MISSISSIPPI

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: March 1, 2019 Primary: August 6, 2019 Runoff: August 27, 2019 General: November 5, 2019 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 August 12, 2019

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[Phil Bryant (R)* - Term-Limited in 2019. ]
Tate Reeves (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Treasurer & Ex-Investment Banker
Bill Waller Jr. (R) - Retired Supreme Court Chief Justice & Son of Ex-Gov Bill Waller
Jim Hood (D) - Attorney General & Ex-District Attorney
Bob Hickingbottom (C) - Political Organizer & '14 Jackson City Council Candidate
"Big Dave" Singletary (I) - Real Estate Developer & USAF Veteran

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2019.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Tate Reeves (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2019. ]
Delbert Hosemann (R) - Secretary of State & Attorney
Jay Hughes (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Businessman

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Delbert Hosemann Jr. (R)* - Candidate for Lt Governor in 2019. ]
Michael Watson (R) - State Sen & Attorney
Johnny DuPree (D) - Ex-Hattiesburg Mayor, Real Estate Broker & '11 Gov Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Jim Hood (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2019. ]
Jennifer Riley Collins (D) - Attorney, State ACLU Exec Director & Retired Army Officer
Lynn Fitch (R) - State Treasurer & Attorney
Andy Taggart (R) - Ex-Madison County Supervisor, Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff

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

STATE TREASURER:
[ Lynn Fitch (R)* - Candidate for Attorney General in 2019. ]
David McRae (R) - Attorney & '15 Candidate
Addie Green (D) - Ex-Bolton Town Alderwoman, Retired Electrical Worker & Frequent Candidate

STATE AGRICULTURE & COMMERCE COMMISSIONER:
Andy Gipson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rickey Cole (D) - Ex-State Democratic Chair, Farmer & Frequent Candidate

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Mike Chaney (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Robert Amos (D) - Businessman & Frequent Candidate

MISSISSIPPI STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gerard Gibert (R) - State Lottery Board Vice Chair & Businessman
Chris McDaniel (R) - State Sen., Attorney, Tea Party Activist & '14/'18 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)

District 2:
Bennie Thompson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Michael Guest (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Steven Palazzo (R)* - (Campaign Site)s
Carl Boyanton (R) - Produce Store Owner
Samuel Hickman (R)

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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