2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
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The 2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 40 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held alongside primaries in Georgia, Hawaii, and Washington.
Four candidates made the primary ballot according to the secretary of state:[2]
- Donald Trump
- Nikki Haley (withdrawn)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
Endorsements
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
Former federal executive official
- Mike Hurst, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (2017–2021); Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2015[3]
State senator
- Chris Caughman, District 35 (2016–present)[4]
State representative
- Fred Shanks, District 60 (2018–present)[4]
Donald Trump
U.S. Senators
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, (2018–present)[5]
- Roger Wicker, (2007–present)[6]
U.S. Representatives
- Mike Ezell, MS-04 (2023–present)[6]
- Michael Guest, MS-03 (2019–present)[6]
- Trent Kelly, MS-01 (2015–present)[6]
Governors
- Phil Bryant, (2012–2020)[6]
- Tate Reeves, (2020–present)[7]
State executive officials
- Chris Brown, Member-elect of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District (2024–present)[6]
- Mike Chaney, Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi (2008–present)[6]
- Andy Gipson, Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner of Mississippi (2018–present)[6]
- Delbert Hosemann, Lieutenant Governor (2020–present)[8]
- Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi (2020–present)[6]
- Dane Maxwell, Member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Southern District (2020–present)[6]
- David McRae, Mississippi State Treasurer (2020-present)[9]
- Shad White, Auditor of Mississippi (2018–present)[6]
Notable individual
- Christopher Townsend, rapper[10]
Results
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 229,198 | 92.50% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 13,437 | 5.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 4,042 | 1.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,096 | 0.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 247,773 | 100.00% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Today/Siena College[12] | Aug 20–28, 2023 | 650 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 6% | 22% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 61% | 2% | – |
| Mississippi Today/Siena College[13] | Jan 8–12, 2023 | 487 (RV) | ± 5.9% | – | 39% | – | – | – | – | – | 46% | 3%[a] | 11% |
| Echelon Insights[14] | Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 | 211 (LV) | ± 7.8% | – | 31% | – | – | – | – | – | 58% | 11% | – |