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Mississippi state executive official elections, 2023
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| Mississippi state executive official elections |
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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 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Mississippi |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Ten state executive offices were up for election in Mississippi in 2023:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Commissioner of Insurance
Public Service Commission (3 seats)
Transportation Commission (3 seats)
Governor
General election candidates
- Tate Reeves (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Brandon Presley (Democratic Party)
- Gwendolyn Gray (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
- Tate Reeves (Incumbent) ✔
- David Hardigree
- John Witcher
Lieutenant Governor
General election candidates
- Delbert Hosemann (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- D. Ryan Grover (Democratic Party)
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- Delbert Hosemann (Incumbent) ✔
- Tiffany Longino
- Chris McDaniel
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Attorney General
General election candidates
- Lynn Fitch (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Greta Martin (Democratic Party)
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- Lynn Fitch (Incumbent) ✔
Secretary of State
General election candidates
- Michael D. Watson Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Ty Pinkins (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Shuwaski Young (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Michael D. Watson Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
Treasurer
General election candidates
- David McRae (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Addie Lee Green (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- David McRae (Incumbent) ✔
Auditor
General election candidates
- Shad White (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Larry Bradford (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Shad White (Incumbent) ✔
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
General election candidates
- Andy Gipson (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Robert Bradford (Democratic Party)
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- Andy Gipson (Incumbent) ✔
Commissioner of Insurance
General election candidates
- Mike Chaney (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Bruce Burton (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Mike Chaney (Incumbent) ✔
- Mitch Young
Public Service Commission
Central District
General election candidates
- Brent Bailey (Incumbent) (Republican Party)
- De'Keither Stamps (Democratic Party) ✔
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Republican primary candidates
- Brent Bailey (Incumbent) ✔
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Northern District
General election candidates
- Chris Brown (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Southern District
General election candidates
- Nelson Carr (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
- Dane Maxwell (Incumbent)
- Nelson Carr ✔
Transportation Commission
Central District
General election candidates
- Willie Simmons (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Ricky Pennington Jr. (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Willie Simmons (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Northern District
General election candidates
- John Caldwell (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
- John Caldwell (Incumbent) ✔
Southern District
General election candidates
- Charles Busby (Republican Party) ✔
- Steven Griffin (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
No candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary.
Republican primary candidates
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Mississippi
Context of the 2023 elections
Party control in Mississippi
Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2025
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| 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 |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Past elections
2019
The following elections took place in 2019:
- Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2019
- Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019
- Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019
- Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019
- Mississippi Treasurer election, 2019
- Mississippi Auditor election, 2019
- Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner election, 2019
- Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election, 2019
- Mississippi Public Service Commission election, 2019
- Mississippi Transportation Commission election, 2019
See also
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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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