Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019 (August 6 Democratic primary)

Elections in Mississippi, 2019

* Primary: Aug. 6
* General election: Nov. 5
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 7
* Early voting: N/A
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 4

* Online registration: No
* Same-day registration: No
* Voter ID: Photo ID required
* Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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On the ballot: Governor • Lt. Gov • Attorney General • Secretary of State • State executive offices • State Senate • State House • Special state legislative •

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Mississippi Secretary of State

Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 1, 2019
Primary: August 6, 2019
Primary runoff: August 27, 2019
General: November 5, 2019

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Pre-election incumbent(s):
Delbert Hosemann (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Mississippi
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2019
Impact of term limits in 2019
State government trifectas and triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2019
Mississippi
executive elections
Governor

Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Public service commissioner (3 seats)
Agriculture commissioner
Insurance commissioner
Auditor
Transportation commissioner (3 seats)
Treasurer

A Democratic Party primary took place on August 6, 2019, in Mississippi to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's November 5, 2019, secretary of state election.

Johnny DuPree advanced from the Democratic primary for Mississippi Secretary of State.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 2 State profile
* 2.1 Partisan data
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

## Candidates[edit]

Democratic primary candidates

* Johnny DuPree ✔
* Maryra Hunt

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## State profile[edit]

See also: Mississippi and Mississippi elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

* Mississippi voted Republican in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. Senators from Mississippi were Republicans.
* Mississippi had one Democratic and three Republican U.S. Representatives.

State executives

* Democrats held three and Republicans held 9 of Mississippi's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
* Mississippi's governor was Republican Phil Bryant.

State legislature

* Republicans controlled the Mississippi State Senate with a 33-19 majority.
* Republicans controlled the Mississippi House of Representatives with a 74-46 majority.

Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2022
Four years of Democratic trifectas • Eleven years of Republican trifectas
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House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R

Mississippi quick stats

* Became a state in 1817
* 20th state admitted to the United States
* The world's first lung transplant was performed in Mississippi.
* Members of the Mississippi State Senate: 52
* Members of the Mississippi House of Representatives: 122
* U.S. senators: 2
* U.S. representatives: 4

|  More Mississippi coverage on Ballotpedia:

* Mississippi elections, 2019
* Presidential voting trends in Mississippi
* United States congressional delegations from Mississippi
* Public policy in Mississippi
* Influencers in Mississippi
* Almanac of American Politics state profile
* More...

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Demographic data for Mississippi

| Mississippi| U.S.
Total population:| 2,989,390| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 46,923| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 59.2%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 37.4%| 12.6%
Asian:| 1%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.4%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 1.2%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 2.9%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 82.3%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 20.7%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $39,665| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 27%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.

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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## See also[edit]

Mississippi government:

* Mississippi state executive offices
* Mississippi State Legislature
* Mississippi courts

Elections:

* Mississippi state executive official elections, 2018
* Gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2018
* Attorney General elections, 2018
* Secretary of State elections, 2018
* State executive official elections, 2018, 2017, 2016

Ballotpedia exclusives:

* State executives compensation
* State of the state addresses
* Trifecta control of state government

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## External links[edit]

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* Official Mississippi Secretary of State website

## Footnotes[edit]

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