There are 4 article(s) tagged Mississippi governor's race:

• August 2026

  • Mississippi attorney general enters governor’s race branding herself a Trump conservative

    Lynn Fitch became the state’s first female attorney general when she took office in 2020.

    By Aarron Fleming August 04, 2026

• August 2023

  • Gov. Tate Reeves will face Brandon Presley in November’s election

    Reeves defeated two first-time candidates: John Witcher, a physician who has criticized COVID-19 vaccinations, and David Hardigree, a military veteran. Presley, a cousin of rock ’n’ roll icon Elvis Presley, ran unopposed.

    By The Associated Press August 08, 2023

• July 2023

  • Brandon Presley makes campaign stop in DeSoto County

    The current public service commissioner for Mississippi’s Northern District is uncontested on the Democratic primary ballot in the Mississippi gubernatorial race.

    By Beth Sullivan July 22, 2023

• August 2019

  • Nelson: Who’s smiling after Mississippi’s GOP runoff? Democrat Jim Hood

    Mississippi Republicans nominated Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, their weaker candidate for governor in Tuesday’s runoff primary. Hood, the state’s four-term attorney general, sailed to victory with 69% of the vote in his party’s Aug. 6 primary.

    By Michael Nelson August 29, 2019