Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019
- Primary: Aug. 6
- General election: Nov. 5
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 7
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 4
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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| Democratic primary Republican primary General election |
| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 1, 2019 |
| Primary: August 6, 2019 Primary runoff: August 27, 2019 General: November 5, 2019 Pre-election incumbent(s): Jim Hood (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Mississippi held an election for attorney general on November 5, 2019.
Lynn Fitch won election in the general election for Attorney General of Mississippi.
Candidates
General election candidates
- Jennifer Collins (Democratic Party)
- Lynn Fitch (Republican Party) ✔
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
State profile
- See also: Mississippi and Mississippi elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019
Presidential voting pattern
- Mississippi voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Mississippi were Republicans.
- Mississippi had one Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held three and Republicans held 9 of Mississippi's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Mississippi's governor was Republican Phil Bryant.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Mississippi State Senate with a 33-19 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Mississippi House of Representatives with a 74-46 majority.
Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
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| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R[1] | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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| Demographic data for Mississippi | ||
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| Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 2,989,390 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 46,923 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 59.2% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 37.4% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 2.9% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 82.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 20.7% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $39,665 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 27% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.
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