Governor of Mississippi

Mississippi Governor

General information
Office Type: | Partisan
Office website: | Official Link
Compensation: | $122,160
2022 FY Budget: | $3,323,769
Term limits: | Two terms
Structure
Length of term: |  Four years
Authority: | Mississippi Constitution, Article V, Section I the Executive Department
Selection Method: | Elected
Current Officeholder

Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves
Republican Party
Assumed office: 2020-01-14

Elections
Next election: | November 7, 2023
Last election: | November 5, 2019
Other Mississippi Executive Offices
Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Education • Agriculture Commissioner • Insurance Commissioner • Executive Director of Environmental Quality •  Executive Director of Employment Security • Public Service Commission • Transportation Commission

## Contents

* 1 Current officer
* 2 Authority
* 3 Qualifications
* 4 Elections
* 4.1 Results
* 4.1.1 2019
* 4.2 2015
* 4.2.1 General
* 4.2.2 Primary
* 4.3 2011
* 4.3.1 General
* 4.3.2 Primary
* 4.4 Term limits
* 4.5 Full history
* 4.6 Partisan composition
* 5 Vacancies
* 6 Duties
* 7 Divisions
* 8 State budget
* 8.1 Role in state budget
* 8.2 Governor's office budget
* 9 Compensation
* 9.1 2020
* 9.2 2019
* 9.3 2018
* 9.4 2017
* 9.5 2016
* 9.6 2015
* 9.7 2014
* 9.8 2013
* 9.9 2012
* 10 History
* 10.1 Partisan balance 1992-2013
* 10.1.1 SQLI and partisanship
* 11 Historical officeholders
* 12 Recent news
* 13 Contact information
* 14 See also
* 15 External links
* 16 Footnotes

The Governor of the State of Mississippi is an elected constitutional officer, the head of the executive branch and the highest state office in Mississippi. This office is elected to four-year terms in the odd-numbered year preceding a presidential election.[1] Governors of Mississippi are prohibited from serving more than two terms in office.[2]

Mississippi has a Republican trifecta. The Republican Party controls the office of governor and both chambers of the state legislature.

Mississippi has a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.

See also: Mississippi State Legislature, Mississippi House of Representatives, Mississippi State Senate

## Current officer[edit]

The 65th and current governor is Tate Reeves (R). He was first elected in 2019 and sworn in on January 14, 2020.[3]

## Authority[edit]

The state Constitution addresses the office of the governor in Article V, the Executive Department.

Under Article V, Section I:

The chief executive power of this state shall be vested in a Governor...[4]

## Qualifications[edit]

State Executives

Current Governors
Gubernatorial Elections
2022 • 2021 • 2020
2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014
Current Lt. Governors
Lt. Governor Elections
2022 • 2021 • 2020
2019 • 2018 • 2017
2016 • 2015 • 2014

The term of office of the governor of Mississippi is four years. The fee for party candidates is $300 made payable to the appropriate state party executive committee. There is no fee for independent candidates but a total of 1,000 signatures must be submitted.

Additionally, a gubernatorial candidate must be:[4]

* at least 30 years old
* a citizen of the United States for 20 years
* a resident of the state five years

## Elections[edit]

Mississippi state government organizational chart

Mississippi belongs to the handful of states that hold off-year elections, that is, elections in off-numbered years that are neither presidential nor midterm years. In Mississippi's case, elections are held in the year after a midterm and before a presidential; thus, 2015, 2019, 2023, and 2027 are all gubernatorial election years. Legally, the inauguration is always held the second Tuesday in January after an election.

In the event of a tie, the House of Representatives casts ballots between the two highest vote-getters.

If no candidate secures majorities of both the popular and electoral votes, under Article V, Section 141, the Mississippi House of Representatives shall consider the two highest vote getters and vote, vive voce, to choose the governor. Such a vote shall be recorded in the journal.[4]

### Results[edit]

#### 2019[edit]

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2019

General election

##### General election for Governor of Mississippi

Tate Reeves defeated Jim Hood, David Singletary, and Bob Hickingbottom in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 5, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tate Reeves (R)  |

51.9

| 459,396

| Jim Hood (D)  |

46.8

| 414,368

| David Singletary (Independent) |

1.0

| 8,522

| Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution Party)  |

0.3

| 2,625

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 884,911
(100.00% precincts reporting)

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Republican primary runoff election

#####  Republican primary runoff for Governor of Mississippi

Tate Reeves defeated William Waller in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Mississippi on August 27, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tate Reeves |

54.1

| 179,623

| William Waller |

45.9

| 152,201

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 331,824

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Jim Hood |

69.0

| 208,634

| Michael Brown |

11.0

| 33,247

| Velesha P. Williams |

6.9

| 20,844

| Robert Shuler Smith |

6.7

| 20,395

| Robert Ray |

1.9

| 5,609

| William Compton |

1.8

| 5,321

| Albert Wilson |

1.7

| 5,122

| Gregory Wash |

1.1

| 3,218

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 302,390

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi

Tate Reeves and William Waller advanced to a runoff. They defeated Robert Foster in the Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 6, 2019.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Tate Reeves |

48.9

| 187,312
✔ |

| William Waller |

33.4

| 128,010

| Robert Foster |

17.7

| 67,758

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 383,080

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#### Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

* Phillip West (D)

### 2015[edit]

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2015

#### General[edit]

Governor of Mississippi, 2015

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Democratic  |  Robert Gray | 32.3% | 231,643
| Republican  | Phil Bryant Incumbent | 66.4% | 476,697
| Reform  |  Shawn O'Hara | 1.4% | 9,845
Total Votes | 718,185
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

#### Primary[edit]

Gray defeated Slater and Short in the Democratic primary election; he faced incumbent Phil Bryant (R) and challenger Shawn O'Hara (I) in the general election.[5][6]

Governor of Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Robert Gray | 50.8% | 152,087
Vicki Slater | 30.4% | 91,104
Valerie Short | 18.8% | 56,177
Total Votes | 299,368
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

Incumbent Bryant defeated Young in the Republican primary. Bryant defeated challengers Robert Gray (D) and Shawn O'Hara (I) in the general election.[5]

Governor of Mississippi Republican Primary, 2015

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Phil Bryant | 91.8% | 254,779
Mitch Young | 8.2% | 22,628
Total Votes | 277,407
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

### 2011[edit]

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011

Republican Phil Bryant, lieutenant governor to term-limited Gov. Haley Barbour, defeated Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree (D) in the general election.

#### General[edit]

Governor of Mississippi, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Phil Bryant | 61% | 544,851
| Democratic  |  Johnny DuPree | 39% | 348,617
Total Votes | 893,468
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

#### Primary[edit]

Gubernatorial Democratic Primary election

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
|  Democratic Party |  aJohnny DuPree |  43.5%
|  Democratic Party |  aBill Luckett, Jr. |  39.2%
|  Democratic Party |  William Bond Compton, Jr. |  9.8%
|  Democratic Party |  Guy Dale Shaw |  7.3%
Total Votes  |  412,530
Governor - Democratic primary runoff results

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
|  Democratic Party |  aJohnny DuPree |  55%
|  Democratic Party |  Bill Luckett, Jr. |  45%
Total Votes  |  323,284

Gubernatorial Republican Primary election

Party  | Candidate  | Vote Percentage
|  Republican Party |  aPhil Bryant |  59.5%
|  Republican Party |  Dave Dennis |  25.7%
|  Republican Party |  Ron Williams |  8.8%
|  Republican Party |  Hudson Holliday |  4.7%
|  Republican Party |  James Broadwater |  1.2%
Total Votes  |  289,788

### Term limits[edit]

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

Mississippi governors are restricted to two terms in office during their lifetime.[4]

Mississippi Constitution, Article 5, Section 116

Any person elected to the office of Governor shall be eligible to succeed himself in office. However, no person shall be elected to the office of Governor more than twice, and no person who has held the office of Governor or has acted as Governor for more than two (2) years of a term to which another person was elected shall be elected to the office of Governor more than once.[4]

### Full history[edit]

To view the electoral history dating back to 2003 for the office of Mississippi Governor, Click [show] to expand the section.

|

2011
On November 8, 2011, Phil Bryant won re-election to the office of Governor of Mississippi. He defeated Johnny DuPree (Democrat) in the general election.

| Governor of Mississippi, 2011

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Phil Bryant | 61% | 544,851
| Democratic  |  Johnny DuPree | 39% | 348,617
Total Votes | 893,468
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

2007
On November 6, 2007, Haley Barbour won election to the office of Governor of Mississippi. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Governor of Mississippi, 2007

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Haley Barbour Incumbent | 57.9% | 430,807
| Democratic  |  John A. Eaves  | 42.1% | 313,232
Total Votes | 744,039
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

2003
On November 4, 2003, Haley Barbour won re-election to the office of Governor of Mississippi. He ran unopposed in the general election.

Governor of Mississippi, 2003

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Haley Barbour | 52.6% | 470,404
| Democratic  |  Ronnie Musgrove  | 45.8% | 409,787
| Constitution  |  John Thomas Cripps  | 0.7% | 6,317
| Reform  |  Shawn O'Hara  | 0.5% | 4,070
| Green  |  Sherman Lee Dillon  | 0.4% | 3,909
Total Votes | 894,487
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

### Partisan composition[edit]

The chart below shows the partisan breakdown of Mississippi governors from 1992 to 2013.

## Vacancies[edit]

See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

Details of vacancies are addressed under Article V, Section 131.

In the event of a temporary vacancy in the governorship, due to illness, absence, or disability, the office shall first devolve to the lieutenant governor, followed by the President Pro Tem of the Senate and then the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Should all three of those officers be unable to discharge the office of the governor, the Mississippi Secretary of State shall convene a special session of the Senate wherein its members shall elect a new President Pro Tem who will be able to serve as acting governor.

Any individual acting as the governor receives the base compensation for his or her elected office plus the difference between that wage and the gubernatorial salary. Acting governors have the full powers and emoluments of the office.

If there is a question of the governor's permanent disability or of whether a temporarily absent governor is fit to resume the office, then the secretary of state shall request that the Mississippi Supreme Court investigate and decide the matter. Once delivered in writing to the Secretary of State, that opinion is "final and conclusive."

## Duties[edit]

The governor serves as commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the state, and of the militia, except when they shall be called into the service of the United States, (§ 119), and sees that all laws are upheld and executed (§ 123).

The governor may convene the legislature whenever, in his or her judgment, the public interest requires it, according to the state constitution. However, during such meetings the governor has cannot consider or act upon subjects or matters other than those designated in the proclamation of the meeting, except impeachments and examination into the accounts of state officers. (§ 120)

The governor has the power to grant reprieves and pardons and to remit fines. This power does not extend to cases of treason or impeachment and must be exercised with the advice and consent of the Senate. (§ 124)

As a privilege of the office, the governor may keep and use the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi. (§ 126)[4]

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

* Requiring written information from any officer of an executive department of any aspect of his or her office (§ 121)

* Periodically addressing the legislature on the state of the state and making recommendations (§ 122)

* Suspending county level Treasurers and Tax Collectors who are suspected of defaulting for the length of the investigation (§ 125)

* Making and sealing all commissions granted by the state of Mississippi (§ 127)

## Divisions[edit]

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## State budget[edit]

### Role in state budget[edit]

See also: Mississippi state budget and finances

The state operates on an annual budget cycle. The sequence of key events in the budget process is as follows:[7]

1. Budget instructions are sent to state agencies in June of the year preceding the start of the new fiscal year.
2. State agencies submit their budget requests to the governor in August.
3. Agency hearings are held in September and October.
4. The governor submits his or her proposed budget to the state legislature by November 15 (this deadline is extended to January 31 for a newly elected governor).
5. The legislature typically adopts a budget in March or April. The fiscal year begins July 1.

Mississippi is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.[7]

The governor is legally required to submit a balanced budget proposal. Likewise, the legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget.[7]

### Governor's office budget[edit]

The Office of the Governor's budget for fiscal year 2022 was $3,323,769.[8]

## Compensation[edit]

See also: Comparison of gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers

See statutes: MS Code §25-3-31 (2013)

Under Article 5, Section 118 of the Mississippi Constitution, the governor’s salary is determined by law, and may not be increased or decreased during the current term. The Mississippi Code states that no public official can be compensated, directly or indirectly, greater than 150 percent of the salary of the governor.[9]

### 2020[edit]

In 2020, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

### 2019[edit]

In 2019, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

### 2018[edit]

In 2018, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

### 2017[edit]

In 2017, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

### 2016[edit]

In 2016, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

### 2015[edit]

In 2015, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

### 2014[edit]

In 2014, the governor's salary remained at $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

### 2013[edit]

In 2013, the governor's salary remained at $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

### 2012[edit]

In 2012, the governor's salary was $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

## History[edit]

### Partisan balance 1992-2013[edit]

See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Mississippi

Partisan breakdown of the Mississippi governorship from 1992-2013

From 1992-2013, in Mississippi there were Democratic governors in office for four years while there were Republican governors in office for 18 years, including the last 10. Mississippi is one of eight states that were run by a Republican governor for more than 80 percent of the years between 1992-2013. Mississippi was under Republican trifectas for the last two years of the study period.

Across the country, there were 493 years of Democratic governors (44.82%) and 586 years of Republican governors (53.27%) from 1992 to 2013.

Over the course of the 22-year study, state governments became increasingly more partisan. At the outset of the study period (1992), 18 of the 49 states with partisan legislatures had single-party trifectas and 31 states had divided governments. In 2013, only 13 states had divided governments, while single-party trifectas held sway in 36 states, the most in the 22 years studied.

The chart below shows the partisan composition of the Office of the Governor of Mississippi, the Mississippi State Senate and the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1992 to 2013.

#### SQLI and partisanship[edit]

The chart below depicts the partisanship of the Mississippi state government and the state's SQLI ranking for the years studied. For the SQLI, the states were ranked from 1-50, with 1 being the best and 50 the worst. Mississippi has consistently ranked in the bottom-2 of the SQLI ranking regardless of a trifecta or a divided government. The state has been ranked in the last place for fifteen separate years and ranked 49th six separate years. Mississippi had two trifecta, both Democratic and Republican, between 2000 and 2004 and in 2012, respectively.

* SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 49.75
* SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 50
* SQLI average with divided government: 49.69

Chart displaying the partisanship of Mississippi government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

## Historical officeholders[edit]

There have been 65 governors since 1817. Of the 65 officeholders, seven were Republican, 52 were Democrat, one was Whig, one was Union-Democratic, one was Provisional, one was Military, and three are unknown.[19]

List of officeholders from 1817-present

#  |  Name  |  Tenure  |  Party
1 |  David Holmes | 1817 - 1820 |  Democratic
2 |  George Poindexter | 1820 - 1822 |  Democratic
3 |  Walter Leake | 1822 - 1825 |  Democratic
4 |  Gerard Chittocque Brandon | 1825 - 1826 |  Unknown
5 |  David Holmes  | 1826 - 1826 |  Democratic
6 |  Gerard Chittocque Brandon  | 1826 - 1832 |  Unknown
7 |  Abram Marshall Scott | 1832 - 1833 |  Democratic
8 |  Charles Lynch | 1833 - 1833 |  Democratic
9 |  Hiram George Runnels | 1833 - 1835 |  Democratic
10 |  John Anthony Quitman  | 1835 - 1836 |  Democratic
11 |  Charles Lynch  | 1836 - 1838 |  Whig
12 |  Alexander Gallatin Mcnutt | 1838 - 1842 |  Democratic
13 |  Tilghman Mayfield Tucker | 1842 - 1844 |  Democratic
14 |  Albert Gallatin Brown | 1844 - 1848 |  Democratic
15 |  Joseph W. Matthews | 1848 - 1850 |  Democratic
16 |  John Anthony Quitman | 1850 - 1851 |  Democratic
17 |  John Isaac Guion | 1851 - 1851 |  Democratic
18 |  James Whitfield | 1851 - 1852 |  Democratic
19 |  Henry Stuart Foote | 1852 - 1854 |  Union-Democratic
20 |  John Jones Pettus | 1854 - 1854 |  Democratic
21 |  John Jones McRae | 1854 - 1857 |  Democratic
22 |  William McWillie | 1857 - 1859 |  Democratic
23 |  John Jones Pettus  | 1859 - 1863 |  Democratic
24 |  Charles Clark | 1863 - 1865 |  Democratic
25 |  William Lewis Sharkey | 1865 - 1865 |  Provisional
26 |  Benjamin Grubb Humphreys | 1865 - 1868 |  Democratic
27 |  Adelbert Ames | 1868 - 1870 |  Military
28 |  James Lusk Alcorn | 1870 - 1871 |  Republican
29 |  Ridgely Ceylon Powers | 1871 - 1874 |  Unknown
30 |  Adelbert Ames  | 1874 - 1876 |  Republican
31 |  John Marshall Stone | 1876 - 1882 |  Democratic
32 |  Robert Lowry | 1882 - 1890 |  Democratic
33 |  John Marshall Stone  | 1890 - 1896 |  Democratic
34 |  Anselm McLaurin | 1896 - 1900 |  Democratic
35 |  Andrew Houston Longino | 1900 - 1904 |  Democratic
36 |  James Vardaman | 1904 - 1908 |  Democratic
37 |  Edmond Favor Noel | 1908 - 1912 |  Democratic
38 |  Earl Leroy Brewer | 1912 - 1916 |  Democratic
39 |  Theodore Gilmore Bilbo | 1916 - 1920 |  Democratic
40 |  Lee Maurice Russell | 1920 - 1924 |  Democratic
41 |  Henry Lewis Whitfield | 1924 - 1927 |  Democratic
42 |  Dennis Herron Murphree | 1927 - 1928 |  Democratic
43 |  Theodore Gilmore Bilbo  | 1928 - 1932 |  Democratic
44 |  Martin Sennet Conner | 1932 - 1936 |  Democratic
45 |  Hugh Lawson White | 1936 - 1940 |  Democratic
46 |  Paul B. Johnson Sr. | 1940 - 1943 |  Democratic
47 |  Dennis Herron Murphree  | 1943 - 1944 |  Democratic
48 |  Thomas Lowry Bailey | 1944 - 1946 |  Democratic
49/50[20] |  Fielding Lewis Wright | 1946 - 1952 |  Democratic
51 |  Hugh Lawson White  | 1952 - 1956 |  Democratic
52 |  James Plemon Coleman | 1956 - 1960 |  Democratic
53 |  Ross Robert Barnett | 1960 - 1964 |  Democratic
54 |  Paul B. Johnson Jr. | 1964 - 1968 |  Democratic
55 |  John Bell Williams | 1968 - 1972 |  Democratic
56 |  William Lowe Waller | 1972 - 1976 |  Democratic
57 |  Charles Clifton Finch | 1976 - 1980 |  Democratic
58 |  William Forrest Winter | 1980 - 1984 |  Democratic
59 |  William A. Allain | 1984 - 1988 |  Democratic
60 |  Raymond Edwin Mabus | 1988 - 1992 |  Democratic
61 |  Daniel Kirkwood Fordice | 1992 - 2000 |  Republican
62 |  David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove | 2000 - 2004 |  Democratic
63 |  Haley Barbour | 2004 - 2012 |  Republican
64 |  Phil Bryant | 2012 - 2020  |  Republican
65 |  Tate Reeves | 2020 - Present |  Republican

## Recent news[edit]

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Governor of Mississippi - Google News

## Contact information[edit]

P.O. Box 139
Jackson, Mississippi 39205
Phone: 601-359-3150
E-mail: governor@govreeves.ms.gov

## See also[edit]

* Mississippi state executive offices
* Mississippi state executive officials

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Governor of Mississippi
* Official State of Mississippi Website
* Secretary of State, "Qualifications and Fees for Mississippi Candidates"

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Official State of Mississippi Website, "Home," accessed January 18, 2021
2. ↑ Justia, "Mississippi Constitution," accessed January 18, 2021
3. ↑ Mississippi Office of the Governor, "Governor Tate Reeves," accessed January 18, 2021
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `con`
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
6. ↑ Yahoo! News, "Truck driver wins Dem nomination for Mississippi governor," November 5, 2015
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2015," accessed February 5, 2021
8. ↑ Mississippi Legislative Budget Office, "Budget Summary - 2021 Legislative Session," accessed September 15, 2021
9. ↑ 2013 Mississippi Code, “Salaries and Compensation, General Provisions,” accessed January 18, 2021
10. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
11. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
12. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
13. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
14. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 18, 2021
15. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 18, 2021
16. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
17. ↑ Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," January 18, 2021
18. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
19. ↑ National Governors Association, "Former Mississippi Governors," accessed January 18, 2021
20. ↑ Wright is considered both the 49th and 50th governor of Mississippi. He was the 49th governor while completing the remainder of Thomas Bailey's term, and the 50th governor for his elected term.

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