2019 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2019 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the lieutenant governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves was term-limited and ran for governor. Republican Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann won the election, defeating Democratic state Representative Jay Hughes in a landslide and significantly outperforming Reeves in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Delbert Hosemann, secretary of state of Mississippi (2008–2020)

Eliminated in primary

• Shane Quick, music promoter

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jay Hughes, state representative (2016–2020)

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Attala (largest city: Kosciusko)
• Marshall (largest city: Holly Springs)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Jasper (largest city: Bay Springs)
• Lafayette (largest city: Oxford)
• Tallahatchie (largest city: Charleston)

By congressional district

Hosemann won three of four congressional districts.

References

External links

Official campaign websites

• Delbert Hosemann (R) for Lieutenant Governor