Political party strength in Mississippi
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi:
- Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Secretary of State
- Attorney General
- State Auditor
- State Treasurer
- Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
- Commissioner of Insurance
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
- State Senate
- State House of Representatives
- State delegation to the United States Senate
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: Anti-Jacksonian (AJ), Democratic (D), Federalist (F), Military (M), provisional (P), Republican (R), Union Democratic (UD), Whig (W), Dixiecrat (SD), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
| Year | Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | Electoral College votes | ||||||||||
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| Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | Attorney General | Auditor | Treasurer | Comm. of Ag. and Comm. | Comm. of Ins. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. House | ||
| 1798 | Winthrop Sargent (F)[1] | no such office | John Steele | |||||||||||
| 1799 | ||||||||||||||
| 1800 | ||||||||||||||
| 1801 | William C. C. Claiborne (D)[1] | |||||||||||||
| 1802 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1804 | ||||||||||||||
| 1805 | Robert Williams (D)[1] | |||||||||||||
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| 1808 | ||||||||||||||
| 1809 | David Holmes (D)[1][2] | |||||||||||||
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| 1817 | Duncan Stewart | |||||||||||||
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| 1819 | ||||||||||||||
| 1820 | George Poindexter (D) | James Patton | ||||||||||||
| 1821 | ||||||||||||||
| 1822 | Walter Leake (D)[3] | David Dickson (AJ) | ||||||||||||
| 1823 | ||||||||||||||
| 1824 | Gerard Brandon (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1825 | Gerard Brandon (D)[4] | vacant | ||||||||||||
| 1826 | David Holmes (D)[5] | |||||||||||||
| 1827 | Gerard Brandon (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1828 | Abram M. Scott (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1829 | ||||||||||||||
| 1830 | ||||||||||||||
| 1831 | ||||||||||||||
| 1832 | Abram M. Scott (D)[3] | Fountain Winston | ||||||||||||
| 1833 | Charles Lynch (D)[6] | no such office[7] | ||||||||||||
| 1834 | Hiram Runnels (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1835 | John A. Quitman (W)[6] | |||||||||||||
| 1836 | Charles Lynch (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1838 | Alexander G. McNutt (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1842 | Tilghman Tucker (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1844 | Albert G. Brown (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1848 | Joseph W. Matthews (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1850 | John A. Quitman (D)[8] | |||||||||||||
| 1851 | John I. Guion (D)[9] | |||||||||||||
| James Whitfield (D)[10] | ||||||||||||||
| 1852 | Henry S. Foote (UD)[11] | |||||||||||||
| 1853 | ||||||||||||||
| 1854 | John J. Pettus (D)[10] | |||||||||||||
| 1855 | John J. McRae (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1856 | ||||||||||||||
| 1857 | William McWillie (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1858 | ||||||||||||||
| 1859 | John J. Pettus (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1860 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1863 | Charles Clark (D)[12] | |||||||||||||
| 1864 | ||||||||||||||
| 1865 | William L. Sharkey (P)[13] | |||||||||||||
| 1866 | Benjamin G. Humphreys (D)[14] | |||||||||||||
| 1867 | ||||||||||||||
| 1868 | Adelbert Ames (M)[13][15] | |||||||||||||
| 1869 | ||||||||||||||
| 1870 | James L. Alcorn (R)[16] | Ridgley C. Powers (R) | ||||||||||||
| 1871 | Ridgley C. Powers (R)[17] | Alexander K. Davis (R) | ||||||||||||
| 1872 | ||||||||||||||
| 1873 | ||||||||||||||
| 1874 | Adelbert Ames (R)[18] | |||||||||||||
| 1875 | ||||||||||||||
| 1876 | John M. Stone (D)[19] | vacant | ||||||||||||
| 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| 1878 | William H. Sims (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1880 | ||||||||||||||
| 1881 | James Z. George (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1882 | Robert Lowry (D) | G. D. Shands (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1890 | John M. Stone (D) | M. M. Evans (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1896 | Anselm J. McLaurin (D) | J. H. Jones (D) | ||||||||||||
| 1897 | Hernando D. Money (D) | |||||||||||||
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| 1900 | Andrew H. Longino (D) | James T. Harrison (D) | J. L. Power | |||||||||||
| 1901 | Joseph W. Power | |||||||||||||
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| 1904 | James K. Vardaman (D) | John Prentiss Carter (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Edmond Noel (D) | Luther Manship (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1911 | John Sharp Williams (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1912 | Earl L. Brewer (D) | Theodore G. Bilbo (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1916 | Theodore G. Bilbo (D) | Lee M. Russell (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1920 | Lee M. Russell (D) | Homer H. Casteel (D) | ||||||||||||
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| 1923 | Hubert D. Stephens (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1924 | Henry L. Whitfield (D)[3] | Dennis Murphree (D) | ||||||||||||
| 1925 | ||||||||||||||
| 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Dennis Murphree (D)[17] | vacant | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | Theodore G. Bilbo (D) | Clayton B. Adams (D) | Walker Wood | |||||||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||||||||
| 1930 | ||||||||||||||
| 1931 | ||||||||||||||
| 1932 | Martin Sennett Conner (D) | Dennis Murphree (D) | Greek L. Rice (D) | Franklin D. Roosevelt and John C. Garner (D) | ||||||||||
| 1933 | ||||||||||||||
| 1934 | ||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Theodore G. Bilbo (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1936 | Hugh L. White (D) | Jacob Buehler Snider (D) | ||||||||||||
| 1937 | ||||||||||||||
| 1938 | ||||||||||||||
| 1939 | ||||||||||||||
| 1940 | Paul B. Johnson, Sr. (D)[3] | Dennis Murphree (D) | Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry A. Wallace (D) | |||||||||||
| 1941 | ||||||||||||||
| Wall Doxey (D) | ||||||||||||||
| 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| 1943 | Dennis Murphree (D)[17] | vacant | James Eastland (D) | |||||||||||
| 1944 | Thomas L. Bailey (D)[3] | Fielding L. Wright (D) | Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman (D) | |||||||||||
| 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | Fielding L. Wright (D)[20] | vacant | ||||||||||||
| 1947 | John C. Stennis (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | Sam Lumpkin (D) | Heber Ladner | Strom Thurmond and Fielding L. Wright (Dix) | |||||||||||
| 1949 | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Hugh L. White (D) | Carroll Gartin (D) | James Plemon (J.P.) Coleman (D) | Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman (D) | ||||||||||
| 1953 | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | ||||||||||||||
| 1956 | James P. Coleman (D) | Joseph Turner Patterson (D) | Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver (D) | |||||||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||||||||
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| 1959 | ||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Ross R. Barnett (D) | Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (D) | Evelyn Gandy (D) | Harry F. Byrd and Strom Thrumond (D) | ||||||||||
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| 1964 | Paul B. Johnson, Jr. (D) | Carroll Gartin (D) | Hamp King (D) | William Winter (D) | Barry Goldwater and William Miller (R) | |||||||||
| 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | vacant | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | John Bell Williams (D) | Charles L. Sullivan (D) | Evelyn Gandy (D) | George Wallace and Curtis LeMay (I) | ||||||||||
| 1969 | Albioun Fernando Summer (D) | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Bill Waller (D) | William Winter (D) | Brad Dye (D) | Richard M. Nixon and Spiro Agnew (R) | ||||||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Cliff Finch (D) | Evelyn Gandy (D) | George Dale (D) | Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale (D) | ||||||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Thad Cochran (R)[21] | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | William Winter (D) | Brad Dye (D) | Edwin Lloyd Pittman (D) | William A. Allain (D) | Ronald W. Reagan and George H.W. Bush (R) | |||||||||
| 1981 | 3D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 4D, 1R[22] | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 3D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | William Allain (D) | Dick Molpus (D) | Edwin Lloyd (Ed) Pittman (D) | Ray Mabus (D) | ||||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| 1987 | 4D, 1R | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Ray Mabus (D) | Mike Moore (D) | Pete Johnson (R) | Marshall Bennett (D) | George H.W. Bush and Dan Quayle (R) | |||||||||
| 1989 | Trent Lott (R) | 5D | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Kirk Fordice (R) | Eddie Briggs (R) | Steve Patterson (D) | |||||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | 3D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Ronnie Musgrove (D) | Eric Clark (D) | Lester Spell (D) | Robert J. Dole and Jack Kemp (R) | ||||||||||
| Phil Bryant (R)[23] | ||||||||||||||
| 1997 | 3R, 2D | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 3D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Ronnie Musgrove (D) | Amy Tuck (D) | 34D, 18R | 86D, 33R, 3I | George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) | |||||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Amy Tuck (R)[24] | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2D, 2R | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | Haley Barbour (R) | Jim Hood (D) | Tate Reeves (R) | 29D, 23R | 75D, 47R | |||||||||
| 2005 | Lester Spell (R) | 28D, 24R[25] | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 27D, 25R | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | 27R, 25D[26] | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Phil Bryant (R) | Delbert Hosemann (R) | Stacey Pickering (R) | Mike Chaney (R) | 28D, 24R | 74D, 48R | Roger Wicker (R)[27] | 2D, 1R[28] | John McCain and Sarah Palin (R) | |||||
| 27D, 25R[29] | 3D, 1R[30] | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 27R, 25D[31] | 69D, 53R | 3R, 1D | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Phil Bryant (R) | Tate Reeves (R) | Lynn Fitch (R) | Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) | 32R, 20D[32] | 64R, 58D | Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (R) | |||||||
| 2013 | 65R, 57D[33] | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | 66R, 56D[34] | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | Attorney General | Auditor | Treasurer | Comm. of Ag. and Comm. | Comm. of Ins. | State Senate | State House | U.S. Senator (Class I) | U.S. Senator (Class II) | U.S. House | Electoral College votes |
| Executive offices | State Legislature | United States Congress | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Governor of Mississippi Territory.
- ↑ Inaugurated as the first state governor on October 7, 1817, but Mississippi did not officially become a state until December 10, 1817.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Died in office.
- ↑ As lieutenant governor, filled term until next election.
- ↑ Resigned due to illness.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 As president of the state Senate, filled term until next election.
- ↑ The office was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of president of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office. The Constitution of 1869 re-established the office of lieutenant governor, which also re-assumed the duties of the presidency of the Senate.
- ↑ Resigned following an arrest for violating neutrality laws by assisting with the liberation of Cuba. He was found not guilty, but the political fallout led to his resignation.
- ↑ As president of the Senate, filled term until his Senate term expired.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 As president of the Senate, filled unexpired term.
- ↑ Resigned due to political tension over secession.
- ↑ Term effectively ended when he was arrested by Union forces.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Appointed by President Andrew Johnson following the end of the American Civil War.
- ↑ Forced to resign and physically removed from office by federal forces after his government failed to comply with Reconstruction.
- ↑ Left office as Reconstruction ended.
- ↑ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Alcorn's senate term began March 4, 1871 but he delayed taking it, preferring to continue as governor.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
- ↑ Impeached; made a deal with the state legislature to resign, and all charges were dropped.
- ↑ Since both the Governor and Lieutenant Governor had been impeached, the former resigning and the latter being removed from office, Stone, as president of the Senate, was next in line for the governorship. Filled unexpired term and was later elected in his own right.
- ↑ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ↑ Elected in November 1978 then appointed by Governor to vacancy caused by resignation of his successor.
- ↑ Rep. Jon Hinson resigned April 13, 1981.
- ↑ Initially appointed to fill vacancy; later elected.
- ↑ Tuck switched parties from Democratic to Republican in 2002.
- ↑ Senator Ralph Doxey switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Senators James Walley and Tommy Gollott switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Appointed; took office December 31, 2007.
- ↑ Republican Roger Wicker resigned to accept appointment to U.S. Senate.
- ↑ Senator Nolan Mettetal switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Democrat Travis Childers elected in special election to succeed Wicker.
- ↑ Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Ezell Lee switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Two days after the election in Novemeber 2011, Sen Gray Tollison switched from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Rep. Jason White switched parties from Democrat to Republican.
- ↑ Rep. Randall Patterson switched parties from Democrat to Republican.