2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

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Nominee Lynn Fitch Jennifer Riley Collins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 507,468 370,068
Percentage 57.83% 42.17%

Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Collins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Lynn Fitch
Republican

The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor.[1] State Treasurer Lynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she defeated Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election. Fitch became the first Republican to hold the office since 1878, as well as the first woman to ever be elected to the position in state history.[2] It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.

  1. ^ Pender, Geoff (October 3, 2018). "AG Jim Hood running for governor to help 'least among us'". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Jimmie Gates (November 5, 2019). "Lynn Fitch elected Mississippi's first female attorney general". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved November 8, 2019.