2010 0 obj <>stream .votebox-scroll-container { According to the poll released on Monday, 55% of the respondents had heard a lot about the scandal, while 29% had heard some and 9% had heard a little. Lieutenant Governor Mississippi Gov. } The last numbers released from the State of Mississippi show monthly unemployment at 3.4% and yearly unemployment at 4.0%. JACKSON, Miss. font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; Tate Reeves defeated Jim Hood, David Singletary, and Bob Hickingbottom in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 5, 2019. letter-spacing: .04em; Tate Reeves discusses his 2023 re-election bid with Fox News Digital As he seeks re-election to serve as the state's governor, Tate Reeves says he is looking to build on. Tate Reeves filed Tuesday to seek reelection, marking the first day candidates for state and local offices can submit qualifying papers for the 2023 election. Commissioner of Insurance position: relative; The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election will take place on November 7, 2023 to choose the governor of Mississippi. The poll was commissioned by the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund and its affiliated political action committee. So far, Ballotpedia has not highlighted any elections in this state. I believe that to be a beautiful thing, Reeves wrote. See where JMAA stands. To learn more about our cartoon syndication services. font-weight: 200; Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content. Mar 3, 2023, 11:48 AM EST. 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Consequently, Mississippi's primary is effectively open.[2][3][4][5]. $(".toggle-section").first().show(); [5], After considering challenging Tate Reeves in the 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election,[6] Michael Watson elected instead to run for re-election as Mississippi Secretary of State. border: 1px solid #999; .percentage_number { width: 100%; The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission ofiSideWith.com. Thats because in 1890, Mississippi political leaders wrote the state constitution and added a provision that required candidates for statewide office do two things: 1) win a majority of the popular vote, and 2) win a majority of the states House of Representatives districts. font-weight: 300; .non_result_row { .votebox-results-metadata { font-weight: bold; } vertical-align: middle; Gwendolyn Gray is running in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 7, 2023. } letter-spacing: 0.03em; McRae will face a rematch in the general election, as former Bolton Board of Aldermans Member Addie Lee Green was the only Democrat to announce a run. Miss. These are the most engaging discussions about this election. } .votebox-scroll-container { Mississippi has an open primary system, meaning voters to not have to register as Republicans to vote in the Party's primary election, and independents will often vote in Republican primaries. padding-bottom: 8px; Transportation Commission (3 seats), Mississippi is holding an election for governor on November 7, 2023. float: left; } } Keep this news free and accessible to all by becoming a member and giving a recurring donation of any amount today. Black voters, who typically vote Democratic in Mississippi, comprised 33.9% of the polls participants. "Its clear, the people of Mississippi are ready to fire Tate Reeves.". [3], Incumbent Republican Shad White was appointed as Auditor in 2018, winning his first full term unopposed in 2019. .inner_percentage.Libertarian { (AP) Mississippi Republican Gov. We are firmly committed to neutrality in our content. Takethequiz. [12], Three-term Republican Incumbent Tom King won re-election unopposed in 2019. .results_row td { hbbd```b``kA$|Z"5QfH= RdT 6!,;DL`7H @&Fvk.ADg wc .votebox-results-cell--number { Had Reeves had his way in 2020, this nightmare scenario would be a distant pipe dream for his political opponents. Tate Reeves greets supporters before signing qualifying paperwork to run for reelection at the Mississippi Republican Headquarters in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. It also includes school board elections in the top 200 largest school districts by enrollment, all California local ballot measures, and notable local ballot measures from across the nation. | @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { } No analyst could definitively say who would win in a hypothetical three-way race between Republican nominee Tate Reeves, Democratic nominee Brandon Presley, and a strong independent candidate. margin-bottom:16px; display: table; } padding-left: 0; Reeves, 48, the former Lt. The primary will occur on August 8, 2023. .non_result_row th { Help keep the momentum going by rejoining our member community today. Tate Reeves walks out of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson on March 26, 2020, as he prepares to speak to media about the coronavirus during a press conference. Reeves was first elected in 2019, relatively narrowly defeating then-attorney general Jim Hood, who was the only Democrat elected to statewide office in Mississippi at the time. Gov. .inner_percentage.Democratic { text-align: center; Adam Ganucheau, as Mississippi Today's editor-in-chief, oversees the newsroom and works with the editorial team to fulfill our mission of producing high-quality journalism in the public interest. } Mississippi's governor, Tate Reeves, is seeking . The general election will occur on November 7, 2023. The most notable Democrat considering a gubernatorial run isBrandon Presley, the longtime northern district public service commissioner. "When we ran in 2019, I don't think we were aware of the types of challenges that would come before us with the 14 natural disasters declared in the first 14 months of my tenure. Besides Gunn, these prominent Republicans have heard from advisers about how a primary of Reeves could play out: If one of these four candidates ran, Reeves would likely have to spend at least $1 million to lock up the primary victory. Compare the candidates policies, political views, popularity ratings, and latest public opinion polling. State legislature | For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below: .votebox { top: -1px; And we will continue to do so.". [1] Primary elections will be held on August 8. .mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { 2023 Mississippi House of Representatives election, 2023 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, "Press Releases & Columns | Michael Watson Secretary of state", "The field is set for 2023 Elections in Mississippi. .electionsectionheading { "I think it is critically important for the future of our state that we continue to return money back to the people," Reeves said. background-color: #6db24f; In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Mississippi by 16 percentage points. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. .race_header.republican { [2] Background [ edit] background-color: #6db24f; width: 35px !important; A distant relative of Elvis Presley, he has served on the commission since 2008. overflow: hidden; But winning the Republican primary is the very least of Reeves concerns. He is a former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court and son of a former Mississippi governor. .inner_percentage, .inner_percentage.Nonpartisan, .inner_percentage.Independent, .inner_percentage.Constitution, .inner_percentage.unknown { Gipson is running for re-election,[8] and is the only Republican on the ballot.[4]. } We will always clearly report on a polls methodology and note any concerns with the provided data shown. } Take the political quiz to see which Gubernatorial candidates match your political beliefs. color: #888; max-height: 580px; } Look for the "Republish This Story" button underneath each story. Tate Reeves (FILE)AP, By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press. } Please reload the page and try again. } margin-top: 16px; display: inline-block; height: 22px; a proud member of the font-size: 12px; endstream endobj startxref Incumbent Tate Reeves, David Hardigree, and John Witcher are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023. .inner_percentage.Republican { Of the gubernatorial races in 2023, Kentucky and Louisiana are held by Democrats. Suggest a missing candidate here. Once you create your forecast, you can use the buttons below . } "If you make a promise to the voters during an election, then go out there and fulfill that promise," Reeves said. All rights reserved. margin: 0px 10px; Beginning in 2023, all statewide candidates must do to win is garner a majority of the popular vote. .results_table { Presley, a Nettleton resident on the Lee and Monroe County lines in northeast Mississippi, is viewed as favorable by 39% and unfavorable by 18%, but he had only 58% name identification. } Founded in 2016 as the states first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Todays roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including education, public health, justice, environment, equity, and, yes, sports. Tuesday 7 November 2023 The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. color: #fff; } The provision was written in the early days of the Jim Crow era as a way to keep Black Mississippians from being elected to statewide office. top: -1px; Presley has established a long political career focused on common-sense, apolitical priorities like expanding broadband access across the state and keeping large corporations from jacking up utility bills. by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today February 13, 2023, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.. The poll, conducted among 500 Mississippians between Jan. 21-25 by Tulchin Research, found 47% support for Presley compared to 43% support for Reeves, who is running for his second term as governor and for his sixth four-year term in state office. The general runoff election is November 28, 2023. Legal Statement. } (AP) Mississippi Gov. U.S. Congress | A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.com, The Birmingham News and The Clarion-Ledger and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Next, of course, Reeves would need to size up the Democratic nominee for governor. On November 16, 2022, King announced he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election. Full Forecast . width: 100%; } He has announced that he is seeking re-election,[3] and is running unopposed in the Republican Primary.[4][3]. We told people were going to increase teacher pay, and this year I was able to sign into law the largest teacher pay raise in the history of the state.". color:white; color: #888; Gov. or redistributed. background-color: #6db24f; I also believe that added stress will be felt by more Mississippi moms. The 2023 Mississippi elections will take place on November 7, 2023, with the primary on August 8. text-align: center; Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. A socially conservative Southern state, Mississippi is considered safely Republican at the federal level, with both of its U.S. senators and all but one of its U.S. representatives belonging to the Republican Party. font-weight: 300; Reeves, 48, the former Lt. .race_header.democratic { .race_header.green { } .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { padding-bottom: 8px; We have to love them. He is running for re-election unopposed. Waller, if he performed similarly to 2019, would earn closer to half of that remaining vote, putting both Reeves and Waller in the high 20s or low 30s. margin-right: 12px; } ", Three Midtown Jackson projects primed for success in 2023, New airport terminal for Jackson in 2023? width: 50px; .inner_percentage.Democratic { Bob Hickingbottom, Brandon Presley, and Gregory Wash are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023. Its difficult to envision that a decent independent candidate wouldnt pull at least 17% of the remaining vote from the incumbent governor. Reeves has support from just 24% of independent respondents in the poll. 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The Republican Speaker of the House, whoannounced in Novemberthat he would be ending his service in the chamber after 12 years as speaker, has not publicly said what he plans to do next. } We prefer Author Name, Mississippi Today in the byline. Presley, who speaks with a deep country drawl and is an actual relative of Elvis, is a native of northeast Mississippi, the other region of the state where Reeves has performed well. background-color: #dac113; padding-bottom: 7px; padding:7px 8px 8px; We do not sell or share your information with anyone. United States Speaking English. Five charter schools move to final stage of application process, Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. .results_row.winner { vertical-align: top; Tulchin Research has a B/C rating from FiveThirtyEight, and in the three Tulchin polls the site has graded, it averaged a slight mean-reverted bias toward Republicans. The poll has a margin of error of 4.38%, which means Reeves and Presley could be tied or Presley could be up by 8 points. .mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h5.votebox-header-election-type { The pollster did not immediately release full crosstabs, which can help observers determine whether those polled represent an accurate snapshot of the electorate. Phillip Gunn may lead the pack for those opposing Reeves. 2023 Candidate Qualifying Guide Mississippi Secretary of State's Office Elections Division P.O. .race_header.republican { endstream endobj 1965 0 obj <>/Metadata 128 0 R/Pages 1959 0 R/StructTreeRoot 281 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences 1986 0 R>> endobj 1966 0 obj <. The poll also showed that 57% of voters would prefer "someone else" over Reeves in the November election, compared to 33% who support the governor. left: 0px; } display: block; One-term Republican Incumbent Delbert Hosemann was elected in 2019 with 60% of the vote. .percentage_number { Ballotpedia also covers all elections in the U.S. territories but not elections in other countries. font-size: 20px; padding-left: 16px; Since the COVID-19 public health emergency started in 2020, Mississippi has allowed a full year of postpartum coverage, although many patients have said the state did little to let them know the coverage remained after the usual two months. } The chart below shows the historical percentage of voters who have pledged to vote for each candidate in the 2023 Mississippi Gubernatorialelection. Even if Reeves ran first or second on Election Day, a runoff with the other top vote-getter would be far from a guaranteed victory for the incumbent. by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today July 12, 2022, This and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.. The deadline, combined with the Mississippi election season, has intensified debate over postpartum coverage. background-color: #f9d334; Have a suggestion of one we should cover in more detail? How to vote | Reeves also mentioned the reduction in the state's income tax that was passed in 2022, and he said that eliminating the state's income tax in 2023 would lead to even more wealth in Mississippi as well as economic development. overflow-y: auto; text-align: left !important; Adam has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. Waller had challenged Reeves in the 2019 gubernatorial primary, forcing Reeves into a runoff, but a 61% majority of registered voters said they did not know enough about him to give an opinion for the 2023 election. padding-bottom: 5px; } } padding-left: 8px; } } } The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. But at the time, Reeves refused to endorse the idea, saying it was designed to help elect Democrats to statewide office. The Mississippi Today/Siena College Research Institute poll surveyed 821 registered voters from Jan. 8-12. Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves is running for re-election to a second term in office. Public Service Commissioner and former Mayor of Nettleton Brandon Presley is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Mississippi Gov. While 2023 will be a less crowded year for elections, . If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. The poll, conducted among 500 Mississippians between Jan. 21-25 by Tulchin Research, found 47% support for Presley compared to 43% support for Reeves, who is running for his second term as governor and for his sixth four-year term in state office. If no candidate garners 50% of the vote on Election Day, the top two vote-getters advance to a late November runoff. [3], Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel has also announced his candidacy, challenging Hosemann. } Phil Bryant and Reeves, who at the time was lieutenant governor. top: 2px; width: 50px; max-width: 75px; } Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Todays senior capitol reporter, covers politics, government and the Mississippi State Legislature. background-color: #db0000; margin-top: 1em; .votebox-results-metadata { background-color: #f4f4f4; This page provides information on the 2022 elections in Mississippi, including the offices on the ballot covered by . The plan includes proposed infrastructure investments throughout the state coupled with site development efforts to entice more high-paying jobs from businesses that may locate in Mississippi. width: 100% } %PDF-1.7 % I understand that submitting my email address allows iSideWith.com to send me important notifications via email. } With your help, we've gotten a lot done but we're not finished yet! A surprising new poll shows Mississippi Democrats within striking distance of capturing the governor's mansion in the 2023 gubernatorial election. Elections> 2023 Mississippi Gubernatorial. background-color: #003388; position: relative; margin-bottom: -2px !important; Also, 29% of Democrats who responded said they planned to vote in the Republican primary on Aug. 8, and 77% of Democratic voters surveyed say they want someone else other than Reeves. [4], One-term Republican Incumbent David McRae was elected in 2019 with 60.8% of the vote. You have to credit Mississippi Today.