MISSISSIPPI

Your complete directory of Mississippi candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United States Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: January 12, 2024 Primary: March 12, 2024 Runoff: April 2, 2024

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

This page was last updated on April 2, 2024

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Tate Reeves (R)* - Term-Limited in 2027. ]
Lynn Fitch (R) - Attorney General & Ex-State Treasurer
Andy Gipson (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Delbert Hosemann (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-Secretary of State & Attorney
Michael Watson (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Sen & Attorney
Shad White (R) - State Auditor, Attorney & Air Nationa Guard Officer

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2027.

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:

Roger Wicker (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ty Pinkins (D) - Attorney, Retired Army NCO, Iraq War Veteran & '23 Sec of State Nominee

Cindy Hyde-Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

District 1:
Trent Kelly (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dianne Dodson Black (D) - Hair Salon Owner, '22 Nominee & '19 St Sen Nominee

District 2:
Bennie Thompson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Eller (R) - Physician Assistant, Army Veteran & '22 Candidate

District 3:
Michael Guest (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jarvis Gordon (D) - USDA Agricultural Specialist

District 4:
Mike Ezell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Craig Raybon (D) - Truck Driver & Ex-Longshoreman

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Mississippi (C)
Mississippi Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Mississippi (G)
Libertarian Party of Mississippi (L)
Mississippi Reform Party (REF)
Mississippi Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Biloxi Sun Herald
Booneville Democrat
Clarksdale Press-Register
Columbus Commercial Dispatch
Daily Corinthian
Daily Mississippian (University of Mississippi)
Delta Business Journal
Greenville Delta Daily Democrat
Greenwood Commonwealth
Hattiesburg American
Holly Springs South Reporter
Jackson Advocate (African-American)
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Jackson Free Press (Alternative)
Laurel Leader-Call
Madison County Journal
Magnolia Report (Politics)

Magnolia Tribune (Politics) Meridian Star
Mississippi Business Journal
Mississippi Free Press
Mississippi Link (African-American)
Mississippi Today
Natchez Democrat
Neshoba Democrat
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
La Noticia MS (Spanish)
Picayune Item
Southwest Times-Record
Tate Record
Vicksburg Post
Winona Times

Mississippi Public Broadcasting (PBS / NPR)
WLOX TV-13 (ABC / CBS - Biloxi)
WXXV TV-25 (FOX / NBC - Biloxi)
WCBI TV-4 (CBS - Columbus)
Delta News TV (ABC / CBS / FOX / NBC - Greenwood / Greenville)
WLBT TV-3 (NBC - Jackson)
WJTV TV-12 (CBS - Jackson)
WAPT TV-16 (ABC - Jackson)
WDBD TV-40 (FOX - Jackson)
WTOK TV-11 (ABC - Meridian)