▁Republic ans ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁state wide ▁offices ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Democratic ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jim ▁H ood ▁of ▁Houston ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁only ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁state wide ▁office , ▁having ▁won ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁elections ▁by ▁significant ▁marg ins . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁has ▁not ▁elected ▁a ▁Republican ▁att orney ▁general ▁since ▁Re const ruction . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁Democr ats ▁captured ▁a ▁majority ▁on ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mississippi ▁and ▁Louisiana ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁Deep ▁South ▁to ▁have ▁Democratic ▁state wide ▁elected ▁officials . ▁ ▁Despite ▁increasing ▁Republican ▁success es ▁in ▁state wide ▁races ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Democr ats ▁continued ▁to ▁maintain ▁large ▁advantages ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century . ▁ ▁Democr ats ▁held ▁super major ities ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁and ▁State ▁Senate ▁following ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁elections . ▁ ▁Republic ans ▁narrow ly ▁captured ▁the ▁State ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁elections , ▁Republic ans ▁captured ▁a ▁super major ity ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁House ▁thanks ▁to ▁party ▁switch es ▁but ▁actually ▁lost ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1