The Green Papers: Mississippi 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:2,963,914 (0.96% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
2010 Census:2,978,240 (0.96% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Jackson
 

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Mississippi State and Local Government


The primary is for the Democrats and Republicans.

If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in a partisan primary, the two top vote-getters proceed to a runoff. The candidate who receives the most votes in the runoff (aka second primary) shall be nominated as a Party's candidate for the office.

To win a State-based statewide office in the General election, a candidate must receive 50% or more of the vote and carry 62 or more of the 122 House districts. Otherwise, the House chooses between the top two vote-getters in January.

3 November 2020: Voters approved a ballot measure which provides that if one candidate for governor or state office does not receive a majority, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff election.


For special elections, all candidates run in a non-partisan primary. Party labels do not appear on the ballot. If no one receives a majority in the primary, the top 2 vote getters proceed to a non-partisan runoff.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Republican Senator Roger F. Wicker
Appointed 31 December 2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the 18 December 2007 resignation of Senator Trent Lott. First elected in a special election: 4 November 2008. Re-elected: 2012, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     Senator Roger F. Wicker
FEC S8MS00196

Class 2 Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith
Appointed: 1 April 2018 [re: the resignation of Senator Thad Cochran (Republican)]; first elected in a Special Election: 27 November 2018; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

  Republican Governor Tate Reeves
First elected: 2019.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann
First elected: 2019.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress John Trent "Trent" Kelly
First elected in a Special Election: 2 June 2015 (re: death of Member of Congress Patrick Alan "Alan" Nunnelee).
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Hunter Kyle Avery
FEC H2MS01130
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress John Trent "Trent" Kelly
FEC H6MS01131; 30 Sep 21; Tot $262,481; Dsb $304,207
  Candidate Independent     James Marion McKay, Jr.
FEC H2MS01122

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Member of Congress Bennie G. Thompson
First elected in Special Election, 13 April 1993, re: resignation of Member of Congress Mike Espy, 21 January 1993
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Gerald M. Kerner
FEC H2MS02161
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Bennie G. Thompson
FEC H4MS02068; 30 Sep 21; Tot $398,024; Dsb $219,975
  Candidate Republican     Ron Eller
  Candidate Republican     Brian Wesley Flowers
FEC H0MS02082; 31 Mar 21; Tot $62; Dsb $94
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Lynn Keuneke
FEC H2MS02153

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress Michael Patrick Guest
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Rahim Deon Talley
FEC H2MS03144
  Candidate Democratic     Shuwaski Young
FEC H2MS03136; 30 Sep 21; Tot $27,724; Dsb $20,532
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Michael Patrick Guest
FEC H8MS03125; 30 Sep 21; Tot $142,412; Dsb $87,321

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress Steven McCarty Palazzo
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (12) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     former Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree
  Candidate Democratic     David Sellers
FEC H2MS04282; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,380; Dsb $395
  Candidate Republican     Carl Lester Boyanton
FEC H0MS04161; 30 Sep 21; Tot $564,260; Dsb $29,696
  Candidate Republican     Raymond N. Brooks
FEC H2MS04266; 30 Sep 21; Tot $18,932; Dsb $8,032
  Candidate Republican     Jackson County Sheriff Walter Michael "Mike" Ezell
FEC H2MS04258; 30 Sep 21; Tot $173,157; Dsb $21,333
  Candidate Republican     Louis Charles Hook
FEC H2MS04290
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Steven McCarty Palazzo
FEC H0MS04120; 30 Sep 21; Tot $213,109; Dsb $209,345
  Candidate Republican     Clay Wagner
FEC H2MS04274; 30 Sep 21; Tot $212,324; Dsb $110
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Christopher Brice "Brice" Wiggins
FEC H2MS04308
  Candidate Libertarian     Alden Patrick Johnson
FEC H2MS04233; 30 Sep 21; Tot $118; Dsb $0
  Candidate Independent     Jesse Graham "Graham" Hudson
FEC H2MS04241; 19 Oct 21; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Independent     Aaron Payton Lee
FEC H2MS04316

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson
First elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch
First elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Treasurer David McRae
First elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Auditor of Public Accounts Shadrack "Shad" White
Appointed 6 July 2018 [re: 15 July resignation of Stacey E. Pickering]; first elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson
Appointed: 2 April 2018 [re: resignation of Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican) who was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant (Republican) to the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat.]; first elected: 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023

Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023

  Republican Insurance Commissioner Michael Jackson "Mike" Chaney
First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 7 candidates
  Republican: 13 incumbents, 13 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Constitution (affiliates)
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 3 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Unannotated Mississippi Code - Mississippi Constitution
Election Authority
  Mississippi Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Mississippi House of Representatives
  Mississippi State Legislature
  Mississippi State Senate
Democratic
  Mississippi Democratic Party
Republican
  Mississippi Republican Party
Third Party
  Green Party of Mississippi
  Justice Party of Mississippi
  Libertarian Party of Mississippi
  The Constitution Party of Mississippi
  The Unity Party of Mississippi
Media & others
  djournal.com - Journal Publishing - Tupelo
  Jackson Free Press
  Madison County Journal - Ridgeland
  Magnolia Report
  Magnolia Tribune - Flora
  Mississippi Business Journal
  NewsLink.org - Mississippi
  Picayune Item
  Politics1.com - Mississippi
  The Fayette Chronicle
  The Jackson Advocate - Jackson
  The Natchez Democrat
  The Neshoba Democrat - Philadelphia
  The Vicksburg Post
  WAPT TV - ABC - Jackson
  WCBI TV - CBS - Columbus
  WLBT TV - NBC - Jackson
  WLOX TV - ABC - Biloxi - Gulfport - Pascagoula
  WTOK TV - ABC - Meridian
  WXXV TV - Fox - North Gulfport

 


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