Mississippi Public Service Commission 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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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 1, 2019 |
| Primary: August 6, 2019 Primary runoff: August 27, 2019 General: November 5, 2019 Pre-election incumbent(s): Brandon Presley (Democrat) Cecil Brown (Democrat) Sam Britton (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| Mississippi executive elections |
| Governor Lieutenant governor |
Mississippi held an election for public service commissioner on November 5, 2019.
Brent Bailey won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Central District.
Dane Maxwell won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Southern District.
Incumbent Brandon Presley won election in the general election for Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District.
Candidates
Central District
General election candidates
- De'Keither Stamps (Democratic Party)
- Brent Bailey (Republican Party) ✔
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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Northern District
General election candidates
- Brandon Presley (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
- Brandon Presley (Incumbent) ✔
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Southern District
General election candidates
- Connie Moran (Democratic Party)
- Dane Maxwell (Republican Party) ✔
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Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
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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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