# 2023 Mississippi elections

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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. 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.
Special elections also took place during the year.

## Lieutenant governor

One-term Republican incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. He ran for re-election.
Republican state senator Chris McDaniel also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann.
Republicans Shane Quick (who ran against Hosemann in 2019) and Tiffany Longino also filed for the race, as did Democrat D. Ryan Grover, a former candidate for the Oxford Board of Aldermen.

## Secretary of state

After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election, Michael Watson instead decided to run for re-election as Secretary of State.
Former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district Shuwaski Young announced his bid to unseat Watson.

### Republican primary
#### Candidate

* Michael Watson, incumbent secretary of state

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael Watson (incumbent) | 351,774 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 351,774 | 100.00% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidate

* Shuwaski Young, former Mississippi Secretary of State Staffer and 2022 Democratic nominee for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shuwaski Young | 152,115 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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.

### General election
#### Polling

Michael Watson vs. Shuwaski Young
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | 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% | 10% |

#### Results

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

## Attorney general

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. She ran for re-election.
Democratic attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director Greta Kemp Martin ran to challenge Fitch.

### Republican primary
#### Candidate

* Lynn Fitch, incumbent attorney general

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Lynn Fitch (incumbent) | 350,670 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 350,670 | 100.00% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidate

* Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi Litigation Director

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Greta Kemp Martin | 152,682 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,682 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Endorsements
##### Organizations

* Democratic Attorneys General Association
* Planned Parenthood Southeast Advocates
* Reproductive Freedom for All
* Vote Mama

##### Organizations

* Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America

#### Polling

Lynn Fitch vs. Greta Martin
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | 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% | 9% |

#### Results

2023 Mississippi Attorney General election :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 810,818 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## State auditor

Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019. White ran for re-election.
The mayor of Anguilla, Democrat Larry Bradford, challenged White in the general election.

### Republican primary
#### Candidate

* Shad White, incumbent state auditor

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Shad White (incumbent) | 347,921 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 347,921 | 100.00% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidate

* Larry Bradford, Mayor of Anguilla

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Larry Bradford | 153,039 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,039 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

2023 Mississippi State Auditor election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Shad White (incumbent) | 474,313 | 58.65% | N/A |
| | Democratic | Larry Bradford | 334,418 | 41.35% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 808,731 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## State treasurer

One-term Republican incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. He ran for re-election, and was unopposed in the Republican primary.
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. Lee Green received 39.2% of the vote in 2019.

### Republican primary
#### Candidate

* David McRae, incumbent state treasurer

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David McRae (incumbent) | 349,800 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 349,800 | 100.00% |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidate

* Addie Lee Green, former member of the Bolton Board of Aldermen

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Addie Lee Green | 153,149 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,149 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

2023 Mississippi State Treasurer election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | David McRae (incumbent) | 472,705 | 58.38% | −2.42% |
| | Democratic | Addie Lee Green | 337,008 | 41.62% | +2.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 784,866 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

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

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Andy Gipson, incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Andy Gipson (incumbent) | 351,194 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 351,194 | 100.00% |

### 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
* Bethany Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Women's Cannabis Chamber of Commerce
* Terry Rogers II, college student

#### Withdrawn or disqualified

* Robert Briggs

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 188,828 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

2023 Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Andy Gipson (incumbent) | 467,901 | 57.76% | –0.94% |
| | Democratic | Robert Bradford | 342,172 | 42.24% | +0.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 810,073 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Commissioner of Insurance

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.
Republican Mitch Young, a former U.S. Navy Petty Officer and candidate for governor in 2015, announced a primary challenge against Chaney.
Democratic attorney and 2022 Court of Appeals in District Four candidate Bruce Burton also ran.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates

* Mike Chaney, incumbent commissioner
* Mitch Young, former U.S. Navy Petty officer and candidate for governor in 2015

#### Results

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

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates

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

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bruce Burton | 182,701 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 182,701 | 100.00% |

### General election
#### Results

2023 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Mike Chaney (incumbent) | 480,514 | 59.34% | –1.92% |
| | Democratic | Bruce Burton | 329,214 | 40.66% | +1.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 809,728 | 100.0% | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Public Service Commission
### Northern District

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.
No Democrats filed to run to succeed Presley, leaving the field open for two Republican challengers to run for the open seat:
* Chris Brown, Mississippi State Representative for the 20th District
* Tanner Newman, Tupelo Planning and Zoning Administrator
Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff for the Environmental Protection Agency, was a challenger, but she was removed from the ballot due to citizenship eligibility issues.

#### Republican primary
##### Candidates

* Chris Brown, Mississippi State Representative
* Tanner Newman, Tupelo Planning and Zoning Administrator

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chris Brown | 78,272 | 61.27% |
| | Republican | Tanner Newman | 49,472 | 38.73% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,744 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Northern District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Chris Brown | 215,257 | 100.0 | +100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### Central District

One-term Republican incumbent Brent Bailey was elected in 2019 with 50.3% of the vote. He ran for re-election.
Bailey's 2019 Democratic opponent, current state representative De’Keither Stamps, faced him again in a rematch.

#### Democratic primary
##### Candidate

* De’Keither Stamps, State Representative

##### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | De’Keither Stamps | 52,152 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,152 | 100.00% |

#### Republican primary
##### Candidate

* Brent Bailey, incumbent Public Service Commissioner

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brent Bailey (incumbent) | 85,778 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,778 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Central District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | De’Keither Stamps | 138,741 | 51.1 | +1.4 |
| | Republican | Brent Bailey (incumbent) | 132,853 | 48.9 | –1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 271,594 | 100.00 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### Southern District

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.

#### Republican primary
##### Candidates

* Nelson Wayne Carr, construction manager, landlord, and Republican Party activist
* Dane Maxwell, incumbent Public Service Commissioner

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nelson Wayne Carr | 76,162 | 52.89% |
| | Republican | Dane Maxwell (incumbent) | 67,849 | 47.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,011 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Southern District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Nelson Wayne Carr | 216,698 | 100.0 | +37.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 216,698 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Transportation Commission
### Northern District

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

#### Republican primary
##### Candidate

* John Caldwell, incumbent Transportation Commissioner

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Caldwell (incumbent) | 120,678 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,678 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Northern District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John Caldwell (incumbent) | 214,325 | 100.0 | +36.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 214,325 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### Central District

One-term Democratic incumbent Willie Simmons was elected in 2019 with 51.1% of the vote. He ran for re-election.
Ricky Pennington Jr., a Republican, also ran for the seat.

#### Democratic primary
##### Candidate

* Willie Simmons, incumbent Transportation Commissioner

##### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Willie Simmons (incumbent) | 54,638 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,638 | 100.00% |

#### Republican primary
##### Candidate

* Ricky Pennington Jr., candidate for this district in 2019

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ricky Pennington Jr. | 85,180 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,180 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Central District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Willie Simmons (incumbent) | 150,296 | 55.2 | +4.1 |
| | Republican | Ricky Pennington Jr. | 121,866 | 44.8 | −4.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 272,162 | 100.0 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Southern District

Three-term Republican incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would not seek re-election.
Republican state representative for the 111th District Charles Busby ran against Independent Steven Brian Griffin.

#### Republican primary
##### Candidate

* Charles Busby, State Representative

##### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles Busby | 140,425 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,425 | 100.00% |

#### Results

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Southern District election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Charles Busby | 177,277 | 71.8 | −28.2 |
| | Independent | Steven Brian Griffin | 69,685 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 246,962 | 100.0 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |