consecutive terms |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Mississippi Constitution, Article V, Section 128 the Executive Department |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Delbert Hosemann | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 2, 2027 |
| Last election: | November 7, 2023 |
| Other Mississippi Executive Offices | |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Mississippi. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.
Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The current Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is Delbert Hosemann (R). Hosemann assumed office in 2020.
Authority
The Mississippi Constitution establishes the office of the lieutenant governor in Article V, the Executive Department.
Under Article V, Section 128:
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There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required of the Governor. Any person elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person who has been elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor for two successive terms shall be eligible to hold that office until one term has intervened. |
Qualifications
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A candidate for lieutenant governor must be:[1]
- at least 30 years old
- a citizen of the United States 20 years
- a resident of the state five years
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Mississippi holds off-year elections, that is, elections in odd-numbered years that are neither presidential nor midterm years. Elections are held in the year after a midterm and before a presidential election (e.g. 2019, 2023, 2027, and 2031). Legally, the inauguration is always held the second Tuesday in January after an election.
In the event of a tie, the Mississippi House of Representatives casts ballots between the two highest vote-getters.
If no candidate secures majorities of both the popular and electoral votes, under Article V, Section 141, the Mississippi House of Representatives shall consider the two highest vote-getters and vote to choose the lieutenant governor.
Term limits
Term limits for the lieutenant governor are laid out in Article V, Section 128 of the Mississippi Constitution, which prohibits a lieutenant governor from serving more than two consecutive terms.
Mississippi Constitution, Article V, Section 128:
| There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time, in the same manner, and for the same term, and who shall possess the same qualifications as required of the Governor. Any person elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office, but no person who has been elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor for two successive terms shall be eligible to hold that office until one term has intervened. |
2027
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.
Past elections
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article V, Section 131.
The line of succession behind the lieutenant governor is the President Pro Tem of the Mississippi State Senate and the Speaker of the House. If both those positions are vacant, members of the state senate convene to elect a new president pro tem who may then serve as an acting lieutenant governor..
Duties
According to the state constitution, the lieutenant governor has the following duties:[3]
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Divisions
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Compensation
- See also: Comparison of lieutenant gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers
See statutes: MS Code §25-3-39 (2013)
Under Section 130 of the Mississippi Constitution, the lieutenant governor’s salary is determined by law at the same rate as the speaker of the house of representatives. State code states that no public official can be compensated, directly or indirectly, greater than 150 percent of the salary of the governor. [5]
2023
In 2023, the officer's salary was $60,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $60,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2021
In 2021, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000, according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2020
In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[1]
2019
In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2018
In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2017
In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2016
In 2016, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2015
In 2015, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]
2014
In 2014, the lieutenant governor was paid an estimated $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]
2013
In 2013, the lieutenant governor was paid an estimated $60,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[15]
2012
In 2012, the lieutenant governor was paid an estimated $61,714 according to the Council of State Governments.
Historical officeholders
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Contact information
P.O. Box 1018
Jackson, MS 39215
Phone: (601) 359-3200
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "ap" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ National Lieutenant Governors Association, "Mississippi Office of Lt. Governor Statutory Duties," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 2013 Mississippi Code, “Salaries and Compensation, General Provisions,” accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 20, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Table 4.11 Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 30, 2014
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