You can find a full list of candidates competing in the 2019 elections here.
Government
Jim Hood leaves office with no regrets
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Hood, who ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for governor, plans to do some leisure reading and start a private law practice in downtown Houston
2019 Candidates
Tate Reeves defeats Jim Hood, secures Republican sweep of statewide offices
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Reeves, 45, spent his campaign focusing on conservative values and attacking Hood as a liberal. Hood said he now plans to spend a lot of time hunting and figuring out how to make a living after leaving the attorney general’s office in January.
Election 2019
Hood’s Obama robocalls, Reeves’ public teacher emails mark last-minute turnout efforts for guv campaigns
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President Barack Obama recorded a robocall supporting Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood’s bid for the governor’s mansion while Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves sent a letter to Mississippi public school teachers ahead of Election Day
Election 2019
Hood, Reeves spend Election Day eve trying to fire up their bases
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Based on absentee voting, which is often an indicator of overall turnout, Tuesday could see the highest turnout for a statewide election since 2003
Commentary
If polling is correct, voters in gubernatorial election may have to decide party vs. issues
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Reeves’ election opponents, including Hood, and poll respondents have supported spending more on education and infrastructure while also backing a form of Medicaid expansion. But in solid red Mississippi, issues may not be best path to victory on Election Day.
Election 2019
At Trump rally in Tupelo, impeachment inquiry steals spotlight from Tate Reeves, governor’s race
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Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves stood shoulder to shoulder with the president a the northeast Mississippi rally, a key region in Tuesday’s general election. Attorney General Jim Hood, also in Tupelo, has had voter support in the region in the past and said Friday, “I think they will stick with me.”
2019 Treasurer Candidates
Treasurer candidates searching for first state election victory
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The candidate who captures Tuesday’s contest for treasurer will be winning his or her first state election. Republican David McRae, a Ridgeland attorney and managing partner in his family’s business, McRae Investments, and Democrat Addie Lee Green of Bolton, a retiree from an automotive parts manufacturer in Clinton, are vying to replace two-term Treasurer Lynn Fitch, who is running for attorney general. McRae, has run a primarily self financed campaign, defeating outgoing state Senate Appropriations Chair Buck Clarke of Hollandale in this past summer’s Republican primary. In 2015, McRae ran unsuccessfully against Fitch. Green ran unsuccessfully in 2015 for the post of agriculture commissioner.
Election 2019
Hood’s performance in 2015, especially in House districts, helped dictate Trump’s visit to Tupelo
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President’s visit could help Reeves add to his popular vote tally, but also could reduce the number of Republican-held House districts Hood wins in northeast Mississippi.
2019 Attorney General Candidates
Attorney general candidates Lynn Fitch, Jennifer Riley Collins battle for a spot in the history books
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Whomever voters pick to serve as the state’s chief legal officer and advisor on both civil and criminal matters will make history. The race also marks just the third time in Mississippi that two women are major party nominees for the same statewide office.
Election 2019
Chaney seeks fourth term; Amos hopes to make changes as insurance commissioner
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The Insurance commissioner oversees the department that has regulatory authority over the insurance companies. The office also provides some oversight of mobile home manufacturers.
2019 Candidates
Robert Amos Bio
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Robert Amos is running for Insurance Commissioner as a Democrat in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election.
Election 2019
Agriculture commissioner candidates agree on the need for locally produced food, differ on best approach
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Republican Andy Gipson and his Democratic challenger Rickey Cole are campaigning to head the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, the agency that promotes and regulates Mississippi’s $7.72 billion agriculture industry.
Politics
Fact checking Jim Hood and Tate Reeves in the 2019 gubernatorial debates
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The Republican and Democratic nominees for governor debated twice in less than week. In what are likely to be the only debates before the November election, the candidates covered topics related to jobs and the economy, health care and education. But how truthful were they?
Election 2019
Reeves ad touting teacher pay raises filmed at private school, features private school teachers
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A Reeves spokesman said the campaign films ads at public and private schools because Reeves isn’t trying to pit them against each other
2019 Lieutenant Governor Candidates
Jay Hughes Bio
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Jay Hughes ran for Lieutenant Governor as a Democrat in Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election but was defeated by Republican Delbert Hosemann.