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.

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

Republican primary

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 [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

Nominee

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

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

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.