Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2015

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2015

2011 ← November 3, 2015 → 2019

Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent Governor Phil Bryant Republican

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The 2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election is scheduled to occur on November 3, 2015, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Governor Phil Bryant is eligible to seek re-election to a second and final term in office.

Background

Mississippi is one of nine states and territories that has lifetime limits of two terms for its Governor. In 2011, with incumbent Republican Governor Haley Barbour term-limited, Republican Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant was elected to succeed him. Bryant won the Republican primary with 59% of the vote and then defeated the Democratic nominee, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree, with 61% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Potential

• Phil Bryant, incumbent Governor

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential

• Travis Childers, former U.S. Representative and former Prentiss County Chancery Court Clerk^[1]
• Brandon Presley, Commissioner for the Northern District of the Mississippi Public Service Commission and former Mayor of Nettleton^[1]

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