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Date Type Results
Nov 07, 2023 General Election
 Tate Reeves(I)
418,233
50.94%
 Brandon Presley
391,614
47.70%
Aug 08, 2023 Primary Election
 Brandon Presley
196,307
100.00%
Aug 08, 2023 Primary Election
 Tate Reeves(I)
281,213
74.70%
 John Witcher
66,698
17.72%
 David Brady Hardigree
28,561
7.59%
Nov 05, 2019 General Election
 Tate Reeves
459,396
51.91%
 Jim Hood
414,368
46.83%
 David R. Singletary
8,522
0.96%
 Bob Hickingbottom
2,625
0.30%
Aug 27, 2019 Primary Election
 Tate Reeves
179,623
54.13%
 Bill Waller, Jr.
152,201
45.87%
Aug 06, 2019 Primary Election
 Tate Reeves
187,312
48.90%
 Bill Waller, Jr.
128,010
33.42%
 Robert Foster
67,758
17.69%
Aug 06, 2019 Primary Election
 Jim Hood
208,634
69.00%
 Michael Brown
33,247
10.99%
 Velesha Williams
20,844
6.89%
 Robert Shuler Smith
20,395
6.74%
 Robert J. Ray
5,609
1.85%
 William Bond Compton, Jr.
5,321
1.76%
 Albert Wilson
5,122
1.69%
  Gregory Wash
3,218
1.06%
Nov 03, 2015 General Election
 Phil Bryant(I)
476,697
66.38%
 Robert Gray
231,643
32.25%
 Shawn O'Hara
9,845
1.37%
Aug 04, 2015 Primary Election
 Robert Gray
152,087
50.80%
 Vicki Slater
91,104
30.43%
 Valerie Short
56,177
18.77%
Aug 04, 2015 Primary Election
 Phil Bryant(I)
254,279
91.83%
 Mitch Young
22,628
8.17%
Nov 08, 2011 General Election
 Phil Bryant
544,851
60.98%
 Johnny DuPree
348,617
39.02%
Aug 23, 2011 Primary Election
 Johnny DuPree
177,767
54.99%
 Bill Luckett
145,517
45.01%
Aug 02, 2011 Primary Election
 Johnny DuPree
179,748
43.57%
 Bill Luckett
161,833
39.23%
 William Bond Compton, Jr.
40,452
9.81%
 Guy Dale Shaw
30,497
7.39%
Aug 02, 2011 Primary Election
 Phil Bryant
172,300
59.46%
 Dave Dennis
74,546
25.72%
 Ron Williams
25,555
8.82%
 Hudson Holliday
13,761
4.75%
 James Broadwater
3,626
1.25%
Nov 06, 2007 General Election
 Haley Barbour(I)
430,807
57.90%
 John Arthur Eaves Jr.
313,232
42.10%
Aug 07, 2007 Primary Election
 John Arthur Eaves Jr.
314,012
70.29%
 William Bond Compton, Jr.
52,343
11.72%
 Fred T. Smith
49,170
11.01%
 Louis Fondren
31,197
6.98%
Aug 07, 2007 Primary Election
 Haley Barbour(I)
184,036
93.11%
 Frederick Jones
13,611
6.89%
Nov 04, 2003 General Election
 Haley Barbour
470,404
52.59%
 Ronnie Musgrove(I)
409,787
45.81%
 John Thomas Cripps
6,317
0.71%
 Shawn O'Hara
4,070
0.46%
 Sherman Lee Dillon
3,909
0.44%
Aug 05, 2003 Primary Election
 Ronnie Musgrove(I)
392,264
75.82%
 Gilbert Fountain
39,685
7.67%
 Elder McClendon
30,421
5.88%
 Katie Perrone
28,154
5.44%
 Catherine Starr
26,821
5.18%
Aug 05, 2003 Primary Election
 Haley Barbour
158,284
83.28%
 Mitch Tyner
31,768
16.72%
Nov 02, 1999 General Election
 Ronnie Musgrove
379,033
49.62%
 Mike Parker
370,691
48.52%
 Jerry Ladner
8,208
1.07%
 Helen Perkins
6,005
0.79%
Aug 04, 1999 Primary Election
 Ronnie Musgrove
309,519
56.73%
 Jim Roberts
142,617
26.14%
 Richard Barrett
32,383
5.94%
 Katie Perrone
16,476
3.02%
 Charles Bell
13,159
2.41%
 Carrie Harris
11,645
2.13%
 James W. "Bootie" Hunt
11,572
2.12%
  Elton Davis Wall
8,184
1.50%
Aug 03, 1999 Primary Election
 Mike Parker
77,674
50.72%
 Eddie Briggs
42,763
27.92%
 Charlie Williams
17,176
11.22%
 Dan Gibson
11,348
7.41%
 George "Wagon Wheel" Blair
2,453
1.60%
 Shawn O'Hara
1,728
1.13%
Nov 07, 1995 General Election
 Kirk Fordice(I)
455,261
55.56%
 Dick Molpus
364,210
44.44%
Aug 08, 1995 Primary Election
 Kirk Fordice(I)
117,907
93.74%
 George "Wagon Wheel" Blair
4,919
3.91%
 Richard O'Hara
2,956
2.35%
Aug 08, 1995 Primary Election
 Dick Molpus
396,816
77.10%
 Shawn O'Hara
117,833
22.90%
Nov 05, 1991 General Election
 Kirk Fordice
361,500
50.83%
 Ray Mabus Jr.(I)
338,459
47.59%
 Shawn O'Hara
11,253
1.58%
Oct 08, 1991 Primary Election
 Kirk Fordice
31,753
60.63%
 Patrick H. "Pete" Johnson
20,622
39.37%
Sep 17, 1991 Primary Election
 Ray Mabus Jr.(I)
368,679
50.75%
 Wayne Dowdy
299,172
41.18%
 George "Wagon Wheel" Blair
58,614
8.07%
Sep 17, 1991 Primary Election
 Kirk Fordice
28,411
44.64%
 Patrick H. "Pete" Johnson
27,651
43.44%
 Bobby Clanton
7,589
11.92%
Nov 03, 1987 General Election
 Ray Mabus Jr.
385,689
53.44%
 Jack Reed, Sr.
336,006
46.56%
Aug 25, 1987 Primary Election
 Ray Mabus Jr.
428,883
64.31%
 Mike Sturdivant
238,039
35.69%
Aug 04, 1987 Primary Election
 Ray Mabus Jr.
304,559
37.69%
 Mike Sturdivant
131,180
16.24%
 William L. Waller
105,056
13.00%
 John Arthur Eaves, Sr.
98,517
12.19%
 Maurice Dantin
83,603
10.35%
 Edwin L. Pittman
73,667
9.12%
 Gilbert Fountain
5,990
0.74%
  H. R. Toney
5,418
0.67%
Aug 04, 1987 Primary Election
 Jack Reed, Sr.
14,798
78.48%
 Doug Lemon
4,057
21.52%
Nov 08, 1983 General Election
 Bill Allain
409,209
55.09%
 Leon Bramlett
288,764
38.88%
 Charles Evers
30,593
4.12%
 Billy Taylor
7,869
1.06%
 Henry McMullen Williams
6,302
0.85%
Aug 23, 1983 Primary Election
 Bill Allain
405,348
52.42%
 Evelyn Gandy
367,953
47.58%
Aug 02, 1983 Primary Election
 Evelyn Gandy
316,304
38.19%
 Bill Allain
293,348
35.42%
 Mike Sturdivant
172,526
20.83%
 Lonnie C. Johnson
32,861
3.97%
 Billy M. Davis
13,172
1.59%
Nov 07, 1979 General Election
 William F. Winter
413,620
61.07%
 Gil Carmichael
263,702
38.93%
Aug 28, 1979 Primary Election
 William F. Winter
386,174
56.62%
 Evelyn Gandy
295,832
43.38%
Aug 07, 1979 Primary Election
 Evelyn Gandy
224,714
30.48%
 William F. Winter
183,944
24.95%
 John Arthur Eaves, Sr.
143,411
19.46%
 Jim Herring
135,812
18.42%
 Charles M. Deaton
34,700
4.71%
 Richard Barrett
14,550
1.97%
Aug 07, 1979 Primary Election
 Gil Carmichael
17,216
53.05%
 Leon Bramlett
15,236
46.95%
Nov 04, 1975 General Election
 Cliff Finch
369,568
52.20%
 Gil Carmichael
319,632
45.14%
 Henry Jay Kirksey
18,833
2.66%
Aug 26, 1975 Primary Election
 Cliff Finch
442,865
57.69%
 William F. Winter
324,749
42.31%
Aug 05, 1975 Primary Election
 William F. Winter
286,652
36.29%
 Cliff Finch
253,829
32.13%
 Maurice Dantin
179,472
22.72%
 John Arthur Eaves, Sr.
50,606
6.41%
 Leman Gandy
11,966
1.51%
 David Perkins
7,369
0.93%
Nov 02, 1971 General Election
 William L. Waller
601,222
77.02%
 Charles Evers
172,762
22.13%
 Tom Brady
6,653
0.85%
Aug 24, 1971 Primary Election
 William L. Waller
389,952
54.22%
 Charles L. Sullivan
329,236
45.78%
Aug 03, 1971 Primary Election
 Charles L. Sullivan
288,219
37.78%
 William L. Waller
227,424
29.81%
 James E. "Jimmy" Swan
128,946
16.90%
 Roy C. Adams
45,445
5.96%
 Edwin L. Pittman
38,170
5.00%
 Marshall Perry
18,021
2.36%
 Andrew W. Sullivan
16,762
2.20%
Nov 07, 1967 General Election
 John Bell Williams
315,318
70.27%
 Rubel L. Phillips
133,379
29.73%
Aug 29, 1967 Primary Election
 John Bell Williams
371,815
54.49%
 William F. Winter
310,527
45.51%
Aug 08, 1967 Primary Election
 William F. Winter
222,001
32.46%
 John Bell Williams
197,778
28.91%
 James E. "Jimmy" Swan
124,361
18.18%
 Ross R. Barnett
76,053
11.12%
 William L. Waller
60,090
8.79%
 Vernon E. Brown
2,051
0.30%
 C.L. McKinley
1,671
0.24%
Nov 05, 1963 General Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
225,456
61.94%
 Rubel L. Phillips
138,515
38.06%
Aug 27, 1963 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
261,493
57.29%
 James P. Coleman
194,958
42.71%
Aug 06, 1963 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
182,540
38.48%
 James P. Coleman
156,296
32.95%
 Charles L. Sullivan
132,321
27.89%
 Robert F. Mason
3,257
0.69%
Nov 03, 1959 General Election
 Ross R. Barnett
57,671
100.00%
Aug 25, 1959 Primary Election
 Ross R. Barnett
230,557
54.34%
 Carroll Gartin
193,706
45.66%
Aug 04, 1959 Primary Election
 Ross R. Barnett
155,508
35.26%
 Carroll Gartin
151,043
34.25%
 Charles L. Sullivan
131,792
29.88%
 Robert F. Mason
2,704
0.61%
Nov 08, 1955 General Election
 James P. Coleman
40,707
100.00%
Aug 23, 1955 Primary Election
 James P. Coleman
233,237
55.64%
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
185,924
44.36%
Aug 02, 1955 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
122,483
28.07%
 James P. Coleman
104,140
23.87%
 Fielding L. Wright
94,460
21.65%
 Ross R. Barnett
92,785
21.26%
 Mary D. Cain
22,469
5.15%
Nov 06, 1951 General Election
 Hugh L. White
43,422
100.00%
Aug 28, 1951 Primary Election
 Hugh L. White
201,222
51.18%
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
191,966
48.82%
Aug 07, 1951 Primary Election
 Hugh L. White
94,820
23.25%
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
86,150
21.13%
 Sam Lumpkin
84,451
20.71%
 Ross R. Barnett
81,674
20.03%
 Mary D. Cain
24,756
6.07%
 Jesse M. Byrd
22,783
5.59%
 Kelly Hammond
6,945
1.70%
  Jimmie Walker
6,195
1.52%
Nov 04, 1947 General Election
 Fielding L. Wright(I)
166,095
97.59%
 George L. Sheldon
4,102
2.41%
Aug 05, 1947 Primary Election
 Fielding L. Wright(I)
202,014
55.31%
 Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
112,123
30.70%
 Jesse M. Byrd
37,997
10.40%
 Frank L. Jacobs
8,750
2.40%
 William L. Spinks
4,344
1.19%
Nov 02, 1946 Appointment
 Fielding L. Wright
1
100.00%
Dec 26, 1943 Appointment
 Dennis Murphree
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1943 General Election
 Thomas L. Bailey
50,488
100.00%
Aug 24, 1943 Primary Election
 Thomas L. Bailey
143,153
53.21%
 Martin S. Conner
125,882
46.79%
Aug 03, 1943 Primary Election
 Martin S. Conner
110,917
38.83%
 Thomas L. Bailey
68,963
24.14%
 Dennis Murphree
68,510
23.99%
 Lester C. Franklin
37,240
13.04%
Nov 07, 1939 General Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
61,614
100.00%
Aug 29, 1939 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
163,620
54.66%
 Martin S. Conner
135,724
45.34%
Aug 08, 1939 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
103,099
33.53%
 Martin S. Conner
79,305
25.79%
 Thomas L. Bailey
58,987
19.18%
 Lester C. Franklin
31,845
10.36%
 J. B. "Billy" Snider
24,244
7.88%
 Mark W. Gantt
5,214
1.70%
 George P. Ritchey
4,796
1.56%
Nov 05, 1935 General Election
 Hugh L. White
45,881
100.00%
Aug 27, 1935 Primary Election
 Hugh L. White
182,771
51.71%
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
170,705
48.29%
Aug 06, 1935 Primary Election
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
111,523
31.47%
 Hugh L. White
110,625
31.22%
 Dennis Murphree
92,997
26.24%
 Lester C. Franklin
34,700
9.79%
 E. A. Copeland
4,541
1.28%
Nov 03, 1931 General Election
 Martin S. Conner
45,942
100.00%
Aug 25, 1931 Primary Election
 Martin S. Conner
170,690
54.08%
 Hugh L. White
144,918
45.92%
Aug 04, 1931 Primary Election
 Hugh L. White
108,022
34.51%
 Martin S. Conner
92,089
29.42%
 Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
58,668
18.74%
 George T. Mitchell
54,202
17.32%
Nov 08, 1927 General Election
 Theodore G. Bilbo
31,717
100.00%
Aug 23, 1927 Primary Election
 Theodore G. Bilbo
147,669
51.85%
 Dennis Murphree(I)
137,130
48.15%
Aug 02, 1927 Primary Election
 Theodore G. Bilbo
135,065
46.93%
 Dennis Murphree(I)
71,836
24.96%
 Martin S. Conner
57,402
19.94%
 Albert C. Anderson
23,528
8.17%
Mar 18, 1927 Appointment
 Dennis Murphree
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1923 General Election
 Henry L. Whitfield
29,138
100.00%
Aug 28, 1923 Primary Election
 Henry L. Whitfield
134,715
53.28%
 Theodore G. Bilbo
118,143
46.72%
Aug 07, 1923 Primary Election
 Henry L. Whitfield
85,328
33.58%
 Theodore G. Bilbo
65,105
25.62%
 Martin S. Conner
48,739
19.18%
 Lester C. Franklin
37,245
14.66%
 Percy Bell
17,724
6.97%
Nov 04, 1919 General Election
 Lee M. Russell
39,239
96.96%
 J. T. Lester
1,231
3.04%
Aug 26, 1919 Primary Election
 Lee M. Russell
77,427
52.67%
 Oscar G. Johnston
69,565
47.33%
Aug 05, 1919 Primary Election
 Lee M. Russell
48,348
32.58%
 Oscar G. Johnston
39,206
26.42%
 Andrew H. Longino
30,831
20.77%
 Ross A. Collins
30,026
20.23%
Nov 02, 1915 General Election
 Theodore G. Bilbo
50,541
92.59%
 J. T. Lester
4,046
7.41%
Aug 03, 1915 Primary Election
 Theodore G. Bilbo
74,573
50.36%
 M. W. Reily
47,717
32.23%
 John R. Tally
11,451
7.73%
 H.M. Quinn
7,627
5.15%
 Peter Simpson Stovall
6,706
4.53%
Nov 07, 1911 General Election
 Earl Brewer
40,471
95.18%
 Sumner W. Rose
2,049
4.82%
Nov 05, 1907 General Election
 Edmund F. Noel
29,528
100.00%
Nov 03, 1903 General Election
 James K. Vardaman
32,191
100.00%
Aug 27, 1903 Primary Election
 James K. Vardaman
53,032
53.42%
 F. A. Critz
46,249
46.58%
Aug 06, 1903 Primary Election
 James K. Vardaman
39,679
40.19%
 F. A. Critz
34,813
35.26%
 Edmund F. Noel
24,233
24.55%
Nov 07, 1899 General Election
 Andrew H. Longino
42,273
87.40%
 R. K. Prewitt
6,097
12.60%
Nov 05, 1895 General Election
 Anselm J. McLaurin
46,870
72.07%
 Frank Burkett
18,167
27.93%
Nov 01, 1889 General Election
 John M. Stone
84,929
99.98%
  Others
16
0.02%
Nov 03, 1885 General Election
 Robert Lowry(I)
88,783
99.01%
 Put Darden
824
0.92%
  Others
64
0.07%
Nov 08, 1881 General Election
 Robert Lowry
76,805
59.63%
 Benjamin King
51,994
40.37%
Nov 06, 1877 General Election
 John M. Stone(I)
96,376
99.95%
  Others
47
0.05%
Mar 29, 1876 Appointment
 John M. Stone
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1873 General Election
 Adelbert Ames
73,324
58.11%
 James L. Alcorn(I)
52,857
41.89%
Nov 30, 1869 General Election
 James L. Alcorn
76,186
66.66%
 Lewis T. Dent
38,097
33.34%
Jun 22, 1868 General Election
 Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
62,321
52.64%
 Beriah B. Eggleston
56,072
47.36%
  Others
5
0.00%
Jun 15, 1868 Appointment
 Adelbert Ames
1
100.00%
Oct 02, 1865 General Election
 Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
19,037
42.09%
 E. S. Fisher
15,557
34.40%
 W. S. Patton
10,519
23.26%
  Others
116
0.26%
Jun 13, 1865 Appointment
 William L. Sharkey
1
100.00%
Oct 03, 1859 General Election
 John J. Pettus
34,559
77.03%
 Harvey W. Walter
10,308
22.97%
Oct 05, 1857 General Election
 William McWillie
27,377
66.01%
 Edward M. Yerger
14,095
33.99%
Nov 06, 1855 General Election
 John Jones McRae(I)
32,666
54.22%
 Charles D. Fontaine
27,579
45.78%
Jan 05, 1854 Appointment
 John J. Pettus
1
100.00%
Nov 08, 1853 General Election
 John Jones McRae
32,116
54.07%
 Francis M. Rogers
27,279
45.93%
Nov 04, 1851 Appointment
 James Whitfield
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1851 General Election
 Henry Stuart Foote
29,358
50.87%
 Jefferson Davis
28,359
49.13%
Feb 03, 1851 Appointment
 John I. Guion
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1849 General Election
 John A. Quitman
33,117
59.02%
 Luke Lea
22,996
40.98%
Nov 02, 1847 General Election
 Joseph W. Matthews
26,995
64.78%
 Alexander B. Bradford
13,997
33.59%
  Scattering
682
1.64%
Nov 04, 1845 General Election
 Albert Gallatin Brown(I)
28,310
66.08%
 Thomas Coopwood
12,852
30.00%
 Isaac N. Davis
1,683
3.93%
Nov 07, 1843 General Election
 Albert Gallatin Brown
21,035
52.98%
 G. R. Clayton
17,322
43.63%
 Thomas H. Williams
1,343
3.38%
Nov 02, 1841 General Election
 Tilghman M. Tucker
19,059
53.17%
 D. O. Shattuck
16,784
46.83%
Nov 05, 1839 General Election
 Alexander G. McNutt(I)
18,900
54.33%
 Edward Turner
15,886
45.67%
Nov 07, 1837 General Election
 Alexander G. McNutt
12,936
46.45%
 J. B. Morgan
9,896
35.54%
 John A. Grimball
4,974
17.86%
  Scattering
41
0.15%
Nov 20, 1835 Appointment
 John A. Quitman
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1835 General Election
 Charles Lynch
9,867
51.10%
 Hiram G. Runnels(I)
9,441
48.90%
Nov 05, 1833 General Election
 Hiram G. Runnels
6,705
52.29%
 Abram M. Scott(I)
6,117
47.71%
Jun 12, 1833 Appointment
 Charles Lynch
1
100.00%
Aug 02, 1831 General Election
 Abram M. Scott
3,953
31.61%
 Hiram G. Runnels
3,711
29.67%
 Charles Lynch
2,902
23.20%
 Wiley P. Harris
1,449
11.59%
 Adam Gordon
492
3.93%
Aug 04, 1829 General Election
 Gerard C. Brandon(I)
7,344
64.79%
 George W. Winchester
3,991
35.21%
Aug 07, 1827 General Election
 Gerard C. Brandon(I)
5,482
50.47%
 Daniel Williams
3,519
32.40%
 Beverly R. Grayson
1,861
17.13%
Jul 25, 1826 Appointment
 Gerard C. Brandon
1
100.00%
Nov 17, 1825 Appointment
 Gerard C. Brandon
1
100.00%
Aug 02, 1825 General Election
 David Holmes
7,846
83.96%
 Cowles Mead
1,499
16.04%
Aug 05, 1823 General Election
 Walter Leake(I)
3,996
47.05%
 David Dickson
2,511
29.57%
 William Lattimore
1,986
23.38%
Aug 07, 1821 General Election
 Walter Leake
4,780
77.13%
 Charles B. Green
1,269
20.48%
 George B. Green
148
2.39%
Aug 03, 1819 General Election
 George Poindexter
2,721
61.52%
 Thomas Hinds
1,702
38.48%
Sep 02, 1817 General Election
 David Holmes
4,108
100.00%

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