MISSISSIPPI

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: January 10, 2020 Primary: March 10, 2020 Runoff: March 31, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 23, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Tate Reeves (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2023.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Delbert Hosemann (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Michael Watson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Lynn Fitch (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Shad White (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
David McRae (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE COMMISSIONER:
Andy Gipson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Mike Chaney (R)* - (Campaign Site)

MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Tobey Bartee (D) - Intelligence Analyst, Navy Veteran, '18 Candidate & '17 City Council Candidate 
Jensen Bohren (D) - Retail Employee, Sanders Campaign Activist & '18 Candidate
Mike Espy (D) - Ex-US Agriculture Secretary, Ex-Congressman, Attorney & '18 Nominee

Roger Wicker (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

District 1:
Trent Kelly (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Antonia Eliason (D) - Attorney & Law Professor

District 2:
Bennie Thompson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Sonia Rathburn (D) - Medical Office Marketing Manager & Nonprofit Group Founder
Tom Carey (R) - Realtor & '14 US Sen Candidate
Brian Flowers (R) - Nuclear Plant Technician & Navy Veteran
B.C. Hammond (R) - Insurance Agent, Farmer, '19 St Sen Nominee & '18 St Rep Candidate

District 3:
Michael Guest (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Tulp (R) - Radio Talk Show Host & College Professor
Dorothy "Dot" Benford (D) - Frequent Candidate
Katelyn Lee (D) - Veterinary Medical Technologist

District 4:
Steven Palazzo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carl Boyanton (R) - Produce Store Owner
Robert Deming (R) - Biloxi City Council President & Attorney
Samuel Hickman (R) - Research Analyst & Ex-Congressional Aide

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Mississippi Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Mississippi (G)
Libertarian Party of Mississippi (L)
Mississippi Reform Party (REF)
Mississippi Republican Party (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Biloxi Sun-Herald
Booneville Democrat
Delta Business Journal
Holly Springs South Reporter
Jackson Advocate
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Jackson Free Press (Alternative)
Madison County Journal
Magnolia Report
Mississippi Business Journal
Mississippi Link
Natchez Democrat
Neshoba Democrat
Picayune Item
Senatobia Democrat
Tupelo Daily Journal
Vicksburg Post
Y'all Politics Blog

Mississippi Broadcasting Network (PBS)
WLOX TV-13 (ABC - Biloxi)
WCBI TV-4 (CBS - Columbus)
WABG TV-6 (ABC - Greenwood / Greenville)
WAPT TV-16 (ABC - Jackson)
WJTV TV-12 (CBS - Jackson)
WLBT TV-3 (NBC - Jackson)
WTOK TV-11 (ABC - Meridian)

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