Upcoming Elections: Candidates, Key Races, and Voting Information

Mississippi voters will elect leaders for all eight statewide offices in the general election on November 7. The candidates for governor include incumbent Republican Tate Reeves, who implemented COVID-19 restrictions but later reversed them, signed a bill giving teachers a pay raise, and opposes Medicaid expansion and abortion rights. Democratic candidate Brandon Presley supports Medicaid expansion, raising the minimum wage, and increasing education funding. In the lieutenant governor race, incumbent Republican Delbert Hosemann supports infrastructure funding, expanding Medicaid, and increasing teacher pay, while Democratic candidate Ryan Grover wants to make voting easier, expand Medicaid, and integrate technology into state government. The candidates for attorney general are incumbent Republican Lynn Fitch, who opposes abortion rights and transgender rights, and Democratic candidate Greta Kemp Martin, who wants to investigate wrongful convictions and establish a fair labor division. The candidates for secretary of state are incumbent Republican Michael Watson, who supports voter ID laws and online voter registration, and Democratic candidate Ty Pinkins, who wants to restore voting rights and expand voting options. Incumbent Republican David McRae is running for re-election as state treasurer, focusing on fiscal responsibility and unclaimed property, while Democratic candidate Addie Lee Green supports Medicaid expansion and raising the minimum wage. Incumbent Republican Shad White, the state auditor, pledges to recover misspent taxpayer dollars and increase government efficiency, while Democratic candidate Larry Bradford wants to increase transparency and help small towns. Incumbent Republican Andy Gipson is running for re-election as commissioner of agriculture and commerce.