when is the next governor election in mississippi
November 5, 2019
title: Jim Hood text: reputation. Hood announced that he will be a candidate for Governor of Mississippi in 2019 on October 3, 2018.. Jim Hood James Matthew Hood (born May 15, 1962) is an American lawyer and the 39th Attorney General of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood succeeded Mike Moore. He is currently the only elected Democrat holding statewide office in Mississippi. He announced on October 3, 2018 that he will be running for Governor of Mississippi in 2019. Hood is a native of New Houlka in Chickasaw County title: 2018 United States Senate elections text: easily was re-elected. Seven-term Republican Thad Cochran, who won re-election with 59.9% of the vote in 2014, announced that he would resign since April 1, 2018 due to health reasons. Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, announced on March 21, 2018, that he would appoint Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the vacancy. She ran in the special election. On November 6, a nonpartisan jungle primary took place on the same day as the regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election for the seat currently held by Roger Wicker. Party affiliations were not printed on the ballot. As no candidate gained 50% title: 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi text: 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi The 2018 United States Senate special election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States Senator from Mississippi. The election was held to fill the seat vacated by Senator Thad Cochran when he resigned from the Senate, effective April 1, 2018, due to health concerns. Republican Governor Phil Bryant appointed Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the vacancy created by Cochran's resignation. Hyde-Smith sought election to serve the balance of Cochran's term, which expires in January 2021. On November 6, per Mississippi law, a nonpartisan top-two special general election title: 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi text: 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi The 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker ran for reelection to a second full term. The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018, and the primary election was held on June 5, 2018, with a runoff on June 26 if a party's primary fails to produce a majority winner. The race took place on the same day as the nonpartisan jungle primary for the other title: 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi text: U.S. Senate seat in Mississippi, which was vacated by Thad Cochran in the spring of 2018. 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi The 2018 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Roger Wicker ran for reelection to a second full term. The candidate filing deadline was March 1, 2018, and the primary election was held on June 5, 2018, with a runoff on June 26 if a party's primary fails to produce a majority winner.