2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election

2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election
November 5, 2019
 
Nominee Tate Reeves Jim Hood
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 73 49
Popular vote 459,396 414,368
Percentage 51.91% 46.83%
Reeves:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hood:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Governor before election

Phil Bryant
Republican

 Elected Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

The 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to choose the next governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. The Democratic Party nominated incumbent Attorney General Jim Hood, the only Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi; the Republican Party nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves. In the general election, Reeves defeated Hood by a margin of 5.08%, with Reeves significantly underperforming Donald Trump, who won the state by 17 points in 2016.

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