| The Green Papers: Mississippi 2021 General Election |
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Mississippi
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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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 |
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Republican | Senator Roger F. Wicker • FEC S8MS00196 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Hunter Kyle Avery • FEC H2MS01130 |
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Republican | Member of Congress John Trent "Trent" Kelly • FEC H6MS01131; 30 Sep 21; Tot $262,481; Dsb $304,207 |
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Independent | James Marion McKay, Jr. • FEC H2MS01122 |
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| 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 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Gerald M. Kerner • FEC H2MS02161 |
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Democratic | Member of Congress Bennie G. Thompson • FEC H4MS02068; 30 Sep 21; Tot $398,024; Dsb $219,975 |
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Republican | Ron Eller | |||
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Republican | Brian Wesley Flowers • FEC H0MS02082; 31 Mar 21; Tot $62; Dsb $94 |
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Republican | Jeffrey Lynn Keuneke • FEC H2MS02153 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael Patrick Guest • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Rahim Deon Talley • FEC H2MS03144 |
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Democratic | Shuwaski Young • FEC H2MS03136; 30 Sep 21; Tot $27,724; Dsb $20,532 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Michael Patrick Guest • FEC H8MS03125; 30 Sep 21; Tot $142,412; Dsb $87,321 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress Steven McCarty Palazzo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (12) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | former Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree | |||
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Democratic | David Sellers • FEC H2MS04282; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,380; Dsb $395 |
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Republican | Carl Lester Boyanton • FEC H0MS04161; 30 Sep 21; Tot $564,260; Dsb $29,696 |
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Republican | Raymond N. Brooks • FEC H2MS04266; 30 Sep 21; Tot $18,932; Dsb $8,032 |
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Republican | Jackson County Sheriff Walter Michael "Mike" Ezell • FEC H2MS04258; 30 Sep 21; Tot $173,157; Dsb $21,333 |
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Republican | Louis Charles Hook • FEC H2MS04290 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Steven McCarty Palazzo • FEC H0MS04120; 30 Sep 21; Tot $213,109; Dsb $209,345 |
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Republican | Clay Wagner • FEC H2MS04274; 30 Sep 21; Tot $212,324; Dsb $110 |
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Republican | state Senator Christopher Brice "Brice" Wiggins • FEC H2MS04308 |
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Libertarian | Alden Patrick Johnson • FEC H2MS04233; 30 Sep 21; Tot $118; Dsb $0 |
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Independent | Jesse Graham "Graham" Hudson • FEC H2MS04241; 19 Oct 21; Tot $0; Dsb $0 |
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Independent | Aaron Payton Lee • FEC H2MS04316 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer David McRae • First elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |
| • Libertarian: 1 candidate | |
| 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. |
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