2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

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.

See also: 2019 Mississippi elections

2019 Mississippi Attorney General election
November 5, 2019
 
Nominee Lynn Fitch Jennifer Riley Collins
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 496,131 358,112
Percentage 58.08% 41.92%
County results
Fitch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Collins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Lynn Fitch
Republican

Elections in Mississippi

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff
  • Andy Taggart, Madison County supervisor

Eliminated in primary
Republican primary results [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 163,733 44.2
Republican Andy Taggart 105,689 28.6
Republican Mark Baker 100,598 27.2
Total votes 370,020 100.0

Runoff
Republican runoff results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 168,278 52.1
Republican Andy Taggart 154,807 47.9
Total votes 323,085 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results
Democratic primary results [5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 253,042 100.0
Total votes 253,042 100.0

General election

Results
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019 [6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Fitch 488,726 58.1
Democratic Jennifer Riley Collins 351,983 41.9
Total votes 840,709 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
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References
  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.
  3. "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  4. "2019 REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
  5. "2019 DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". Mississippi Secretary of State. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. "Mississippi General Election Results 2019". ClarionLedger.com. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
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