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Mississippi governor election history

Every Mississippi governor election from 1999 to 2019: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 5
  • Democratic 1
D+40R+40D+20R+201999: D+1.119992003: R+6.820032007: R+15.820072011: R+22.020112015: R+33.920152019: R+5.12019
Mississippi governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2019 Tate Reeves Republican Jim Hood 5.1 884,911
2015 Phil Bryant Republican Robert Gray 33.9 725,207
2011 Phil Bryant Republican Johnny L. DuPree 22.0 893,468
2007 Haley Barbour Republican John Arthur Eaves 15.8 744,039
2003 flip Haley Barbour Republican Ronnie Musgrove 6.8 894,487
1999 flip Ronnie Musgrove Democratic Michael Parker 1.1 763,937

Mississippi Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Mississippi governor election?

Tate Reeves won in 2019 by 5.1 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Mississippi governor race?

In 1999, when Ronnie Musgrove won.

When did a Republican last win a Mississippi governor race?

In 2019, when Tate Reeves won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.