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1995 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1995 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Kirk Fordice won the 1995 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Kirk Fordice received 455,261 popular votes (55.56%). The main challenger was Dick Molpus (44.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Fordice and Molpus

Fordice +11.1 pts · won by 91,051 votes
Kirk FordiceRepublicanWINNER55.56%
455,261 votes
Dick MolpusDemocratic44.44%
364,210 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.