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2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The
2015 Mississippi
gubernatorial election
took place on
November 3
, 2015, to elect the
Governor of Mississippi
. Incumbent
Republican Governor
Phil Bryant
ran for re-election to a second and final
term in office
. This is the highest percentage that a
Republican
has ever won in a gubernatorial election in Mississippi.
Primary elections
were held on
August 4
.
Background
Mississippi is one of nine
states and territories
that has lifetime limits of two terms for its governor. In
2011
, with incumbent Republican
Governor Haley
Barbour term-limited, Republican
Lieutenant Governor
Phil Bryant was elected to succeed him. Bryant won the
Republican primary
with 59% of the vote and then defeated the Democratic
nominee
,
Hattiesburg
Mayor
Johnny DuPree
, with 61% of the vote.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Phil Bryant
, incumbent Governor
Mitch Young
Declined
Chris McDaniel
,
state senator
and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2014
Michael Watson
, state senator
Result
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
Robert Gray
,
truck driver
and retired firefighter
Valerie Short, physician
Vicki Slater, attorney
Declined
Travis Childers
, former U.S. Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014
Jim Hood
,
Attorney General of Mississippi
Bill Luckett
, Mayor of
Clarksdale
and candidate for governor
in 2011
Dick Molpus
, former
Secretary of State of Mississippi
and nominee for governor in
1995
Brandon Presley
, Commissioner for the
Northern District
of the
Mississippi Public Service Commission
and former Mayor of
Nettleton
Result
Reform Party
Nomination
Candidate
Shawn O'Hara,
perennial candidate
General election
Predictions
Polling
Hypothetical polling
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Result