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2015 Mississippi elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 3, 2015. All of Mississippi's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on August 4, 2015, with primary runoffs to be held on August 25, 2015 if no candidate received a majority in the primary. The filing deadline for primary ballot access was February 27.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Bryant won re-election to a second and final term in office. [1] He was challenged in the Republican primary by Mitch Young. [2]

Retired firefighter Robert Gray, physician Valerie Short and attorney Vicki Slater ran for the Democratic nomination. [3]

Lieutenant governor

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

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Nominee Tate Reeves Tim Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 433,382 259,008
Percentage 60.34% 36.06%

County results
Reeves:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tate Reeves ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was challenged in the primary by teacher Alisha Nelson McElhenney. [2] Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, [4] [5] State Senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Chris McDaniel [6] and State Senator Michael Watson all considered running against Reeves in the Republican primary, but none did so. [6]

Former Republican State Senator and former Republican Madison County Supervisor Tim Johnson [7] won the Democratic primary against actor and candidate for Mayor of Greenwood in 2013 Jelani Barr. [8] [9] Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley was a potential Democratic candidate [10] but instead ran for re-election. [11]

Reeves won the general election against Johnson. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary result [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Johnson 221,334 75.83
Democratic Jelani Barr 70,543 24.17
Total votes 291,877 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 226,964 82.54
Republican Alisha Nelson McElhenney 48,007 17.46
Total votes 274,971 100

General election

Results

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 433,382 60.34
Democratic Tim Johnson 259,008 36.06
Libertarian Ron Williams 16,317 2.27
Reform Rosa B. Williams 9,480 1.31
Total votes 718,187 100
Republican hold

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2015

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Nominee Delbert Hosemann Charles Graham
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 440,048 256,689
Percentage 61.28% 35.75%

County results
Hosemann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Graham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann considered running for Lieutenant Governor against Tate Reeves in the Republican primary. [4] [5] However, he chose to run for re-election to a third term in office instead. Potential Republican candidates for Secretary of State included State Senator Michael Watson and attorney and Hosemann's former Chief of Staff Cory Wilson had he chosen to retire. [15]

Retired firefighter Charles Graham ran for the Democrats. [16] State Senator David Blount and former Secretary of State Dick Molpus were potential Democratic candidates, but neither chose to run. [15] [17]

Hosemann won in the general election against Graham. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Charles Graham, retired firefighter [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Randy Walker

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 224,823 100
Total votes 224,823 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 440,048 61.28
Democratic Charles Graham 256,689 35.75
Reform Randy Walker 21,260 2.96
Total votes 717,997 100
Republican hold

Attorney general

2015 Mississippi Attorney General election

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Jim Hood Mike Hurst
Party Democratic Republican
Electoral vote 66 56
Popular vote 400,110 322,648
Percentage 55.35% 44.64%

County results
Hood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hurst:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jim Hood
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Jim Hood had been mentioned as a potential candidate for Governor, but he instead ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. [18] [19] [20]

The only candidate to file for the Republican nomination was Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst. [21] Attorney Russ Latino considered running [22] but declined to do so. [23] Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, State Senator Chris McDaniel, State Senator Michael Watson, Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence, Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Michael Guest were all mentioned as potential Republican candidates. [6] [15] State Representative Mark Baker and attorney, author and former Madison County Supervisor Andy Taggart declined to run. [24]

Hood won in the general election against Hurst. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Hurst 217,201 100
Total votes 217,201 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hood (incumbent) 400,110 55.35
Republican Mike Hurst 322,648 44.64
Total votes 722,758 100
Democratic hold

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Stacey Pickering Jocelyn Pritchett
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 456,909 248,493
Percentage 63.92% 34.76%

County results
Pickering:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Pritchett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Auditor before election

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Stacey Pickering ran for re-election to a third term in office. [25] Pickering was challenged in the Republican primary by Mary Hawkins-Butler, the Mayor of Madison. [26] [27] State Senator Michael Watson had considered running but did not do so. [28]

Jocelyn Pritchett, an engineer, ran as a Democrat. [16] Charles Graham, a retired firefighter, had been running for the office, but decided to run for Secretary of State instead. [29]

Pickering won in the general election against Pritchett. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Jocelyn Pritchett, engineer [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Lajena Walley

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering (incumbent) 184,853 67.79
Republican Mary Hawkins-Butler 87,815 32.21
Total votes 272,668 100

General election

Results

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering (incumbent) 456,909 63.92
Democratic Jocelyn Pritchett 248,493 34.76
Reform Lajena Walley 9,385 1.31
Total votes 714,787 100
Republican hold

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Lynn Fitch Viola V. McFarland
Party Republican Reform
Electoral vote 121 1
Popular vote 516,666 135,878
Percentage 79.17% 20.82%

County results
Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McFarland:      50–60%

State Treasurer before election

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Lynn Fitch ran for re-election to a second term in office. [25] Attorney David McRae, whose family formerly owned the McRae's department store chain, ran against Fitch in the Republican primary. [30] No Democrat filed to run for the office. [9]

Fitch won in the primary and proceed to win in the general election against Reform party candidate Viola McFarland. [31]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Viola McFarland

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 155,379 57.57
Republican David McRae 114,510 42.43
Total votes 269,889 100

General election

Results

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 516,666 79.17
Reform Viola V. McFarland 135,878 20.82
Total votes 652,544 100
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Cindy Hyde-Smith Addie Lee Green
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 81 41
Popular vote 436,527 260,584
Percentage 61.30% 36.59%

County results
Hyde-Smith:      50–60%     60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce before election

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith ran for re-election to a second term in office [25] against Addie Lee Green who ran as a Democrat. [16] Hyde-Smith won in the general election against Green. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Addie Lee Green [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Cathy L. Toole

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 214,643 100
Total votes 214,643 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 436,527 61.30
Democratic Addie L. Green 260,584 36.59
Reform Cathy L. Toole 14,852 2.10
Total votes 712,085 100
Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Mike Chaney
Party Republican
Electoral vote 122
Popular vote 591,566
Percentage 100%

Commissioner of Insurance before election

Mike Chaney
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Chaney
Republican

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney ran for re-election to a third term in office. [25] [32] Businessman John Mosley ran against Chaney in the Republican primary. [6]

Former State Representative and Director of the Mississippi Democratic Trust Brandon Jones was a possible Democratic candidate, [32] though no Democrat filed to run for the office. [9]

Chaney prevailed in the primary, guaranteeing his win in the general election. [9]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 196,361 72.61
Republican John Mosley 74,066 27.39
Total votes 270,427 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 591,566 100
Total votes 591,566 100
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Brandon Presley Mike Maynard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 146,518 94,793
Percentage 60.71% 39.28%

County results
Presley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Maynard:      50–60%      70–80%

Northern District Commissioner before election

Brandon Presley
Democratic

Elected Northern District Commissioner

Brandon Presley
Democratic

Northern District

Incumbent Democratic Commissioner Brandon Presley had considered running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, [25] but decided not to and ran for re-election to a third term in office. [11]

Presley won in the general election against Republican Mike Maynard. [16] [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Brandon Presley, incumbent

Republican nomination

Candidate
  • Mike Maynard
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Maynard 29,775 100
Total votes 29,775 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Presley (incumbent) 146,518 60.71
Republican Mike Maynard 94,793 39.28
Total votes 241,311 100
Democratic hold
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Cecil Brown Brent Bailey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 124,789 106,314
Percentage 53.36% 45.46%

County results
Bailey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Central District Commissioner before election

Lynn Posey
Republican

Elected Central District Commissioner

Cecil Brown
Democratic

Central District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Lynn Posey retired rather than run for re-election to a third term in office. [33]

For the Republicans, Brent Bailey and attorney and 2003 candidate for Governor Mitch Tyner ran in the primary. [34] [35] Other potential Republican candidates were former State Senator and candidate for State Treasurer in 2011 Lee Yancey and Jason Cochran, a utility construction company project manager, the son of former Commissioner Nielsen Cochran and nephew of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran [33]

Bruce Burton and State Representative Cecil Brown ran for the Democrats. [34] [36] Robert Amos originally qualified as a Democratic candidate for this seat, but switched to run for the Central District of the Transportation Commission. [34]

Brown faced off in the general election against Bailey and won. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Cecil Brown
  • Bruce Wilder Burton
Results
Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brown 70,385 73.56
Democratic Bruce Wilder Burton 25,287 26.43
Total votes 95,672 100

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • LaTrice D. Notree

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Brent Bailey
  • Tony Greer
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Bailey 48,674 63.07
Republican Tony Greer 28,490 36.92
Total votes 77,164 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brown 124,789 53.36
Republican Brent Bailey 106,314 45.46
Reform LaTrice D. Notree 2,742 1.17
Total votes 233,845 100
Democratic gain from Republican
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Sam Britton Tom Blanton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 144,194 89,146
Percentage 60.53% 37.42%

County Results
Blanton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Britton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Southern District Commissioner before election

Steve Renfroe
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Sam Britton
Republican

Southern District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Steve Renfroe, who was appointed to the office in September 2013 after Leonard Bentz resigned to become executive director of the South Mississippi Planning and Development District, [37] [38] decided not to run for election to a full term in office. [32] State Senator Philip Moran and Hancock County Supervisor Steve Seymour ruled out running and 2011 candidate Travis Rose chose not to run again. [32] Sam Britton, Mike Collier, and State Senator Tony Smith both ran for the Republican nomination, [39] in which Britton won following a runoff against Smith. [40]

Thomas Blanton filed to run as the Democratic candidate and received the nomination unopposed. [41]

Britton won in the general election against Blanton. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Tom Blanton

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • Lonny Kenneth Spence

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 55,966 46.30
Republican Tony Smith 34,445 28.49
Republican Mike Collier 30,453 25.19
Total votes 120,864 100
Runoff
Republican primary runoff results [42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 43,116 58.67%
Republican Tony Smith 30,364 41.32%
Total votes 73,480 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 144,194 60.53
Democratic Tom Blanton 89,146 37.42
Reform Lonny Spence 4,867 2.04
Total votes 238,207 100
Republican hold

Transportation Commission

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Mike Tagert Danny Woods
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 154,070 85,847
Percentage 64.22% 35.78%

County Results:
Tagert:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Woods:      50-60%      60-70%

Northern District Commissioner before election

Mike Tagert
Republican

Elected Northern District Commissioner

Mike Tagert
Republican

Northern District

Incumbent Republican Mike Tagert, who won a special election in 2011 following the death of Democratic Commissioner Bill Minor, ran for re-election to a second full term in office. [34] He also ran in the May 2015 special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district. Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson announced that he would run for the Republican nomination, but he withdrew from the race following Tagert's loss in the Congressional election. [43] [44] Candidate Jimmy Mills of Tupelo challenged Tagert in the primary. [45]

Democrat Danny Woods of Winona filed for the Democrats and faced Tagert in the general election; Tagert won. [46]

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Tagert 50,277 80.30
Republican Jimmie Mills 12,329 19.69
Total votes 62,606 100

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Danny Woods

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Tagert (incumbent) 154,070 64.22
Democratic Danny Woods 85,847 35.78
Total votes 239,197 100
Republican hold
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Dick Hall Mary H. Coleman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 128,523 106,828
Percentage 54.61% 45.39%

County Results:
Coleman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      70-80%
Hall:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Central District Commissioner before election

Dick Hall
Republican

Elected Central District Commissioner

Dick Hall
Republican

Central District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Dick Hall, who was appointed to the Commission in 1999, ran for re-election to a fifth full term in office. [34]

Robert Amos ran for the Democrats, [34] as well as Mary Coleman and Natasha Magee-Woods. [45] Former Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. was a potential Democratic candidate, but he did not run. [17]

Hall won in the general election against Coleman. [46]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Robert Amos
  • Mary Coleman, State Representative
  • Natasha Magee-Woods
Results
Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 46,293 48.10
Democratic Robert Amos 31,676 32.91
Democratic Natasha K. Magee-Woods 18,281 18.99
Total votes 96,250 100
Runoff
Democratic primary runoff results [47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 38,191 68.04
Democratic Robert Amos 17,937 31.95
Total votes 56,128 100

Republican nomination

Candidate
  • Dick Hall, incumbent
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Hall 69,805 100
Total votes 69,805 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Hall (incumbent) 128,523 54.61
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 106,828 45.39
Total votes 235,351 100
Republican hold
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Tom King Chad Toney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 157,601 73,067
Percentage 66.54% 30.85%

County Results:
King:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Toney:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Southern District Commissioner before election

Tom King
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Tom King
Republican

Southern District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tom King ran for re-election to a second term in office. [48] Chad Toney ran for the Democrats. [34]

King won in the general election against Toney. [46]

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Chad Toney

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • Sheranda Atkinson

Republican nomination

Candidate
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom King 117,400 100
Total votes 117,400 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom King 157,601 66.54
Democratic Chad Toney 73,067 30.85
Reform Sheranda Atkinson 6,175 2.61
Total votes 236,843 100
Republican hold

Special Congressional election

A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee, a member of the Republican Party, died on February 6, 2015. [49] The top-two primary was held on May 12, with Democrat Walter Zinn and Republican Trent Kelly advancing. Kelly defeated Zinn in the June 12 runoff election. [50]

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2015 Mississippi elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 3, 2015. All of Mississippi's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on August 4, 2015, with primary runoffs to be held on August 25, 2015 if no candidate received a majority in the primary. The filing deadline for primary ballot access was February 27.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Bryant won re-election to a second and final term in office. [1] He was challenged in the Republican primary by Mitch Young. [2]

Retired firefighter Robert Gray, physician Valerie Short and attorney Vicki Slater ran for the Democratic nomination. [3]

Lieutenant governor

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Tate Reeves Tim Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 433,382 259,008
Percentage 60.34% 36.06%

County results
Reeves:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Tate Reeves ran for re-election to a second term in office. He was challenged in the primary by teacher Alisha Nelson McElhenney. [2] Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, [4] [5] State Senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Chris McDaniel [6] and State Senator Michael Watson all considered running against Reeves in the Republican primary, but none did so. [6]

Former Republican State Senator and former Republican Madison County Supervisor Tim Johnson [7] won the Democratic primary against actor and candidate for Mayor of Greenwood in 2013 Jelani Barr. [8] [9] Mississippi Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley was a potential Democratic candidate [10] but instead ran for re-election. [11]

Reeves won the general election against Johnson. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary result [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Johnson 221,334 75.83
Democratic Jelani Barr 70,543 24.17
Total votes 291,877 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 226,964 82.54
Republican Alisha Nelson McElhenney 48,007 17.46
Total votes 274,971 100

General election

Results

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 433,382 60.34
Democratic Tim Johnson 259,008 36.06
Libertarian Ron Williams 16,317 2.27
Reform Rosa B. Williams 9,480 1.31
Total votes 718,187 100
Republican hold

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Delbert Hosemann Charles Graham
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 440,048 256,689
Percentage 61.28% 35.75%

County results
Hosemann:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Graham:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann considered running for Lieutenant Governor against Tate Reeves in the Republican primary. [4] [5] However, he chose to run for re-election to a third term in office instead. Potential Republican candidates for Secretary of State included State Senator Michael Watson and attorney and Hosemann's former Chief of Staff Cory Wilson had he chosen to retire. [15]

Retired firefighter Charles Graham ran for the Democrats. [16] State Senator David Blount and former Secretary of State Dick Molpus were potential Democratic candidates, but neither chose to run. [15] [17]

Hosemann won in the general election against Graham. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Charles Graham, retired firefighter [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Randy Walker

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 224,823 100
Total votes 224,823 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann (incumbent) 440,048 61.28
Democratic Charles Graham 256,689 35.75
Reform Randy Walker 21,260 2.96
Total votes 717,997 100
Republican hold

Attorney general

2015 Mississippi Attorney General election

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Jim Hood Mike Hurst
Party Democratic Republican
Electoral vote 66 56
Popular vote 400,110 322,648
Percentage 55.35% 44.64%

County results
Hood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hurst:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jim Hood
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Jim Hood had been mentioned as a potential candidate for Governor, but he instead ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. [18] [19] [20]

The only candidate to file for the Republican nomination was Assistant U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst. [21] Attorney Russ Latino considered running [22] but declined to do so. [23] Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, State Senator Chris McDaniel, State Senator Michael Watson, Jackson County District Attorney Tony Lawrence, Madison and Rankin Counties' District Attorney Michael Guest were all mentioned as potential Republican candidates. [6] [15] State Representative Mark Baker and attorney, author and former Madison County Supervisor Andy Taggart declined to run. [24]

Hood won in the general election against Hurst. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Hurst 217,201 100
Total votes 217,201 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hood (incumbent) 400,110 55.35
Republican Mike Hurst 322,648 44.64
Total votes 722,758 100
Democratic hold

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Stacey Pickering Jocelyn Pritchett
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 80 42
Popular vote 456,909 248,493
Percentage 63.92% 34.76%

County results
Pickering:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%      80–90%
Pritchett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Auditor before election

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Stacey Pickering ran for re-election to a third term in office. [25] Pickering was challenged in the Republican primary by Mary Hawkins-Butler, the Mayor of Madison. [26] [27] State Senator Michael Watson had considered running but did not do so. [28]

Jocelyn Pritchett, an engineer, ran as a Democrat. [16] Charles Graham, a retired firefighter, had been running for the office, but decided to run for Secretary of State instead. [29]

Pickering won in the general election against Pritchett. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Jocelyn Pritchett, engineer [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Lajena Walley

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering (incumbent) 184,853 67.79
Republican Mary Hawkins-Butler 87,815 32.21
Total votes 272,668 100

General election

Results

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering (incumbent) 456,909 63.92
Democratic Jocelyn Pritchett 248,493 34.76
Reform Lajena Walley 9,385 1.31
Total votes 714,787 100
Republican hold

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Lynn Fitch Viola V. McFarland
Party Republican Reform
Electoral vote 121 1
Popular vote 516,666 135,878
Percentage 79.17% 20.82%

County results
Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McFarland:      50–60%

State Treasurer before election

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Lynn Fitch ran for re-election to a second term in office. [25] Attorney David McRae, whose family formerly owned the McRae's department store chain, ran against Fitch in the Republican primary. [30] No Democrat filed to run for the office. [9]

Fitch won in the primary and proceed to win in the general election against Reform party candidate Viola McFarland. [31]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Viola McFarland

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 155,379 57.57
Republican David McRae 114,510 42.43
Total votes 269,889 100

General election

Results

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch (incumbent) 516,666 79.17
Reform Viola V. McFarland 135,878 20.82
Total votes 652,544 100
Republican hold

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Cindy Hyde-Smith Addie Lee Green
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 81 41
Popular vote 436,527 260,584
Percentage 61.30% 36.59%

County results
Hyde-Smith:      50–60%     60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce before election

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Cindy Hyde-Smith
Republican

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith ran for re-election to a second term in office [25] against Addie Lee Green who ran as a Democrat. [16] Hyde-Smith won in the general election against Green. [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Addie Lee Green [16]

Reform nomination

Candidate

  • Cathy L. Toole

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 214,643 100
Total votes 214,643 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith (incumbent) 436,527 61.30
Democratic Addie L. Green 260,584 36.59
Reform Cathy L. Toole 14,852 2.10
Total votes 712,085 100
Republican hold

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 2019 →
 
Nominee Mike Chaney
Party Republican
Electoral vote 122
Popular vote 591,566
Percentage 100%

Commissioner of Insurance before election

Mike Chaney
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Chaney
Republican

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance Mike Chaney ran for re-election to a third term in office. [25] [32] Businessman John Mosley ran against Chaney in the Republican primary. [6]

Former State Representative and Director of the Mississippi Democratic Trust Brandon Jones was a possible Democratic candidate, [32] though no Democrat filed to run for the office. [9]

Chaney prevailed in the primary, guaranteeing his win in the general election. [9]

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 196,361 72.61
Republican John Mosley 74,066 27.39
Total votes 270,427 100

General election

Results

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney (incumbent) 591,566 100
Total votes 591,566 100
Republican hold

Public Service Commission

Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Brandon Presley Mike Maynard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 146,518 94,793
Percentage 60.71% 39.28%

County results
Presley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Maynard:      50–60%      70–80%

Northern District Commissioner before election

Brandon Presley
Democratic

Elected Northern District Commissioner

Brandon Presley
Democratic

Northern District

Incumbent Democratic Commissioner Brandon Presley had considered running for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, [25] but decided not to and ran for re-election to a third term in office. [11]

Presley won in the general election against Republican Mike Maynard. [16] [9]

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Brandon Presley, incumbent

Republican nomination

Candidate
  • Mike Maynard
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Maynard 29,775 100
Total votes 29,775 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Presley (incumbent) 146,518 60.71
Republican Mike Maynard 94,793 39.28
Total votes 241,311 100
Democratic hold
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Cecil Brown Brent Bailey
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 124,789 106,314
Percentage 53.36% 45.46%

County results
Bailey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Central District Commissioner before election

Lynn Posey
Republican

Elected Central District Commissioner

Cecil Brown
Democratic

Central District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Lynn Posey retired rather than run for re-election to a third term in office. [33]

For the Republicans, Brent Bailey and attorney and 2003 candidate for Governor Mitch Tyner ran in the primary. [34] [35] Other potential Republican candidates were former State Senator and candidate for State Treasurer in 2011 Lee Yancey and Jason Cochran, a utility construction company project manager, the son of former Commissioner Nielsen Cochran and nephew of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran [33]

Bruce Burton and State Representative Cecil Brown ran for the Democrats. [34] [36] Robert Amos originally qualified as a Democratic candidate for this seat, but switched to run for the Central District of the Transportation Commission. [34]

Brown faced off in the general election against Bailey and won. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Cecil Brown
  • Bruce Wilder Burton
Results
Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brown 70,385 73.56
Democratic Bruce Wilder Burton 25,287 26.43
Total votes 95,672 100

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • LaTrice D. Notree

Republican primary

Candidates
  • Brent Bailey
  • Tony Greer
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brent Bailey 48,674 63.07
Republican Tony Greer 28,490 36.92
Total votes 77,164 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cecil Brown 124,789 53.36
Republican Brent Bailey 106,314 45.46
Reform LaTrice D. Notree 2,742 1.17
Total votes 233,845 100
Democratic gain from Republican
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Sam Britton Tom Blanton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 144,194 89,146
Percentage 60.53% 37.42%

County Results
Blanton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Britton:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Southern District Commissioner before election

Steve Renfroe
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Sam Britton
Republican

Southern District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Steve Renfroe, who was appointed to the office in September 2013 after Leonard Bentz resigned to become executive director of the South Mississippi Planning and Development District, [37] [38] decided not to run for election to a full term in office. [32] State Senator Philip Moran and Hancock County Supervisor Steve Seymour ruled out running and 2011 candidate Travis Rose chose not to run again. [32] Sam Britton, Mike Collier, and State Senator Tony Smith both ran for the Republican nomination, [39] in which Britton won following a runoff against Smith. [40]

Thomas Blanton filed to run as the Democratic candidate and received the nomination unopposed. [41]

Britton won in the general election against Blanton. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Tom Blanton

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • Lonny Kenneth Spence

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 55,966 46.30
Republican Tony Smith 34,445 28.49
Republican Mike Collier 30,453 25.19
Total votes 120,864 100
Runoff
Republican primary runoff results [42]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 43,116 58.67%
Republican Tony Smith 30,364 41.32%
Total votes 73,480 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015 [14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sam Britton 144,194 60.53
Democratic Tom Blanton 89,146 37.42
Reform Lonny Spence 4,867 2.04
Total votes 238,207 100
Republican hold

Transportation Commission

Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Mike Tagert Danny Woods
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 154,070 85,847
Percentage 64.22% 35.78%

County Results:
Tagert:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Woods:      50-60%      60-70%

Northern District Commissioner before election

Mike Tagert
Republican

Elected Northern District Commissioner

Mike Tagert
Republican

Northern District

Incumbent Republican Mike Tagert, who won a special election in 2011 following the death of Democratic Commissioner Bill Minor, ran for re-election to a second full term in office. [34] He also ran in the May 2015 special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district. Hernando Mayor Chip Johnson announced that he would run for the Republican nomination, but he withdrew from the race following Tagert's loss in the Congressional election. [43] [44] Candidate Jimmy Mills of Tupelo challenged Tagert in the primary. [45]

Democrat Danny Woods of Winona filed for the Democrats and faced Tagert in the general election; Tagert won. [46]

Republican primary

Candidates
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Tagert 50,277 80.30
Republican Jimmie Mills 12,329 19.69
Total votes 62,606 100

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Danny Woods

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Northern District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Tagert (incumbent) 154,070 64.22
Democratic Danny Woods 85,847 35.78
Total votes 239,197 100
Republican hold
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Dick Hall Mary H. Coleman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 128,523 106,828
Percentage 54.61% 45.39%

County Results:
Coleman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      70-80%
Hall:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Central District Commissioner before election

Dick Hall
Republican

Elected Central District Commissioner

Dick Hall
Republican

Central District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Dick Hall, who was appointed to the Commission in 1999, ran for re-election to a fifth full term in office. [34]

Robert Amos ran for the Democrats, [34] as well as Mary Coleman and Natasha Magee-Woods. [45] Former Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. was a potential Democratic candidate, but he did not run. [17]

Hall won in the general election against Coleman. [46]

Democratic primary

Candidates
  • Robert Amos
  • Mary Coleman, State Representative
  • Natasha Magee-Woods
Results
Democratic primary results [12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 46,293 48.10
Democratic Robert Amos 31,676 32.91
Democratic Natasha K. Magee-Woods 18,281 18.99
Total votes 96,250 100
Runoff
Democratic primary runoff results [47]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 38,191 68.04
Democratic Robert Amos 17,937 31.95
Total votes 56,128 100

Republican nomination

Candidate
  • Dick Hall, incumbent
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Hall 69,805 100
Total votes 69,805 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dick Hall (incumbent) 128,523 54.61
Democratic Mary H. Coleman 106,828 45.39
Total votes 235,351 100
Republican hold
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015

←  2011 November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03) 2019 →
 
Nominee Tom King Chad Toney
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 157,601 73,067
Percentage 66.54% 30.85%

County Results:
King:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Toney:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Southern District Commissioner before election

Tom King
Republican

Elected Southern District Commissioner

Tom King
Republican

Southern District

Incumbent Republican Commissioner Tom King ran for re-election to a second term in office. [48] Chad Toney ran for the Democrats. [34]

King won in the general election against Toney. [46]

Democratic nomination

Candidate
  • Chad Toney

Reform nomination

Candidate
  • Sheranda Atkinson

Republican nomination

Candidate
Results
Republican primary results [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom King 117,400 100
Total votes 117,400 100

General election

Results
Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election, 2015 [46]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom King 157,601 66.54
Democratic Chad Toney 73,067 30.85
Reform Sheranda Atkinson 6,175 2.61
Total votes 236,843 100
Republican hold

Special Congressional election

A special election for Mississippi's 1st congressional district was held to fill the term left by the vacancy created by the death of Alan Nunnelee. Nunnelee, a member of the Republican Party, died on February 6, 2015. [49] The top-two primary was held on May 12, with Democrat Walter Zinn and Republican Trent Kelly advancing. Kelly defeated Zinn in the June 12 runoff election. [50]

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