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Mississippi — 2019 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2019 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorTate ReevesR+5.1
Candidates
Mississippi 2019 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tate Reeves✓Republican459,39651.9%
- Jim HoodDemocrat414,36846.8%
- David SingletaryIndependent8,5221.0%
- Bob HickingbottomConstitution2,6250.3%
The last Mississippi governor's race run under the 1890 constitution's electoral-vote provision — a winner needed both the popular vote and a majority of state House districts. Reeves cleared both (73 districts to 49). Voters repealed the system in 2020.
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+17.8Governor 2019R+5.1vs. baselineD+12.7
Mississippi's 2019 governor race ran 12.7 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2019 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.