Learn who the candidates are for statewide and legislative offices in the 2019 Mississippi election. Click on the candidates to read our full coverage.
Election
Hosemann enters summer with strong war chest for lieutenant governor; Hughes not deterred
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The race is shaping up to be one of the most expensive contests for Mississippi lieutenant governor in state history
2019 Legislative Session
Gerrymandering lawsuit over Senate District 22 headed back to court as governor challenges order to redraw map
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After the Legislature adopted a plan to increase the black voting age population in district, Bryant and Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann ask full appeals court to hear the case. Arguments set for June.
Election
Clarksdale vote on infrastructure improvements advances despite legislative setback
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After several bills filed during the legislative session to pave the way for a city election died in committee, leaders are planning a scaled back increase to address sidewalk, lighting and flood issues
Election
How a college student exposed racial gerrymandering, prompted a lawsuit and forced Mississippi to redraw a voting district
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John Chappell, a senior at the University of Mississippi, performed initial research that set in motion a series of events that could end with the Legislature redrawing a state Senate district to meet the standards of the Voting Rights Act
Election
Poverty, race and reparations: Sen. Elizabeth Warren sets tone for candidates campaigning in Mississippi
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Massachusetts senator talked comfortably about race as she toured neighborhoods in Cleveland and Greenville, and residents there were hopeful after seeing “a presidential candidate to come to the Delta.”
Election 2019
Be a geofence: The story behind the technology that millennial-led Mississippi Votes uses to help more young Mississippians vote
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Mississippi Votes may be the first organization in the state to use geofencing, technology used to create a geographic boundary, for a general get-out-the-vote campaign.
Election 2019
Voter awareness initiative culminates in downtown Jackson art gallery
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The secretary of state’s office partnered with Jackson State on the “Promote the Vote” contest to help educate young people of the importance of voting.
Election 2019
Analysis: Republicans in strong position to hold, maybe increase, legislative majorities
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Democrats struggle to recruit House and Senate candidates to run in November general election and have little margin for error in effort to capture a majority.
Tax measure for infrastructure raises stakes for Clarksdale voters in already big election year
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City officials passed two resolutions for voters to weigh in on: a proposed property tax increase and a measure to abolish the Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Election
McDaniel on political future: ‘Right now I am talking with the president. Everything is on the table.’
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With the qualifying deadline less than a month away, Mississippi senator says he’s had a couple of conversations with President Trump, who has been very supportive.
Election
Candidates for lieutenant governor begin year with cash in the bank
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Campaign finance reports filed Thursday with the Secretary of State’s office detail candidates’ expenditures and contributions for 2018.
Election
Why state Democrats are keeping their candidate list secret
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A top Republican suggests the strategy may signal a weak field of Democratic candidates
PSC, Transportation commission seats up for grabs in election; Simmons jumps in
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Both commissions will probably have two of three seats open for this year’s elections
Special election candidates have extra day to file
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Since the original deadline falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, candidates have until Jan. 22nd to file
Election
Running list: Declared, rumored 2019 candidates for statewide office
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Who’s in? Who’s out? The jockeying has already begun in the 2019 Mississippi statewide elections