2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

2019 Mississippi Attorney General election

November 5, 2019

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. 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. It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynn Fitch, Treasurer of Mississippi

Eliminated in runoff

• Andy Taggart, Madison County supervisor

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Baker, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 74th District

Republican primary results

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

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

• Jennifer Riley Collins, former director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi

Declined

• Jim Hood, incumbent Attorney General (Ran for Governor)

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Riley Collins	253,042	100.0
Total votes			253,042	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jennifer Riley Collins

Organizations

• NARAL Pro-Choice America

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2019

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Fitch	507,468	57.83
	Democratic	Jennifer Riley Collins	370,068	42.17
Total votes			869,055	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

Fitch won 3 of 4 congressional districts.

District	Fitch	Riley Collins	Representative
1st	66%	34%	Trent Kelly
2nd	36%	64%	Bennie Thompson
3rd	61%	39%	Michael Guest
4th	68%	32%	Steven Palazzo