2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election

2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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Nominee Tate Reeves Jim Hood
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 73 49
Popular vote 459,396 414,368
Percentage 51.91% 46.83%

Reeves:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hood:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Governor before election

Phil Bryant
Republican

Elected Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to choose the next Governor of Mississippi.[1] Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi; the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election, Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%, with Reeves significantly underperforming Trump who won the state by 17 points, 3 years prior.

  1. ^ "Mississippi Voter Information Guide" (PDF). State of Mississippi – Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2018.

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