2019 Mississippi Attorney General election
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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.
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November 5, 2019
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Fitch: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Collins: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
- Andy Taggart, Madison County supervisor
Eliminated in primary
- Mark Baker, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 74th District
| 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
| 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
Candidates
Nominee
- Jennifer Riley Collins, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi
Declined
- Jim Hood, incumbent Attorney General (Ran for Governor)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jennifer Riley Collins | 253,042 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 253,042 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Endorsements
- Organizations
Predictions
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Fitch | 507,468 | 57.83 | +13.19 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Riley Collins | 370,068 | 42.17 | –13.19 | |
| Total votes | 877,536 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
By county
| County[9] | Jennifer Riley Collins Democratic |
Lynn Fitch Republican |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 6,112 | 57.97% | 4,432 | 42.03% | -1,680 | -15.93% | 10,544 |
| Alcorn | 2,210 | 19.68% | 9,019 | 80.32% | 6,809 | 60.64% | 11,229 |
| Amite | 2,098 | 40.64% | 3,064 | 59.36% | 966 | 18.71% | 5,162 |
| Attala | 2,376 | 40.53% | 3,486 | 59.47% | 1,110 | 18.94% | 5,862 |
| Benton | 894 | 35.36% | 1,634 | 64.64% | 740 | 29.27% | 2,528 |
| Bolivar | 6,239 | 63.66% | 3,562 | 36.34% | -2,677 | -27.31% | 9,801 |
| Calhoun | 1,628 | 32.22% | 3,425 | 67.78% | 1,797 | 35.56% | 5,053 |
| Carroll | 1,218 | 29.76% | 2,875 | 70.24% | 1,657 | 40.48% | 4,093 |
| Chickasaw | 3,095 | 48.43% | 3,296 | 51.57% | 201 | 3.15% | 6,391 |
| Choctaw | 881 | 29.29% | 2,127 | 70.71% | 1,246 | 41.42% | 3,008 |
| Claiborne | 3,082 | 84.81% | 552 | 15.19% | -2,530 | -69.62% | 3,634 |
| Clarke | 2,160 | 33.90% | 4,212 | 66.10% | 2,052 | 32.20% | 6,372 |
| Clay | 4,197 | 57.99% | 3,040 | 42.01% | -1,157 | -15.99% | 7,237 |
| Coahoma | 3,183 | 67.34% | 1,544 | 32.66% | -1,639 | -34.67% | 4,727 |
| Copiah | 5,150 | 53.27% | 4,518 | 46.73% | -632 | -6.54% | 9,668 |
| Covington | 2,695 | 37.59% | 4,475 | 62.41% | 1,780 | 24.83% | 7,170 |
| DeSoto | 12,381 | 33.64% | 24,422 | 66.36% | 12,041 | 32.72% | 36,803 |
| Forrest | 8,701 | 41.96% | 12,036 | 58.04% | 3,335 | 16.08% | 20,737 |
| Franklin | 1,296 | 35.87% | 2,317 | 64.13% | 1,021 | 28.26% | 3,613 |
| George | 707 | 13.04% | 4,716 | 86.96% | 4,009 | 73.93% | 5,423 |
| Greene | 843 | 20.98% | 3,175 | 79.02% | 2,332 | 58.04% | 4,018 |
| Grenada | 3,157 | 43.74% | 4,060 | 56.26% | 903 | 12.51% | 7,217 |
| Hancock | 2,823 | 24.21% | 8,839 | 75.79% | 6,016 | 51.59% | 11,662 |
| Harrison | 16,909 | 38.18% | 27,375 | 61.82% | 10,466 | 23.63% | 44,284 |
| Hinds | 53,149 | 73.74% | 18,929 | 26.26% | -34,220 | -47.48% | 72,078 |
| Holmes | 5,167 | 81.52% | 1,171 | 18.48% | -3,996 | -63.05% | 6,338 |
| Humphreys | 2,045 | 71.35% | 821 | 28.65% | -1,224 | -42.71% | 2,866 |
| Issaquena | 259 | 52.11% | 238 | 47.89% | -21 | -4.23% | 497 |
| Itawamba | 1,179 | 15.83% | 6,267 | 84.17% | 5,088 | 68.33% | 7,446 |
| Jackson | 10,933 | 33.53% | 21,675 | 66.47% | 10,742 | 32.94% | 32,608 |
| Jasper | 3,008 | 50.59% | 2,938 | 49.41% | -70 | -1.18% | 5,946 |
| Jefferson | 2,831 | 86.18% | 454 | 13.82% | -2,377 | -72.36% | 3,258 |
| Jefferson Davis | 2,784 | 60.53% | 1,815 | 39.47% | -969 | -21.07% | 4,599 |
| Jones | 5,871 | 27.80% | 15,249 | 72.20% | 9,378 | 44.40% | 21,120 |
| Kemper | 2,497 | 61.34% | 1,574 | 38.66% | -923 | -22.67% | 4,071 |
| Lafayette | 6,535 | 42.66% | 8,783 | 57.34% | 2,248 | 14.68% | 15,318 |
| Lamar | 4,259 | 24.52% | 13,107 | 75.48% | 8,848 | 50.95% | 17,366 |
| Lauderdale | 8,245 | 39.12% | 12,833 | 60.88% | 4,588 | 21.77% | 21,078 |
| Lawrence | 1,826 | 35.73% | 3,284 | 64.27% | 1,458 | 28.53% | 5,110 |
| Leake | 2,889 | 42.03% | 3,985 | 57.97% | 1,096 | 15.94% | 6,874 |
| Lee | 8,603 | 34.43% | 16,384 | 65.57% | 7,781 | 31.14% | 24,987 |
| Leflore | 5,228 | 68.51% | 2,403 | 31.49% | -2,825 | -37.02% | 7,631 |
| Lincoln | 3,604 | 31.65% | 7,783 | 68.35% | 4,179 | 36.70% | 11,387 |
| Lowndes | 8,221 | 46.46% | 9,475 | 53.54% | 1,254 | 7.09% | 17,696 |
| Madison | 16,420 | 42.12% | 22,563 | 57.88% | 6,143 | 15.76% | 38,983 |
| Marion | 2,909 | 32.97% | 5,914 | 67.03% | 3,005 | 34.06% | 8,823 |
| Marshall | 4,530 | 50.50% | 4,440 | 49.50% | -90 | -1.00% | 8,970 |
| Monroe | 4,521 | 37.12% | 7,660 | 62.88% | 3,139 | 25.77% | 12,181 |
| Montgomery | 1,611 | 42.12% | 2,214 | 57.88% | 603 | 15.76% | 3,825 |
| Neshoba | 2,380 | 29.38% | 5,722 | 70.62% | 3,342 | 41.25% | 8,102 |
| Newton | 2,242 | 30.54% | 5,099 | 69.46% | 2,857 | 38.92% | 7,341 |
| Noxubee | 2,618 | 74.27% | 907 | 25.73% | -1,711 | -48.54% | 3,525 |
| Oktibbeha | 6,436 | 50.99% | 6,186 | 49.01% | -250 | -1.98% | 12,622 |
| Panola | 5,615 | 47.81% | 6,130 | 52.19% | 515 | 4.38% | 11,745 |
| Pearl River | 2,441 | 18.72% | 10,598 | 81.28% | 8,157 | 62.56% | 13,039 |
| Perry | 1,086 | 25.16% | 3,230 | 74.84% | 2,144 | 49.68% | 4,316 |
| Pike | 6,290 | 49.42% | 6,438 | 50.58% | 148 | 1.16% | 12,728 |
| Pontotoc | 2,154 | 22.54% | 7,404 | 77.46% | 5,250 | 54.93% | 9,558 |
| Prentiss | 2,041 | 26.55% | 5,647 | 73.45% | 3,606 | 46.90% | 7,688 |
| Quitman | 1,717 | 65.58% | 901 | 34.42% | -816 | -31.17% | 2,618 |
| Rankin | 13,036 | 27.90% | 33,688 | 72.10% | 20,652 | 44.20% | 46,724 |
| Scott | 3,288 | 41.97% | 4,546 | 58.03% | 1,258 | 16.06% | 7,834 |
| Sharkey | 1,037 | 64.85% | 562 | 35.15% | -475 | -29.71% | 1,599 |
| Simpson | 3,378 | 36.19% | 5,956 | 63.81% | 2,578 | 27.62% | 9,334 |
| Smith | 1,559 | 24.11% | 4,906 | 75.89% | 3,347 | 51.77% | 6,465 |
| Stone | 1,392 | 26.75% | 3,811 | 73.25% | 2,419 | 46.49% | 5,203 |
| Sunflower | 4,264 | 67.35% | 2,067 | 32.65% | -2,197 | -34.70% | 6,331 |
| Tallahatchie | 2,645 | 56.69% | 2,021 | 43.31% | -624 | -13.37% | 4,666 |
| Tate | 2,774 | 33.96% | 5,394 | 66.04% | 2,620 | 32.08% | 8,168 |
| Tippah | 1,473 | 20.66% | 5,656 | 79.34% | 4,183 | 58.68% | 7,129 |
| Tishomingo | 1,294 | 19.18% | 5,454 | 80.82% | 4,160 | 61.65% | 6,748 |
| Tunica | 1,593 | 70.71% | 660 | 29.29% | -933 | -41.41% | 2,253 |
| Union | 1,654 | 18.36% | 7,355 | 81.64% | 5,701 | 63.28% | 9,009 |
| Walthall | 1,952 | 40.85% | 2,827 | 59.15% | 875 | 18.31% | 4,779 |
| Warren | 6,850 | 48.04% | 7,408 | 51.96% | 558 | 3.91% | 14,258 |
| Washington | 8,174 | 68.63% | 3,736 | 31.37% | -4,438 | -37.26% | 11,910 |
| Wayne | 2,840 | 38.85% | 4,470 | 61.15% | 1,630 | 22.30% | 7,310 |
| Webster | 871 | 21.37% | 3,204 | 78.63% | 2,333 | 57.25% | 4,075 |
| Wilkinson | 2,345 | 67.99% | 1,104 | 32.01% | -1,241 | -35.98% | 3,449 |
| Winston | 2,892 | 44.29% | 3,638 | 55.71% | 746 | 11.42% | 6,530 |
| Yalobusha | 2,301 | 45.05% | 2,807 | 54.95% | 506 | 9.91% | 5,108 |
| Yazoo | 4,277 | 53.11% | 3,776 | 46.89% | -501 | -6.22% | 8,053 |
| Totals | 370,068 | 42.17% | 507,468 | 57.83% | 137,400 | 15.66% | 877,536 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Alcorn (largest city: Corinth)
- Amite (largest city: Gloster)
- Attala (largest city: Kosciusko)
- Benton (largest municipality: Ashland)
- Calhoun (largest city: Bruce)
- Carroll (largest city: Vaiden)
- Chickasaw (largest city: Houston)
- Choctaw (largest city: Ackerman)
- Clarke (largest city: Quitman)
- Covington (largest city: Collins)
- Forrest (largest city: Hattiesburg)
- Franklin (largest city: Bude)
- Grenada (largest city: Grenada)
- Itawamba (largest city: Fulton)
- Lafayette (largest city: Oxford)
- Lauderdale (largest city: Meridian)
- Lawrence (largest city: Monticello)
- Leake (largest city: Carthage)
- Lowndes (largest city: Columbus)
- Monroe (largest city: Amory)
- Montgomery (largest city: Winona)
- Panola (largest city: Batesville)
- Perry (largest city: Richton)
- Pike (largest city: McComb)
- Pontotoc (largest city: Pontotoc)
- Prentiss (largest city: Booneville)
- Scott (largest city: Forest)
- Simpson (largest city: Magee)
- Tate (largest city: Senatobia)
- Tippah (largest city: Ripley)
- Union (largest city: New Albany)
- Walthall (largest city: Tylertown)
- Warren (largest city: Vicksburg)
- Wayne (largest city: Waynesboro)
- Webster (largest city: Eupora)
- Winston (largest city: Louisville)
- Yalobusha (largest city: Water Valley)
By congressional district
Fitch won three of four congressional districts.[10]
| District | Riley Collins | Fitch | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 34% | 66% | Trent Kelly |
| 2nd | 64% | 36% | Bennie Thompson |
| 3rd | 39% | 61% | Michael Guest |
| 4th | 32% | 68% | Steven Palazzo |