Political party strength in Mississippi

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

of Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State
Secretary of State of Mississippi
The Secretary of State of Mississippi is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Mississippi.It is a constitutional official originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of...
Attorney General
Attorneys-General of Mississippi
The Attorney-General of Mississippi is the chief legal officer of the state and serves as the State's lawyer. Only the Attorney-General can bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the State....
State Auditor
State Auditor of Mississippi
State Auditor of Mississippi has been an elected position in Mississippi since 1817. The current State Auditor of Mississippi is Stacey Pickering.-State Auditors 1817-Present:* John R. Girault, 1817-1821* John Richards, 1821-1822...
State Treasurer
State Treasurer of Mississippi
State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.The elected office of the...
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Commissioner of Insurance

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

State Senate
Mississippi State Senate
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate is composed of 52 Senators representing an equal amount of constituent districts, with 54,704 people per district...
State House of Representatives
Mississippi House of Representatives
The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....
State delegation to the United States Senate
State delegation to the United States House of Representatives

For years in which a presidential election

United States presidential election

Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...

was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

The parties are as follows: (AJ), (D), (F), (M), (P), (R), (UD), (W), and .

Year	\|Executive offices	\|State Legislature Mississippi Legislature The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi Senate, with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four-year...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Mississippi These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1801 - 1817: 1 non-voting delegate:...	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Mississippi The Secretary of State of Mississippi is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Mississippi.It is a constitutional official originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of...	Attorney General Attorneys-General of Mississippi The Attorney-General of Mississippi is the chief legal officer of the state and serves as the State's lawyer. Only the Attorney-General can bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the State....	Auditor State Auditor of Mississippi State Auditor of Mississippi has been an elected position in Mississippi since 1817. The current State Auditor of Mississippi is Stacey Pickering.-State Auditors 1817-Present:* John R. Girault, 1817-1821* John Richards, 1821-1822...	Treasurer State Treasurer of Mississippi State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.The elected office of the...	Comm. of Ag. and Comm.	Comm. of Ins.	State Senate	State House Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House
1798	Winthrop Sargent (F)	no such office	John Steele John Steele John Steele may refer to:* John Steele , American paratrooper* John Steele * John Steele , surgeon and political figure in Nova Scotia* John Steele...
1799
1800
1801	William C. C. Claiborne (D)
1802
1803
1804
1805	Robert Williams Robert Williams (American politician) Robert Williams was a Democratic-Republican U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1797 and 1803 and the Governor of the Mississippi Territory from 1805 to 1809... (D)
1806
1807
1808
1809	David Holmes David Holmes (politician) David Holmes was the last governor of the Mississippi Territory and the first governor of the State of Mississippi.-Career:... (D)
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817		Duncan Stewart Duncan Stewart (Mississippi politician) Duncan Stewart was a United States politician, who during his career held offices in three U.S. states: North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi and holding a very rare distinction of serving in three different state legislatures .He is best known as first...
1818
1819
1820	George Poindexter George Poindexter George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up... (D)	James Patton James Patton James Patton may refer to:James French Patton , American soldier and judgeJimmy Patton , American football player*James Patton Anderson , U.S. doctor and politician...
1821
1822	Walter Leake Walter Leake Walter Leake served as a United States Senator from Mississippi and as Governor of Mississippi .He was the first Governor of Mississippi to die in office... (D)	David Dickson David Dickson (politician) David Dickson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:Born in Georgia, United States, Dickson moved to Mississippi.He studied medicine and practiced extensively in Pike County.... (AJ)
1823
1824		Gerard Brandon Gerard Brandon Gerard Chittocque Brandon was an American political leader who twice served as Governor of Mississippi during its early years of statehood.-Early life and education:... (D)
1825	Gerard Brandon (D)	vacant
1826	David Holmes (D)
1827	Gerard Brandon (D)
1828		Abram M. Scott Abram M. Scott Abram Marshall Scott was a Democratic Mississippi politician born in South Carolina .He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi... (D)
1829
1830
1831
1832	Abram M. Scott Abram M. Scott Abram Marshall Scott was a Democratic Mississippi politician born in South Carolina .He was an early settler of Wilkinson County, Mississippi and was instrumental in founding the town of Woodville, Mississippi... (D)	Fountain Winston Fountain Winston Fountain Winston was an American politician from Mississippi.-Biography:Born in Germantown as a son of the Representative Joseph Winston...
1833	Charles Lynch Charles Lynch (politician) Charles Lynch was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. He was elected to the Mississippi State Senate and served in 1827 and 1832-1833. In July 1833, he succeeded Governor Abram L. Scott, who had died in office and remained so until the election of Hiram Runnels in November... (D)	no such office
1834	Hiram Runnels Hiram Runnels Hiram George Runnels was a U.S. politician from the state of Mississippi.He was a Democrat who served as governor of Mississippi from November 20, 1833 to December 3, 1835.... (D)
1835	John A. Quitman John A. Quitman John Anthony Quitman was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat and one of the leading Fire-Eaters.-Early life:John A. Quitman studied Classics at Hartwick Seminary, graduating in 1816... (W)
1836	Charles Lynch (D)
1837	Charles Lynch (D)
1838	Alexander G. McNutt Alexander G. McNutt Alexander Gallatin McNutt was a Mississippi politician that served two consecutive 2-year terms as that state's governor, having previously served as a state senator .McNutt studied at Washington College and moved to Jackson,... (D)
1839
1840
1841
1842	Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Mayfield Tucker was Governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was a Democrat.-Biography: Tucker was born in North Carolina and lived in Alabama for a time before moving to Mississippi. He left his career of blacksmithing and studied law under Judge Daniel W. Wright in Ham;;;ilton,... (D)
1843
1844	Albert G. Brown Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 through 1861. Brown attended Mississippi College. He was a Democrat.... (D)
1845
1846
1847
1848	Joseph W. Matthews Joseph W. Matthews Joseph Warren Matthews was an American politician who served as Governor of Mississippi from 1848 to 1850.-Biography:Matthews was born near Huntsville, Alabama. During his early manhood he came to Mississippi as a government surveyor, engaged in laying out the newly purchased Indian lands... (D)
1849
1850	John A. Quitman John A. Quitman John Anthony Quitman was an American politician and soldier. He served as Governor of Mississippi from 1835 to 1836 as a Whig and again from 1850 to 1851 as a Democrat and one of the leading Fire-Eaters.-Early life:John A. Quitman studied Classics at Hartwick Seminary, graduating in 1816... (D)
1851	John I. Guion John I. Guion John Isaac Guion was an American politician from Mississippi. From 1842 to 1850, he served two terms in the state senate. In February 1851, with the resignation of John A. Quitman, he became Governor of Mississippi, serving as a Democrat until the end of November of that year.... (D)
1851	James Whitfield James Whitfield (Mississippi) James Whitfield was Governor of Mississippi from November 24, 1851 to January 10, 1852. He served until United States Senator Henry S. Foote, who had been elected governor, could complete his service in the Senate and resign from that body. Whitfield was a Democrat... (D)
1852	Henry S. Foote Henry S. Foote Henry Stuart Foote was a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1847 to 1852 and Governor of Mississippi from 1852 to 1854. His emotional leadership on the Senate floor helped secure passage of the Compromise of 1850, which for a time averted a civil war in the United States.-Biography:Henry... (UD)
1853
1854	John J. Pettus John J. Pettus John Jones Pettus was a United States politician. A member of the Democratic party, he was Governor of the state of Mississippi from January 5, 1854 to January 10, 1854, and later was elected to a full term, from 21 November 1859 - 16 November 1863... (D)
1855	John J. McRae John J. McRae John Jones McCrae was the 21st governor of Mississippi, from 1854 to 1857. He was a Democrat. He also represented Mississippi in the United States Senate in 1851 and 1852, in the U.S. Congress in the 35th and 36th congresses, and in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War.-External... (D)
1856
1857	William McWillie William McWillie William McWillie was the twenty-second governor of Mississippi from 1857 to 1859. He was a Democrat. McWillie was the last governor of Mississippi prior to the outbreak of the American Civil War.-Biography:... (D)
1858
1859	John J. Pettus (D)
1860
1861
1862
1863	Charles Clark Charles Clark (governor) Charles Clark was a Mississippi Democratic political figure, as well as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:Clark was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1811... (D)
1864
1865	William L. Sharkey William L. Sharkey William Lewis Sharkey was an American judge and politician from Mississippi.-Biography:He was born in Sumner County, Tennessee, where he and his family lived until they moved to Warren County, Mississippi, when he was six years of age. In 1822, he was accepted into the bar at Natchez... (P)
1866	Benjamin G. Humphreys Benjamin G. Humphreys Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was an American politician from Mississippi. He was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and served as Governor of Mississippi from 1865 to 1868, during Reconstruction.-Early life:Humphreys was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi, on the... (D)
1867
1868	Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi... (M)
1869
1870	James L. Alcorn James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn was a prominent American political figure in Mississippi during the 19th century. He was a leading southern white Republican or "scalawag" during Reconstruction in Mississippi, where he served as governor and U.S. Senator... (R)	Ridgley C. Powers Ridgley C. Powers Ridgley Ceylon Powers was a Union officer in the American Civil War and a Mississippi politician.-Biography:He was born in Mecca, Ohio, on Christmas Eve... (R)
1871	Ridgley C. Powers (R)	Alexander K. Davis (R)
1872
1873
1874	Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames Adelbert Ames was an American sailor, soldier, and politician. He served with distinction as a Union Army general during the American Civil War. As a Radical Republican and a Carpetbagger, he was military governor, Senator and civilian governor in Reconstruction-era Mississippi... (R)
1875
1876	John M. Stone (D)	vacant
1877		vacant
1878		William H. Sims (D)
1879
1880
1881
1882	Robert Lowry (D)	G. D. Shands (D)
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
1889
1890	John M. Stone (D)	M. M. Evans (D)
1891
1892
1893
1894
1895
1896	Anselm J. McLaurin Anselm J. McLaurin Anselm Joseph McLaurin was an American politician from Mississippi.McLaurin was born in Brandon, Mississippi, the son of Ellen Caroline and Lauchlin McLaurin III. A Democrat, he served briefly in the U.S... (D)	J. H. Jones (D)
1897
1898
1899
1900	Andrew H. Longino Andrew H. Longino Andrew Houston Longino was a Mississippi politician who served as a Democrat in the State Senate , the U.S. District Attorney's , and Governor's offices .-Biography:... (D)	James T. Harrison (D)	J. L. Power
1901			Joseph W. Power
1902
1903
1904	James K. Vardaman James K. Vardaman James Kimble Vardaman was an American politician from the state of Mississippi, serving as Governor of Mississippi from 1904 to 1908 and in the U.S. Senate from 1913 to 1919. Vardaman, known as "The Great White Chief", advocated white supremacy... (D)	John Prentiss Carter (D)
1905
1906
1907
1908	Edmond Noel Edmond Noel Edmond Favor Noel was an American politician who was the governor of Mississippi from 1908 to 1912.-Biography:... (D)	Luther Manship (D)
1909
1910
1911											John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams John Sharp Williams was a prominent American politician in the Democratic Party from the 1890s through the 1920s, and served as the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1908.... (D)
1912	Earl L. Brewer Earl L. Brewer Earl Leroy Brewer was the Governor of Mississippi from 1912 to 1916. Elected as a Democrat, he was unopposed in the primary and won the governorship without ever making a single public campaign speech.-Biography:... (D)	Theodore G. Bilbo Theodore G. Bilbo Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician. Bilbo, a Democrat, twice served as governor of Mississippi and later was elected a U.S. Senator . A master of filibuster and scathing rhetoric, a rough-and-tumble fighter in debate, he made his name a synonym for white supremacy... (D)
1913
1914
1915
1916	Theodore G. Bilbo (D)	Lee M. Russell Lee M. Russell Lee Maurice Russell – May 5, 1943, Jackson, Mississippi) was a Mississippi politician.-Biography:... (D)
1917
1918
1919
1920	Lee M. Russell (D)	Homer H. Casteel (D)
1921
1922
1923											Hubert D. Stephens Hubert D. Stephens Hubert Durrett Stephens was an American politician who served as a Democratic United States Senator from Mississippi from 1923 until 1935.... (D)
1924	Henry L. Whitfield Henry L. Whitfield Henry Lewis Whitfield was an American politician who was Governor of Mississippi from 1924 until his death.-Biography:Whitfield was born in Rankin County, Mississippi. He began his teaching career at the age of sixteen... (D)	Dennis Murphree Dennis Murphree Dennis Herron Murphree was a Mississippi politician. He was twice elected to the lieutenant governorship, once in 1923 and again in 1939. In each instance, he succeeded the governor who died in office and completed the term of his predecessor.He was a member of the Mississippi House of... (D)
1925
1926
1927	Dennis Murphree (D)	vacant
1928	Theodore G. Bilbo (D)	Clayton B. Adams (D)	Walker Wood
1929
1930
1931
1932	Martin Sennett Conner Martin Sennett Conner Martin Sennett Conner was an American lawyer, politician, and college sports administrator. Conner served as the Governor of Mississippi from 1932 to 1936, serving as a Democrat.-Biography:... (D)	Dennis Murphree Dennis Murphree Dennis Herron Murphree was a Mississippi politician. He was twice elected to the lieutenant governorship, once in 1923 and again in 1939. In each instance, he succeeded the governor who died in office and completed the term of his predecessor.He was a member of the Mississippi House of... (D)		Greek L. Rice (D)
1933
1934
1935											Theodore G. Bilbo Theodore G. Bilbo Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician. Bilbo, a Democrat, twice served as governor of Mississippi and later was elected a U.S. Senator . A master of filibuster and scathing rhetoric, a rough-and-tumble fighter in debate, he made his name a synonym for white supremacy... (D)
1936	Hugh L. White Hugh L. White Hugh Lawson White was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party. He served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi .-Biography:... (D)	Jacob Buehler Snider (D)
1937
1938
1939
1940	Paul B. Johnson, Sr. Paul B. Johnson, Sr. Paul Burney Johnson, Sr. was a judge, United States Representative and Governor of Mississippi. From 1907 to 1908 he was a judge of the city court of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Two years later he became circuit judge of the 12th judicial district, with his tenure ending in 1919. From 1919 to 1923,... (D)	Dennis Murphree (D)
1941												Wall Doxey Wall Doxey Wall Doxey was an American politician from Mississippi. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1941; after the death of U.S. Senator Pat Harrison, Doxey won a special election to his seat, and served in the United States Senate from 1941 until 1943... (D)
1942
1943	Dennis Murphree Dennis Murphree Dennis Herron Murphree was a Mississippi politician. He was twice elected to the lieutenant governorship, once in 1923 and again in 1939. In each instance, he succeeded the governor who died in office and completed the term of his predecessor.He was a member of the Mississippi House of... (D)	vacant										James Eastland James Eastland James Oliver Eastland was an American politician from Mississippi who briefly served in the United States Senate as a Democrat in 1941; and again from 1943 until his resignation December 27, 1978. From 1947 to 1978, he served alongside John Stennis, also a Democrat... (D)
1944	Thomas L. Bailey Thomas L. Bailey Thomas Lowry Bailey was a politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Bailey was born in Webster County, Mississippi and graduated from Millsaps College. Bailey was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a democratic candidate in 1915 and served from 1916 to 1940... (D)	Fielding L. Wright Fielding L. Wright Fielding Lewis Wright was a Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946, then as Governor after the incumbent, Thomas L. Bailey, died in office in 1946. Wright was elected Governor in his own right in 1947 and served a full four year term... (D)
1945
1946	Fielding L. Wright Fielding L. Wright Fielding Lewis Wright was a Democratic politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946, then as Governor after the incumbent, Thomas L. Bailey, died in office in 1946. Wright was elected Governor in his own right in 1947 and served a full four year term... (D)	vacant
1947		vacant									John C. Stennis John C. Stennis John Cornelius Stennis was a U.S. Senator from the state of Mississippi. He was a Democrat who served in the Senate for over 41 years, becoming its most senior member by his retirement.- Early life :... (D)
1948		Sam Lumpkin Sam Lumpkin Sam Lumpkin was a United States politician from Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. A Democrat, he served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1948 to 1952 under Governor Fielding L. Wright.Before elevation to Lt... (D)	Heber Ladner
1949
1950
1951
1952	Hugh L. White Hugh L. White Hugh Lawson White was an American politician from Mississippi and a member of the Democratic Party. He served two non-consecutive terms as Governor of Mississippi .-Biography:... (D)	Carroll Gartin Carroll Gartin Carrol Gartin was an American Democratic politician from Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, who served three terms as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.... (D)		James Plemon (J.P.) Coleman (D)
1953
1954
1955
1956	James P. Coleman James P. Coleman James Plemon "J.P." Coleman was a politician from the state of Mississippi.-Biography:Coleman was born in Ackerman, Mississippi. He obtained a law degree from The George Washington University Law School in 1939. As a young man, he served upon the staff of Mississippi Congressman A. L. Ford... (D)			Joseph Turner Patterson (D)
1957
1958
1959
1960	Ross R. Barnett (D)	Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Paul Burney Johnson, Jr. was a United States Democratic Mississippi politician and son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson, Sr..... (D)				Evelyn Gandy Evelyn Gandy Edythe Evelyn Gandy was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi... (D)
1961
1962
1963
1964	Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Paul Burney Johnson, Jr. was a United States Democratic Mississippi politician and son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson, Sr..... (D)	Carroll Gartin Carroll Gartin Carrol Gartin was an American Democratic politician from Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, who served three terms as the 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.... (D)			Hamp King Hamp King W. Hamp King served as State Auditor of Mississippi from 1964-1984.-References:... (D)	William Winter William Winter (politician) William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of... (D)
1965
1966		vacant
1967		vacant
1968	John Bell Williams John Bell Williams John Bell Williams was an American Democratic politician who was governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972.-Biography:... (D)	Charles L. Sullivan Charles L. Sullivan Charles L. Sullivan was an American politician, attorney and military pilot. He was the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1968 to 1972 and a General in the United States Air National Guard... (D)				Evelyn Gandy Evelyn Gandy Edythe Evelyn Gandy was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi... (D)
1969				Albioun Fernando Summer (D)
1970
1971
1972	Bill Waller Bill Waller William Lowe "Bill" Waller, Sr. was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as Governor of Mississippi from 1972 to 1976. As a local prosecutor, he unsuccessfully prosecuted Byron De La Beckwith in the murder of civil rights advocate Medgar Evers. Both trials ended in hung juries... (D)	William Winter William Winter (politician) William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of... (D)
1973
1974
1975
1976	Cliff Finch Cliff Finch Charles Clifton "Cliff" Finch was an American politician who was 56th Governor of the U.S. state of Mississippi from 1976 to 1980.-Life and career:... (D)	Evelyn Gandy Evelyn Gandy Edythe Evelyn Gandy was an American politician who was the first female elected to a statewide office in Mississippi– that of Treasurer for the State of Mississippi... (D)						George Dale George Dale George Dale was the lover and criminal partner of Eleanor Jarman, dubbed by the press "The Blonde Tigress", and was executed by the state of Illinois for the murder of Chicago clothier Gustav Hoeh.... (D)						Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... and Walter Mondale Walter Mondale Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota... (D)
1977
1978												Thad Cochran Thad Cochran William Thad Cochran is the senior United States Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. First elected to the Senate in 1978, he is the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and was its chairman and 2005 to 2007.-Early life:He was born in Pontotoc,... (R)
1979
1980	William Winter William Winter (politician) William Forrest Winter is an American politician from Mississippi. He served as the 58th Governor of Mississippi from 1980 to 1984 as a Democrat. He is known for his strong support of public education, racial reconciliation, and historic preservation. Winter is best remembered for the passage of... (D)	Brad Dye Brad Dye Brad Dye is a retired American politician who served three 4-year terms as 27th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1980 until 1992. He was a member of the Democratic Party.Dye was born in Charleston, Mississippi.... (D)	Edwin Lloyd Pittman (D)	William A. Allain (D)										Ronald W. Reagan and George H.W. Bush (R)
1981
1982
1983
1984	William Allain William Allain William A. "Bill" Allain is a Mississippi politician who served as the 59th Governor of that state as a Democrat from 1984 to 1988.-Biography:... (D)		Dick Molpus Dick Molpus Richard "Dick" Molpus is a former Democratic Party Secretary of State of Mississippi and President of The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC , a timberland investment management organization headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.... (D)	Edwin Lloyd (Ed) Pittman (D)	Ray Mabus Ray Mabus Raymond Edwin "Ray" Mabus, Jr. is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy. Mabus served as the 60th Governor of the U.S... (D)
1985
1986
1987
1988	Ray Mabus Ray Mabus Raymond Edwin "Ray" Mabus, Jr. is the 75th United States Secretary of the Navy. Mabus served as the 60th Governor of the U.S... (D)			Mike Moore (D)	Pete Johnson Pete Johnson (Mississippi) Pete Johnson served as State Auditor of Mississippi from 1988-1992.-References:... (R)									George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle Dan Quayle James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana.... (R)
1989											Trent Lott Trent Lott Chester Trent Lott, Sr. , is a former United States Senator from Mississippi and has served in numerous leadership positions in the House of Representatives and the Senate.... (R)
1990
1991
1992	Kirk Fordice Kirk Fordice Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice, Jr. was a politician from the US state of Mississippi. He was the 61st Governor of Mississippi from January 14, 1992, until January 11, 2000.-Biography:... (R)	Eddie Briggs Eddie Briggs Eddie Briggs is a United States politician from De Kalb, Mississippi. Briggs served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1992 to 1996 under Republican Governor Kirk Fordice. Briggs was the first Republican to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction... (R)
1993
1994
1995
1996		Ronnie Musgrove Ronnie Musgrove David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove is an American politician who was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004 of the U.S. state of Mississippi. He was recently defeated by... (D)	Eric Clark Eric Clark Eric Clark is a former Secretary of State of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 1995 and re-elected in 1999 and 2003. He did not seek reelection in 2007 and was succeeded in office by Republican Delbert Hosemann.... (D)				Lester Spell (R)							Robert J. Dole and Jack Kemp Jack Kemp Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st... (R)
1996					Phil Bryant (R)
1997
1998
1999
2000	Ronnie Musgrove Ronnie Musgrove David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove is an American politician who was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004 of the U.S. state of Mississippi. He was recently defeated by... (D)	Amy Tuck Amy Tuck Amy Tuck was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. A Republican, she is only the second woman elected to statewide office in Mississippi and the first to have been re-elected.-Biography:... (D)												George W. Bush George W. Bush George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000.... and Dick Cheney Dick Cheney Richard Bruce "Dick" Cheney served as the 46th Vice President of the United States , under George W. Bush.... (R)
2001
2002
2002		Amy Tuck Amy Tuck Amy Tuck was the 30th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. A Republican, she is only the second woman elected to statewide office in Mississippi and the first to have been re-elected.-Biography:... (R)
2003													2D, 2R
2004	Haley Barbour Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007... (R)			Jim Hood Jim Hood James Matthew "Jim" Hood is the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood succeeded Mike Moore.... (D)		Tate Reeves Tate Reeves Jonathon Tate Reeves is the State Treasurer of Mississippi. Reeves, a Republican, is the Lieutenant Governor-elect of Mississippi. Reeves was earlier elected as Mississippi’s fifty-third Treasurer on November 4, 2003 and re-elected to a second term in 2007. He is the first Republican treasurer... (R)			27R, 25D
2005
2006
2007
2007											Roger Wicker Roger Wicker Roger Frederick Wicker is the junior U.S. Senator from Mississippi and a member of the Republican Party. In December 2007 he was appointed by Governor Haley Barbour to fill the seat vacated by Trent Lott. He subsequently won the 2008 special election for the remainder of the term. Wicker served... (R)		2D, 1R
2008		Phil Bryant (R)	Delbert Hosemann Delbert Hosemann Delbert Hosemann, Jr. is the Republican Secretary of State of Mississippi. Hosemann received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Notre Dame University in 1969. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1972. He completed his... (R)		Stacey Pickering (R)			Mike Chaney (R)	28D, 24R				2D, 1R	John McCain John McCain John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.... and Sarah Palin Sarah Palin Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator and author. As the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 presidential election, she was the first Alaskan on the national ticket of a major party and first Republican woman nominated for the vice-presidency.She was... (R)
2008									27D, 25R	75D, 47R			3D, 1R
2009
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2011									27R, 25D	69D, 53R			3R, 1D
Year	Governor	Lieutenant Governor	Secretary of State Secretary of State of Mississippi The Secretary of State of Mississippi is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Mississippi.It is a constitutional official originally established under the Article IV, §14 of Mississippi Constitution of 1817, and was reestablished under Article V, §133 of the Mississippi Constitution of...	Attorney General Attorneys-General of Mississippi The Attorney-General of Mississippi is the chief legal officer of the state and serves as the State's lawyer. Only the Attorney-General can bring or defend a lawsuit on behalf of the State....	Auditor State Auditor of Mississippi State Auditor of Mississippi has been an elected position in Mississippi since 1817. The current State Auditor of Mississippi is Stacey Pickering.-State Auditors 1817-Present:* John R. Girault, 1817-1821* John Richards, 1821-1822...	Treasurer State Treasurer of Mississippi State Treasurer of Mississippi is a post created in 1817 when the state was admitted to the Union. Before the state was formed by splitting the Alabama Territory from the Mississippi Territory, an equivalent post was the Territorial Treasurer General, established in 1802.The elected office of the...	Comm. of Ag. and Comm.	Comm. of Ins.	State Senate	State House Mississippi House of Representatives The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....	U.S. Senator (Class I)	U.S. Senator (Class II)	U.S. House	\|Electoral College votes United States presidential election Elections for President and Vice President of the United States are indirect elections in which voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President...
Year	Executive offices								\|State Legislature Mississippi Legislature The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi Senate, with 52 members. Both Representatives and Senators serve four-year...	\|United States Congress United States Congressional Delegations from Mississippi These are tables of congressional delegations from Mississippi to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.-United States Senate:-United States House of Representatives:-1801 - 1817: 1 non-voting delegate:...

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