2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election will take place on November 7 to choose the governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves is eligible to run for a second term, but he has not stated whether he will do so.
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Republican primary
Potential
- Thomas Duff, businessman[1]
- Lynn Fitch, incumbent Mississippi Attorney General[1]
- Robert Foster, former member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and candidate for Governor in 2019[2]
- Philip Gunn, incumbent speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives[1][3]
- Delbert Hosemann, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi[1]
- Tate Reeves, incumbent governor
- Bill Waller Jr., former Chief Justice of the Mississippi State Supreme Court, candidate for Governor in 2019 and son of former Democratic Governor William "Bill" Waller. Sr[1]
- Michael Watson, incumbent Secretary of State of Mississippi[1]
- Shad White, State Auditor of Mississippi[1]
Democratic primary
Potential
- Brandon Presley, member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission[4]
Independents
Publicly expressed interest
- George Flaggs Jr., Mayor of Vicksburg[5]
References
- Pender, Geoff (February 2, 2021). "Will Gov. Tate Reeves, polling poorly after one year in office, draw a serious GOP challenger in 2023?". Mississippi Today. Mississippi News and Information Corporation. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- Pender, Geoff (December 21, 2020). "Gov. Tate Reeves straddling fences, catching flak from all quarters". Mississippi Today. Mississippi News and Information Corporation. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- Pender, Geoff (June 24, 2021). "Will Gunn run? Speaker signaling 2023 challenge of Gov. Tate Reeves". Mississippi Today. Mississippi News and Information Corporation. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- Harrison, Bobby (December 13, 2021). "Bobby Harrison: Can Brandon Presley be the statewide winner Democrats can't seem to find?". The Dispatch. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
- Ganucheau, Adam (June 10, 2021). "The rise of independent elected officials in Mississippi". Mississippi Today. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
Flaggs, who said he has “certainly prayed about” a possible 2023 statewide run. “I believe (changing the Constitution) creates an opportunity to where an independent candidate — particularly an African American candidate — can be elected at the statewide level.”
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