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Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.<ref name=":0" />
Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.<ref name=":0" />


===Democratic primary===
===Republican primary===
====Candidate====
====Candidate====
*Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director<ref name=":0" />
*[[Lynn Fitch]], incumbent [[Attorney General of Mississippi|Attorney General]]<ref name=":0"/>


==== Results ====
==== Results ====
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| candidate = [[Lynn Fitch]] (incumbent)
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| party = Mississippi Republican Party
| votes = 152,682
| votes = 350,670
| percentage = 100.00%
| percentage = 100.00%
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| votes = 350,670
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===Republican primary===
===Democratic primary===
====Candidate====
====Candidate====
*[[Lynn Fitch]], incumbent [[Attorney General of Mississippi|Attorney General]]<ref name=":0"/>
*Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director<ref name=":0" />


==== Results ====
==== Results ====
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| candidate = [[Lynn Fitch]] (incumbent)
| candidate = Greta Kemp Martin
| party = Mississippi Republican Party
| party = Mississippi Democratic Party
| votes = 350,670
| votes = 152,682
| percentage = 100.00%
| percentage = 100.00%
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| votes = 152,682
| percentage = 100.00%
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=== Endorsements ===
===General election===
==== Endorsements ====
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{{Endorsements box|title=Greta Kemp Martin (D)|list=;Organizations
*[[Democratic Attorneys General Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trifone |first=Emily |date=2023-06-20 |title=DAGA Endorses Greta Kemp Martin for Mississippi Attorney General |url=https://dems.ag/daga-endorses-greta-kemp-martin-for-mississippi-attorney-general/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Democratic Attorneys General Association |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Democratic Attorneys General Association]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trifone |first=Emily |date=2023-06-20 |title=DAGA Endorses Greta Kemp Martin for Mississippi Attorney General |url=https://dems.ag/daga-endorses-greta-kemp-martin-for-mississippi-attorney-general/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Democratic Attorneys General Association |language=en-US}}</ref>
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*[[Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Mary |date=2023-06-01 |title=SBA Pro-Life America’s Candidate Fund Endorses Pro-Life Hero AG Lynn Fitch for Re-election |url=https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/sba-pro-life-americas-candidate-fund-endorses-pro-life-hero-ag-lynn-fitch-for-re-election |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=SBA Pro-Life America |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
*[[Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Mary |date=2023-06-01 |title=SBA Pro-Life America’s Candidate Fund Endorses Pro-Life Hero AG Lynn Fitch for Re-election |url=https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/sba-pro-life-americas-candidate-fund-endorses-pro-life-hero-ag-lynn-fitch-for-re-election |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=SBA Pro-Life America |language=en-US}}</ref>}}


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The 2023 Mississippi elections took place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8 and any required runoffs on August 29.[1] All executive offices in the state up for election, as well as all 52 seats of the Mississippi State Senate, all 122 seats in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and many local offices. The qualifying deadline for all 2023 Mississippi races was February 1, 2023.[2]

Special elections also took place during the year.

State House of Representatives

Main article: 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election

State Senate

Main article: 2023 Mississippi State Senate election

Governor

Main article: 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Lieutenant governor

Main article: 2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[3]

Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann.[4]

Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race,[3] as did Democrat D. Ryan Grover, a former candidate for the Oxford Board of Aldermen.[5]

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Michael Watson Ty Pinkins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 481,895 328,067
Prozentualer Anteil 59.5% 40.5%
Secretary of State before election

Michael Watson
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Michael Watson
Republican

After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election,[6] Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State.[7]

Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.[3]

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent) 351,774 100.00%
Total votes 351,774 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shuwaski Young 152,115 100.00%
Total votes 152,115 100.00%

Democratic State Central Committee selection

In August 2023, Shuwaski Young withdrew his candidacy from the race for Secretary of State, citing "a hypertensive crisis that was limiting his ability to campaign." On September 7, the Mississippi Democratic Party nominated Ty Pinkins, an attorney and military veteran, as the replacement nominee for the November ballot.[11]

General election

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Michael
Watson (R) 		Shuwaski
Young (D) 		Other Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College August 20–28, 2023 650 (LV) ± 4.0% 56% 33% 1%[b] 10%

Results

2023 Mississippi Secretary of State election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Watson (incumbent) 481,895 59.50% +0.67%
Democratic Ty Pinkins 328,067 40.50% –0.67%
Total votes 809,962 100.0%
Republican hold

Attorney General

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
 
Nominee Lynn Fitch Greta Kemp Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 470,870 339,948
Prozentualer Anteil 58.1% 41.9%
Attorney General before election

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Lynn Fitch
Republican

One-term Republican incumbent Lynn Fitch was elected in 2019 with 57.83% of the vote, becoming the state's first Republican attorney general since 1878.[3] She ran for re-election.[3]

Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.[3]

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 350,670 100.00%
Total votes 350,670 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidate

  • Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director[3]

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Greta Kemp Martin 152,682 100.00%
Total votes 152,682 100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Greta Kemp Martin (D)
Organizations
Lynn Fitch (R)
Organizations

Polling

Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lynn
Fitch (R) 		Greta
Martin (D) 		Other Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College August 20–28, 2023 650 (LV) ± 4.0% 54% 35% 2%[c] 9%

Results

2023 Attorney General election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 470,870 58.07% +0.24%
Democratic Greta Kemp Martin 339,948 41.93% –0.24%
Total votes 810,818 100.0%
Republican hold

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
 
Nominee Shad White Larry Bradford
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 464,352 319,441
Prozentualer Anteil 59.24% 40.76%
State Auditor before election

Shad White
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Shad White
Republican

Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019. White ran for re-election.[3]

The mayor of Anguilla, Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Bradford 153,039 100.00%
Total votes 153,039 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shad White (incumbent) 347,921 100.00%
Total votes 347,921 100.00%

Results

2023 Mississippi State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Shad White (incumbent) 464,352 59.24 –40.76
Democratic Larry Bradford 319,441 40.76 +40.76
Write-in
Total votes 783,793 100.00
Republican hold

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
 
Nominee David McRae Addie Lee Green
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 463,180 321,686
Prozentualer Anteil 59.01% 40.99%
State Treasurer before election

David McRae
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

David McRae
Republican

One-term Republican incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election,[3] and was unopposed in the Republican primary.[4][3]

McRae faced a rematch in the general election, as former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run.[4] Lee Green received 39.2% of the vote in 2019.

Democratic primary

Candidate

  • Addie Lee Green, former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Addie Lee Green 153,149 100.00%
Total votes 153,149 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McRae (incumbent) 349,800 100.00%
Total votes 349,800 100.00%

Results

2023 Mississippi State Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David McRae (incumbent) 463,180 59.01 –1.80
Democratic Addie Lee Green 321,686 40.99 +1.80
Write-in
Total votes 784,866 100.00
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
 
Nominee Andy Gipson Robert Bradford
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 458,443 326,744
Prozentualer Anteil 58.39% 41.61%
Agriculture Commissioner before election

Andy Gipson
Republican

Elected Agriculture Commissioner

Andy Gipson
Republican

Two-term Republican incumbent Andy Gipson was re-elected in 2019 with 58.7% of the vote. Gipson ran for re-election,[18] and was the only Republican on the ballot.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robert Bradford, Director of Natchez-Adams County Homeland Security Program, Floodplain Management Program, Emergency 9-1-1 Coordinator, and Emergency Management Agency.[4][19]
  • Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce[4]
  • Terry Rogers II, college student[4]

Withdrawn or disqualified

  • Robert Briggs[4]

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Bradford 97,717 51.75%
Democratic Bethany Hill 49,032 25.97%
Democratic Terry Rogers II 42,079 22.28%
Total votes 188,828 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Gipson (incumbent) 351,194 100.00%
Total votes 351,194 100.00%

Results

2023 Agriculture Commissioner election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andy Gipson (incumbent) 458,443 58.39 –0.31
Democratic Robert Bradford 326,744 41.61 +0.31
Write-in
Total votes 785,187 100.00
Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →
 
Nominee Mike Chaney Bruce Burton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 470,697 314,151
Prozentualer Anteil 59.97% 40.03%
Insurance Commissioner before election

Mike Chaney
Republican

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Mike Chaney
Republican

Four-term Republican incumbent Mike Chaney was reelected in 2019 with 61.26% of the vote. Chaney, who also serves as the state's Fire Marshal, ran for re-election.[3][4]

Republican Mitch Young, a former US Navy Petty Officer and Candidate for Governor in 2015, announced a primary challenge against Chaney.[4]

Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran.[3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Bruce Burton, attorney and candidate for Appeals Court District 4 in 2022

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce Burton 182,701 100.00%
Total votes 182,701 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 201,552 80.3%
Republican Mitch Young 49,487 19.7%
Total votes 251,039 100.00%

Results

2023 Insurance Commissioner election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 470,697 59.97 –1.29
Democratic Bruce Burton 314,151 40.03 +1.29
Write-in
Total votes 784,848 100.00
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

Northern District

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Chris Brown
Party Republican
Popular vote Unopposed
Northern District Commissioner before election

Brandon Presley
Democratic

Elected Northern District Commissioner

Chris Brown
Republican

Four-term Democratic Incumbent Brandon Presley was re-elected unopposed in 2019. Presley did not run for a fifth term, instead opting to run for governor.[20]

No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley,[20] leaving the field open for two Republican challengers to run for the open seat:

Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency, was a challenger,[20] but she was removed from the ballot due to citizenship eligiblity issues.[21]

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Brown 78,272 61.27%
Republican Tanner Newman 49,472 38.73%
Total votes 127,744 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Northern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chris Brown Unopposed
Write-in
Total votes
Republican gain from Democratic

Central District

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee De’Keither Stamps Brent Bailey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 131,727 129,593
Prozentualer Anteil 50.41% 49.59%
Central District Commissioner before election

Brent Bailey
Republican

Elected Central District Commissioner

De’Keither Stamps
Democratic

One-term Republican incumbent Brent Bailey was elected in 2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[4]

Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current State Representative De’Keither Stamps, faced him again in a rematch.[4]

Democratic primary

Candidate
Results
Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic De’Keither Stamps 52,152 100.00%
Total votes 52,152 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Bailey (incumbent) 85,778 100.00%
Total votes 85,778 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Central District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic De’Keither Stamps 131,727 50.41 +0.76
Republican Brent Bailey (incumbent) 129,593 49.59 –0.76
Write-in
Total votes 261,320 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

Southern District

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Nelson Wayne Carr
Party Republican
Popular vote Unopposed
Southern District Commissioner before election

Dane Maxwell
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Nelson Wayne Carr
Republican

One-term Republican Incumbent Dane Maxwell was elected in 2019 with 62.6% of the vote. Maxwell was challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr and lost.[4]

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nelson Wayne Carr 76,162 52.89%
Republican Dane Maxwell (incumbent) 67,849 47.11%
Total votes 144,011 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Southern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nelson Wayne Carr Unopposed
Write-in
Total votes
Republican hold

Transportation Commission

Northern District

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northen District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee John Caldwell
Party Republican
Popular vote Unoppossed
Northern District Commissioner before election

John Caldwell
Republican

Elected Northern District Commissioner

John Caldwell
Republican

One-term Republican Incumbent John Caldwell was elected in 2019 with 63.2% of the vote. He ran for re-election unopposed.[23]

Republican primary

Candidate
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Caldwell (incumbent) 120,678 100.00%
Total votes 120,678 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Northern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Caldwell (incumbent) Unopposed
Write-in
Total votes
Republican hold

Central District

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Willie Simmons Ricky Pennington Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 138,377 116,194
Prozentualer Anteil 54% 45%
Central District Commissioner before election

Willie Simmons
Democratic

Elected Central District Commissioner

Willie Simmons
Democratic

One-term Democrat Incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in 2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election.[25]

Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat.[25]

Democratic primary

Candidate
Results
Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Willie Simmons (incumbent) 54,638 100.00%
Total votes 54,638 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate
  • Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019[25]
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ricky Pennington Jr. 85,180 100.00%
Total votes 85,180 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Central District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Willie Simmons (incumbent)
Republican Ricky Pennington Jr.
Write-in
Total votes
Democratic hold

Southern District

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2023
← 2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07) 2027 →
 
Nominee Charles Busby Steven Brian Griffin
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 139,209 55,052
Prozentualer Anteil 71.7% 28.3%
Southern District Commissioner before election

Tom King
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Charles Busby
Republican

Three-term Republican Incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election.[26]

Republican State Representative for the 111th District Charles Busby[25] ran against Independent Steven Brian Griffin.[25]

Republican primary

Candidate
Results
Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Busby 140,425 100.00%
Total votes 140,425 100.00%

Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Southern District election, 2023
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles Busby
Independent Steven Brian Griffin
Write-in
Total votes
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Not going to vote" with 1%
  3. ^ "Not going to vote" with 2%

References

  1. ^ "Mississippi elections, 2023". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "Press Releases & Columns | Michael Watson Secretary of state". www.sos.ms.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Harrison, Bobby (February 2, 2023). "Who's running for Mississippi statewide offices in 2023". Mississippi Today. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. See who is running in statewide races". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.Maxwell will be challenged in the primary by Nelson Wayne Carr.
  6. ^ Journal, TAYLOR VANCE Daily. "Secretary of State Michael Watson mulls move to oust Gov. Tate Reeves". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
  7. ^ "Secretary of State Michael Watson announces 2023 run for reelection". Clarionledger.com. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  8. ^ "Secretary of State Michael Watson announces 2023 run for reelection". Clarionledger.com. January 19, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2023 Republican primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "2023 Democratic primary results". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mississippi Democrats name Pinkins as new nominee for secretary of state, to challenge GOP's Watson". AP News. September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "2023 General Election Results".
  13. ^ Trifone, Emily (June 20, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Greta Kemp Martin for Mississippi Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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