Welcome to your one-stop resource during the 2019 Mississippi election season. We will give you the rundown on the candidates, inform you of important voting and campaign dates and provide data to make you better informed at the polls.
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
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.
Voter Guide 2019
Governor’s race 2019: Spending and Fundraising
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Tracking spending and fundraising in the race for governor.
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.
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.
2019 Lieutenant Governor Candidates
Hosemann and Hughes seek most powerful office in Mississippi – lieutenant governor
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The lieutenant governor position’s broad definition in the state Constitution gives it legitimate power in both the executive and legislative branches of government.
2019 Secretary of State Candidates
In race for secretary of state, DuPree wants to focus on voter accessibility; Watson wants to issue driver’s licenses
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Secretary of State’s office oversees state elections, keeps records for the state, oversees charities and sports agents, registers and oversees various types of Mississippi businesses and is the administrator of state-owned lands.
Voter Guide 2019
What are Mississippi’s top elected officials paid?
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As Mississippi’s 2019 statewide election nears, see what our state’s top elected officials are paid. View salaries for governor, lieutenant governor and eight other elected positions.
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?
Voter Guide 2019
The Issues: David Singletary
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We asked Independent candidate for governor, David Singletary, where he stands on the following issues. Here’s what he said:
Abortion: “Let the women decide or no abortions after 18 weeks.” State Flag: “By initiative process if at all.” Healthcare: “Need affordable healthcare for all.” Public Education: “Have to educate your way out of poverty.
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