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1999 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

Mississippi · 4 candidates · See every 1999 Governor race

Who won the 1999 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Ronnie Musgrove won the 1999 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Ronnie Musgrove received 379,033 popular votes (49.62%). The main challenger was Mike Parker (48.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Musgrove and Parker

Musgrove +1.1 pts · won by 8,342 votes
Ronnie MusgroveDemocraticWINNER49.62%
379,033 votes
Mike ParkerRepublican48.52%
370,691 votes
Jerry LadnerReform1.07%
8,208 votes
Helen PerkinsIndependent0.79%
6,005 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.