Governor elections in Mississippi
● In officeTate ReevesRepublican
Elections won
R 11 · D 39 · Other 454 gubernatorial elections since 1817
Last decided by
3.2 pts2023, Tate Reeves over Brandon Presley
Closest ever
1.10 pts1999, Ronnie Musgrove over Mike Parker
Longest streak
17 in a rowDemocratic, 1877–1987
Next election
2027Tuesday, November 2, 2027
Mississippi's governor is Republican Tate Reeves; Reeves won the most recent race by 3.2 points in 2023. Reeves has held the office since 2019. The 2023 race put Reeves ahead of Brandon Presley, 3.2 points clear. Across 54 elections since 1817, Republicans have won 11 and Democrats 39, with 4 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1999, decided by 1.1 points; the widest 1915, by 85.2 points.
Tate Reeves R 418,233 · Brandon Presley D 391,614
Tate Reeves R 459,396 · Jim Hood D 414,368
Phil Bryant R 480,399 · Robert Gray D 234,858
Phil Bryant R 544,851 · Johnny DuPree D 348,617
Haley Barbour R 430,807 · John Arthur Eaves Jr. D 313,232
Haley Barbour R 470,404 · Ronnie Musgrove D 409,787
Kirk Fordice R 455,261 · Dick Molpus D 364,210
Kirk Fordice R 361,500 · Ray Mabus D 338,459
William Allain D 409,209 · Leon Bramlett R 288,764
William F. Winter D 413,620 · Gil Carmichael R 263,702
Cliff Finch D 369,568 · Gil Carmichael R 319,632
Bill Waller D 601,222 · Charles Evers I 172,762
John Bell Williams D 315,318 · Rubel Phillips R 133,379
Paul B. Johnson Jr. D 225,456 · Rubel Phillips R 138,515
Theodore G. Bilbo D 50,541 · J. T. Lester S 4,046
Earl L. Brewer D 40,471 · Summer W. Rose S 2,049
Edmond Noel D 58,407 · Earl L. Brewer D 56,405
James K. Vardaman D 53,032 · Frank A. Critz D 46,249
Andrew H. Longino D 42,273 · R K Prewitt P 6,097
Anselm J. McLaurin D 46,870 · Frank Burkitt P 18,167
Robert Lowry D 77,727 · Benjamin King D 52,009
Adelbert Ames R 73,324 · James L Alcorn R 52,857
James L Alcorn R 76,186 · Lewis Dent R 38,097
Benjamin G. Humphreys C 63,321 · Beroth B. Eggleston R 55,250
John J. Pettus D 30,169 · Jacob Thompson D 3,556
John J. Pettus D 34,559 · Harvey W. Walter I 10,308
William McWillie D 27,377 · Edward M. Yerger A 14,095
John J. McRae D 32,666 · Charles D. Fontaine A 27,579
John J. McRae D 32,116 · Francis M. Rogers W 27,279
Henry S. Foote U 29,358 · Jefferson Davis S 28,359
John A. Quitman D 33,117 · Luke Lea W 22,996
Joseph W. Matthews D 26,995 · Alexander Blackburn Bradford W 13,997
Albert G. Brown D 28,310 · Thomas B. Coopwood W 12,852
Albert G. Brown D 21,035 · George R. Clayton W 17,322
Tilghman Tucker D 19,059 · David Olcott Shattuck W 16,784
Alexander G. McNutt D 18,800 · Edward Turner W 15,886
Charles Lynch W 9,867 · Hiram G. Runnels D 9,441
Hiram G. Runnels D 6,705 · Abram M. Scott R 6,117
Gerard C. Brandon D 7,344 · George Winchester R 3,991
David Holmes D 7,846 · Cowles Mead D 1,499
Walter Leake D 4,780 · Charles B. Green D 1,419
George Poindexter D 2,721 · Thomas Hinds D 1,702