| The Green Papers: Mississippi 2017 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. 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. 115th 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 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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Democratic | Jensen Bohren • FEC S8MS00220 |
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Republican | Senator Roger F. Wicker • FEC S8MS00196; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,670,574; Dsb $699,270 |
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| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Thad Cochran • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Phil Bryant • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Open Seat - At term limit. |
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| 115th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Congressman John Trent "Trent" Kelly • First elected in a Special Election: 2 June 2015 (re: death of Congressman Patrick Alan "Alan" Nunnelee). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Carlton Elliott Smith • FEC H8MS01152; 30 Sep 17; Tot $21,750; Dsb $22,966 |
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Democratic | Randy MacK Wadkins • FEC H8MS01145; 30 Sep 17; Tot $32,909; Dsb $9,550 |
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Republican | Congressman John Trent "Trent" Kelly • FEC H6MS01131; 30 Sep 17; Tot $323,113; Dsb $349,133 |
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| CD 2 | Democratic | Congressman Bennie G. Thompson • First elected in Special Election, 13 April 1993, re: resignation of Congressman Mike Espy, 21 January 1993 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman Bennie G. Thompson • FEC H4MS02068; 30 Sep 17; Tot $316,203; Dsb $227,137 |
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| CD 3 | Republican | Congressman Gregg Harper • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Congressman Gregg Harper • FEC H8MS03067; 30 Sep 17; Tot $238,210; Dsb $198,434 |
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| CD 4 | Republican | Congressman Steven McCarty Palazzo • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | state Representative Jeramey DeWayne Anderson • FEC H8MS04438 |
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Republican | Congressman Steven McCarty Palazzo • FEC H0MS04120; 30 Sep 17; Tot $270,134; Dsb $208,146 |
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Republican | E. Brian Rose • FEC H8MS04453; 30 Sep 17; Tot $10,104; Dsb $6,722 |
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Prohibition Party | Bill Bayes | |||
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Independent | William Harrison "Harry" Turner • FEC H8MS04446 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Jim Hood • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Lynn Fitch • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor of Public Accounts Stacey E. Pickering • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner Michael Jackson "Mike" Chaney • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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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): 2 incumbents, 5 candidates | |
| • Republican: 12 incumbents, 5 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Prohibition Party (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 1 candidate | |
| 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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