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Mississippi — 2023 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2023 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorTate ReevesR+3.2
Candidates
Mississippi 2023 governor — certified statewide results.
- Tate Reeves✓Republican418,23350.9%
- Brandon PresleyDemocrat391,61447.7%
- Gwendolyn GrayIndependent11,1531.4%
The closest Mississippi governor's race since 1999. Republican incumbent Tate Reeves held off Democrat Brandon Presley under the new majority-or-runoff rule, avoiding a runoff by clearing 50%.
presidential baselinePresident 2020R+16.5Governor 2023R+3.2vs. baselineD+13.3
Mississippi's 2023 governor race ran 13.3 points more Democratic than its 2020 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2023 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.