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2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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Turnout42.6%
 
Nominee Tate Reeves Brandon Presley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 418,233 391,614
Percentage 50.94% 47.70%
Reeves:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%     >90%
Presley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data
Governor before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

Elected Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

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The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican governor Tate Reeves won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley.[1]

Primary elections were held on August 8.[2] Reeves won the Republican nomination, while Presley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

The race was considered to be competitive, with Reeves moderately favored. Reeves won re-election, but this was the best performance for a Democrat, the worst for a Republican, and the closest Mississippi gubernatorial election since 1999. It was also the closest ever gubernatorial election in the state won by a Republican,[3] and the closest gubernatorial election in the 2023 cycle.

According to Split Ticket estimates, Reeves won 76% of White voters while Presley won 96% of Black voters in the state.[4]

Background

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This was the first Mississippi gubernatorial election since a 2020 referendum altered the election process. Previously, under a provision crafted as part of the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi, a candidate needed a majority of voters across the state and a majority of voters in a majority of state House of Representatives districts; if no candidates achieved such a result, the state House of Representatives would choose between the top two finishers, something that only happened in 1999.

This structure was referred to as Mississippi's version of the electoral college; it was originally crafted, in the words of the Mississippi Historical Society, as part of "the legal basis and bulwark of the design of white supremacy". In the 21st century, because the state House districts favor Republican candidates, the provision was seen as helping Republican gubernatorial candidates as well.[5] Under the new law, any candidate who receives a majority of statewide votes will be elected; if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a statewide runoff election between the top two candidates will be held.[6]

A socially conservative Southern state, Mississippi is considered safely Republican at the federal and state levels, with both of its U.S. senators, all but one of its U.S. representatives and all statewide executive officers currently belonging to the Republican Party. In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump comfortably carried Mississippi by 17 percentage points. Incumbent governor Tate Reeves was first elected in 2019, narrowly defeating then-attorney general Jim Hood, who was the only Democrat elected to hold statewide office in Mississippi at the time.

Most analysts considered Reeves to be a favorite to win reelection, given the state's partisan lean and incumbency advantage. Nonetheless, the race was considered to be unusually competitive throughout the Fall as polling showed the race within the margin of error. Weaknesses for Reeves included his narrow victory four years prior, the heavy criticism he has faced for his handling of the Jackson water crisis, and for his ties to a welfare corruption scandal, both of which led him to have the lowest approval ratings of any Republican governor in the country. The Democratic nominee, Brandon Presley, was considered to be a strong general election candidate; he represented the Northern district on the Mississippi Public Service Commission since 2008, despite that district having a strong Republican bent, and held relatively moderate views on social issues, thus being closer to fitting the state.[7][8]

Mississippi has the highest rate of disenfranchisement in the United States and around 16% of the African American voting age population is disenfranchised.[9]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		David
Hardigree 		Tate
Reeves 		John
Witcher 		Other Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College[25] Jun 4–7, 2023 646 (RV) ± 4.8% 0% 59% 0% 8%[b] 33%
American Strategies[26][A] May 22–24, 2023 646 (LV) ± 3.9% 2% 70% 4% - 24%
Hypothetical polling

Tate Reeves vs. Bill Waller Jr.

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tate
Reeves 		Bill
Waller Jr. 		Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College[28] January 3–8, 2023 821 (RV) ± 4.6% 52% 29% 19%

Results

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Results by county:
  Reeves
  •   >90%
  •   80–90%
  •   70–80%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[29]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 281,213 74.7
Republican John Witcher 66,698 17.7
Republican David Grady Hardigree 28,561 7.6
Total votes 376,472 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Disqualified

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Declined

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Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 9, 2023[36]
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Brandon Presley $1,760,057 $773,134 $1,714,455

Results

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Democratic primary results[37]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Presley 196,307 100.0
Total votes 196,307 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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Withdrawn

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  • Gwendolyn Gray, nonprofit executive[11] (endorsed Presley, remained on ballot)[38]

Declined

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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[39] Lean R October 23, 2023
Inside Elections[40] Lean R September 1, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Likely R October 16, 2023
Elections Daily[42] Likely R November 7, 2023

Debate

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Dates Location Presley Reeves Link
November 1, 2023 WAPT Studios
Jackson 		Participant Participant YouTube

Endorsements

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Tate Reeves (R)

Executive Branch officials

State senators

State representatives

Local officials

Organizations

Brandon Presley (D)

Executive Branch officials

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State senators

State representatives

Local officials

Individuals

Labor unions

Newspapers and other media

Organizations

Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Tate
Reeves (R) 		Brandon
Presley (D) 		Other
[d] 		Margin
Real Clear Politics[70] August 20 – October 2, 2023 October 5, 2022 51.5% 42.0% 6.5% Reeves +9.5%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tate
Reeves (R) 		Brandon
Presley (D) 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[71][B] October 19–20, 2023 601 (V) ± 4.0% 46% 45% – 10%
Magnolia Tribune/Mason-Dixon[72] September 27 – October 2, 2023 625 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 43% – 6%
Mississippi Today/Siena College[73] August 20–28, 2023 650 (LV) ± 4.0% 52% 41% 1%[e] 6%
Impact Research (D)[74][C] August 6–9, 2023 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 46% 46% – 8%
OnMessage Inc. (R)[75][D] July 7, 2023 – – 49% 32% – 19%
Impact Research (D)[76][C] April 24–27, 2023 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 47% 44% – 9%
Mississippi Today/Siena College[77] April 16–20, 2023 783 (RV) ± 4.3% 49% 38% 7%[f] 6%
Magnolia Tribune/Mason-Dixon[78] March 6–10, 2023 625 (RV)[g] ± 4.0% 46% 39% – 15%
Mississippi Today/Tulchin Research[79][E] January 21–25, 2023 500 (RV) ± 4.4% 43% 47% – 10%
Mississippi Today/Siena College[80] January 3–8, 2023 821 (RV) ± 4.6% 43% 39% 2%[h] 14%
Impact Research (D)[76][C] December 2022 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 49% 42% – 9%
Hypothetical polling

Tate Reeves vs. generic opponent

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Tate
Reeves (R) 		Generic
Opponent 		Undecided
Mississippi Today/Siena College[77] April 16–20, 2023 783 (RV) ± 4.3% 36% 60% 4%
Mississippi Today/Siena College[80] January 3–8, 2023 821 (RV) ± 4.6% 33% 57% 10%

Results

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2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election[81]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 418,233 50.94% –0.97%
Democratic Brandon Presley 391,614 47.70% +0.87%
Independent Gwendolyn Gray (withdrawn) 11,153 1.36% N/A
Total votes 821,000 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

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County[82] Tate Reeves
Republican 		Brandon Presley
Democratic 		Gwendolyn Gray
Independent 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams 3,516 37.29% 5,782 61.33% 130 1.38% -2,266 -24.03% 9,428
Alcorn 6,138 72.48% 2,205 26.04% 125 1.48% 3,933 46.45% 8,468
Amite 2,946 57.97% 2,025 39.85% 111 2.18% 921 18.12% 5,082
Attala 2,984 50.41% 2,858 48.28% 78 1.32% 126 2.13% 5,920
Benton 1,632 56.55% 1,187 41.13% 67 2.32% 445 15.42% 2,886
Bolivar 2,405 28.68% 5,886 70.19% 95 1.13% -3,481 -41.51% 8,386
Calhoun 2,836 62.56% 1,631 35.98% 66 1.46% 1,205 26.58% 4,533
Carroll 2,235 58.45% 1,539 40.25% 50 1.31% 696 18.20% 3,824
Chickasaw 2,404 42.55% 3,184 56.35% 62 1.10% -780 -13.81% 5,650
Choctaw 1,786 63.29% 981 34.76% 55 1.95% 805 28.53% 2,822
Claiborne 380 12.25% 2,672 86.17% 49 1.58% -2,292 -73.91% 3,101
Clarke 3,575 60.05% 2,266 38.06% 112 1.88% 1,309 21.99% 5,953
Clay 2,509 35.21% 4,547 63.81% 70 0.98% -2,038 -28.60% 7,126
Coahoma 1,196 22.71% 3,994 75.85% 76 1.44% -2,798 -53.13% 5,266
Copiah 4,010 42.93% 5,205 55.72% 126 1.35% -1,195 -12.79% 9,341
Covington 3,541 56.14% 2,658 42.14% 108 1.71% 883 14.00% 6,307
DeSoto 21,378 57.75% 15,171 40.99% 466 1.26% 6,207 16.77% 37,015
Forrest 8,999 48.95% 9,134 49.68% 251 1.37% -135 -0.73% 18,384
Franklin 1,884 58.53% 1,270 39.45% 65 2.02% 614 19.07% 3,219
George 3,884 82.50% 737 15.65% 87 1.85% 3,147 66.84% 4,708
Greene 2,472 71.32% 869 25.07% 125 3.61% 1,603 46.25% 3,466
Grenada 3,649 45.57% 4,241 52.96% 118 1.47% -592 -7.39% 8,008
Hancock 7,503 71.07% 2,896 27.43% 158 1.50% 4,607 43.64% 10,557
Harrison 24,216 56.19% 18,301 42.46% 582 1.35% 5,915 13.72% 43,099
Hinds 13,634 19.99% 54,006 79.19% 562 0.82% -40,372 -59.19% 68,202
Holmes 834 14.33% 4,918 84.53% 66 1.13% -4,084 -70.20% 5,818
Humphreys 691 22.18% 2,382 76.47% 42 1.35% -1,691 -54.29% 3,115
Issaquena 192 44.76% 229 53.38% 8 1.86% -37 -8.62% 429
Itawamba 5,170 74.91% 1,631 23.63% 101 1.46% 3,539 51.27% 6,902
Jackson 17,685 61.97% 10,446 36.60% 407 1.43% 7,239 25.37% 28,538
Jasper 2,538 42.41% 3,334 55.72% 112 1.87% -796 -13.30% 5,984
Jefferson 296 10.91% 2,385 87.91% 32 1.18% -2,089 -77.00% 2,713
Jefferson Davis 1,474 34.38% 2,762 64.41% 52 1.21% -1,288 -30.04% 4,288
Jones 13,333 65.03% 6,718 32.76% 453 2.21% 6,615 32.26% 20,504
Kemper 1,316 35.02% 2,393 63.68% 49 1.30% -1,077 -28.66% 3,758
Lafayette 7,671 51.45% 7,044 47.24% 195 1.31% 627 4.21% 14,910
Lamar 11,456 68.24% 5,079 30.25% 254 1.51% 6,377 37.98% 16,789
Lauderdale 10,066 55.47% 7,847 43.24% 235 1.29% 2,219 12.23% 18,148
Lawrence 2,504 56.06% 1,897 42.47% 66 1.48% 607 13.59% 4,467
Leake 3,563 54.21% 2,905 44.20% 104 1.58% 658 10.01% 6,572
Lee 13,024 55.68% 10,186 43.55% 180 0.77% 2,838 12.13% 23,390
Leflore 1,442 20.00% 5,695 78.98% 74 1.03% -4,253 -58.98% 7,211
Lincoln 7,109 62.64% 4,067 35.84% 173 1.52% 3,042 26.80% 11,349
Lowndes 8,127 45.86% 9,382 52.95% 211 1.19% -1,255 -7.08% 17,720
Madison 19,704 50.69% 18,909 48.65% 255 0.66% 795 2.05% 38,868
Marion 4,471 60.40% 2,825 38.17% 106 1.43% 1,646 22.24% 7,402
Marshall 4,384 47.86% 4,608 50.30% 169 1.84% -224 -2.45% 9,161
Monroe 6,022 53.09% 5,246 46.24% 76 0.67% 776 6.84% 11,344
Montgomery 1,614 49.63% 1,597 49.11% 41 1.26% 17 0.52% 3,252
Neshoba 4,644 67.61% 2,122 30.89% 103 1.50% 2,522 36.72% 6,869
Newton 4,015 63.50% 2,202 34.83% 106 1.68% 1,813 28.67% 6,323
Noxubee 662 18.21% 2,951 81.16% 23 0.63% -2,289 -62.95% 3,636
Oktibbeha 5,400 42.42% 7,192 56.50% 138 1.08% -1,792 -14.08% 12,730
Panola 5,443 47.17% 5,850 50.69% 247 2.14% -407 -3.53% 11,540
Pearl River 8,445 76.27% 2,400 21.67% 228 2.06% 6,045 54.59% 11,073
Perry 2,598 67.96% 1,138 29.77% 87 2.28% 1,460 38.19% 3,823
Pike 5,123 43.26% 6,500 54.89% 219 1.85% -1,377 -11.63% 11,842
Pontotoc 6,420 70.82% 2,517 27.77% 128 1.41% 3,903 43.06% 9,065
Prentiss 4,082 65.90% 2,023 32.66% 89 1.44% 2,059 33.24% 6,194
Quitman 642 27.31% 1,651 70.23% 58 2.47% -1,009 -42.92% 2,351
Rankin 29,025 65.69% 14,784 33.46% 377 0.85% 14,239 32.23% 44,186
Scott 4,018 50.81% 3,750 47.42% 140 1.77% 268 3.39% 7,908
Sharkey 366 23.25% 1,186 75.35% 22 1.40% -820 -52.10% 1,574
Simpson 4,385 57.60% 3,138 41.22% 90 1.18% 1,247 16.38% 7,613
Smith 3,393 68.59% 1,476 29.84% 78 1.58% 1,917 38.75% 4,947
Stone 3,629 69.22% 1,505 28.70% 109 2.08% 2,124 40.51% 5,243
Sunflower 1,490 24.70% 4,443 73.64% 100 1.66% -2,953 -48.95% 6,033
Tallahatchie 1,368 34.01% 2,595 64.52% 59 1.47% -1,227 -30.51% 4,022
Tate 5,284 60.92% 3,193 36.82% 196 2.26% 2,091 24.11% 8,673
Tippah 3,970 69.91% 1,647 29.00% 62 1.09% 2,323 40.91% 5,679
Tishomingo 4,174 73.00% 1,416 24.76% 128 2.24% 2,758 48.23% 5,718
Tunica 496 23.56% 1,556 73.92% 53 2.52% -1,060 -50.36% 2,105
Union 5,481 72.63% 1,993 26.41% 72 0.95% 3,488 46.22% 7,546
Walthall 2,713 53.01% 2,319 45.31% 86 1.68% 394 7.70% 5,118
Warren 6,079 45.12% 7,190 53.37% 204 1.51% -1,111 -8.25% 13,473
Washington 2,475 23.89% 7,782 75.11% 104 1.00% -5,307 -51.22% 10,361
Wayne 4,244 56.25% 3,118 41.33% 183 2.43% 1,126 14.92% 7,545
Webster 2,480 71.84% 936 27.11% 36 1.04% 1,544 44.73% 3,452
Wilkinson 955 31.25% 1,989 65.09% 112 3.66% -1,034 -33.84% 3,056
Winston 3,130 48.71% 3,215 50.03% 81 1.26% -85 -1.32% 6,426
Yalobusha 2,130 48.65% 2,173 49.63% 75 1.71% -43 -0.98% 4,378
Yazoo 3,076 43.23% 3,934 55.29% 105 1.48% -858 -12.06% 7,115
Totals 418,233 50.94% 391,614 47.70% 11,153 1.36% 26,619 3.24% 821,000

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

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Reeves won three of four congressional districts.[83]

District Reeves Presley Representative
1st 58.0% 40.7% Trent Kelly
2nd 31.4% 67.3% Bennie Thompson
3rd 55.7% 43.1% Michael Guest
4th 62.3% 36.0% Mike Ezell

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "Someone else" with 8%
  3. ^ Waller is a Republican, but media sources speculated that he might run as an independent.
  4. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  5. ^ "Someone else" with 1%
  6. ^ "Not going to vote" with 6%; "Someone else" with 1%
  7. ^ Additionally, "[a]ll indicated they were likely to vote in the November general election".
  8. ^ "Some other candidate" with 2%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by the National Apartment Association and the National Association of Realtors. The poll was never officially released, and was instead leaked by the Magnolia Tribune in June 2023.[27]
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Democratic Governors Association
  3. ^ a b c This poll was sponsored by Presley's campaign
  4. ^ This poll was sponsored by Reeves' campaign
  5. ^ This poll was sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center

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