Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2023

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2019
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance
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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):
Mike Chaney (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 insurance commissioner 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 Mike Chaney won election in the general election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance.

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Bruce Burton in the general election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Chaney
Mike Chaney (R)
 
59.3
 
480,514
Image of Bruce Burton
Bruce Burton (D)
 
40.7
 
329,214

Total votes: 809,728
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Bruce Burton advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bruce Burton
Bruce Burton
 
100.0
 
182,701

Total votes: 182,701
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Mitch Young in the Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Chaney
Mike Chaney
 
80.2
 
292,382
Image of Mitch Young
Mitch Young
 
19.8
 
72,389

Total votes: 364,771
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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 Insurance Commissioner election, 2019

General election

General election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Mike Chaney defeated Robert Amos in the general election for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Chaney
Mike Chaney (R)
 
61.3
 
533,324
Image of Robert Amos
Robert Amos (D) Candidate Connection
 
38.7
 
337,297

Total votes: 870,621
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Robert Amos advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Amos
Robert Amos Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
251,664

Total votes: 251,664
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Mike Chaney advanced from the Republican primary for Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance on August 6, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Chaney
Mike Chaney
 
100.0
 
345,736

Total votes: 345,736
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See also

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