Mississippi Auditor election, 2023

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Mississippi State Auditor
Election details
Filing deadline: February 1, 2023
Primary: August 8, 2023 Primary runoff: August 29, 2023 General: November 7, 2023 General runoff: November 28, 2023 (canceled) Pre-election incumbent(s): Shad White (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi
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Mississippi held an election for state auditor on November 7, 2023. The primary was August 8, 2023, and a primary runoff was August 29, 2023. The general runoff election was scheduled for November 28, 2023, but it was canceled. The filing deadline was February 1, 2023.

Incumbent Shad White won election in the general election for Mississippi State Auditor.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Mississippi State Auditor

Incumbent Shad White defeated Larry Bradford in the general election for Mississippi State Auditor on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shad White (R)	58.6	474,313
		Larry Bradford (D)	41.4	334,418

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 808,731
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi State Auditor

Larry Bradford advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi State Auditor on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Larry Bradford	100.0	183,823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 183,823
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Auditor

Incumbent Shad White advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Auditor on August 8, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shad White	100.0	347,921

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 347,921
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Mississippi

Election information in Mississippi: Nov. 7, 2023, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 9, 2023
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 10, 2023
• Online: N/A

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2023
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 7, 2023

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

N/A to N/A

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM (CST)

Election history

2019

See also: Mississippi Auditor election, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi State Auditor

Incumbent Shad White won election in the general election for Mississippi State Auditor on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shad White (R)	100.0	656,902

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 656,902
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi State Auditor

Incumbent Shad White advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi State Auditor on August 6, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shad White	100.0	333,530

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 333,530
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2015

See also: Mississippi Auditor election, 2015

There was a regularly scheduled election for auditor in 2015. Stacey Pickering (R) was eligible for re-election. The primary election took place August 4, 2015, with the general election on November 3, 2015.

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