2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor.[1] State Treasurer Lynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she defeated Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election. Fitch became the first Republican to hold the office since 1878, as well as the first woman to ever be elected to the position in state history.[2] It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.

2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

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Nominee Lynn Fitch Jennifer Riley Collins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 507,468 370,068
Percentage 57.83% 42.17%

Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Collins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in runoff

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Eliminated in primary

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Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 163,733 44.2
Republican Andy Taggart 105,689 28.6
Republican Mark Baker 100,598 27.2
Total votes 370,020 100.0

Runoff

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Republican runoff results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 168,278 52.1
Republican Andy Taggart 154,807 47.9
Total votes 323,085 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Declined

Results

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Democratic primary results [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 253,042 100.0
Total votes 253,042 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Results

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Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019 [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 507,468 57.83
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 370,068 42.17
Total votes 869,055 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

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Fitch won 3 of 4 congressional districts.[8]

District Fitch Riley Collins Representative
1st 66% 34% Trent Kelly
2nd 36% 64% Bennie Thompson
3rd 61% 39% Michael Guest
4th 68% 32% Steven Palazzo

References

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  1. ^ Pender, Geoff (October 3, 2018). "AG Jim Hood running for governor to help 'least among us'". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Jimmie Gates (November 5, 2019). "Lynn Fitch elected Mississippi's first female attorney general". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 18, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "Leading Pro-Choice Advocacy Group NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Jennifer Riley Collins for Mississippi Attorney General". July 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Hosemann, Delbert (December 2, 2019). "Statewide Certification of State Offices" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 21, 2024.