2015 Mississippi Attorney General election explained

See also: 2015 Mississippi elections.

Election Name:2015 Mississippi Attorney General election
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (2001–2020).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Mississippi elections#Attorney General
Previous Year:2011
Next Election:2019 Mississippi Attorney General election
Next Year:2019
Election Date:November 3, 2015
Image1:File:Jim Hood 2014 (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:Jim Hood
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:395,969
Percentage1:55.3%
Nominee2:Mike Hurst
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:320,192
Percentage2:44.7%
Attorney General
Before Election:Jim Hood
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Jim Hood
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Map Size:250px

The 2015 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democrat Jim Hood, who had been the only statewide elected Democrat in Mississippi since 2008, sought and won reelection to a fourth term. As of, this is the last time Democrats won a statewide election in Mississippi.

Primaries

Democratic nomination

Candidate

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

General election

County results

Jim
Hood (D)
Mike
Hurst (R)
Countydata-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" style="text-align:center;" %
Adams5,0462,336
Alcorn5,2735,136
Amite2,8382,193
Attala3,0432,028
Benton1,7211,022
Bolivar7,1772,122
Calhoun3,1222,015
Carroll2,2261,824
Chickasaw4,5301,221
Choctaw1,4241,366
Claiborne3,093404
Clarke3,1502,729
Clay5,1802,031
Coahoma2,977957
Copiah4,9602,385
Covington3,5272,815
DeSoto6,65614,344
Forrest8,8718,323
Franklin1,8461,208
George2,1553,860
Greene1,7012,119
Grenada4,1502,644
Hancock3,3405,065
Harrison14,80216,235
Hinds43,46414,335
Holmes4,275700
Humphreys2,058574
Issaquena404165
Itawamba3,7123,198
Jackson10,13914,515
Jasper4,0732,255
Jefferson2,487246
Jefferson Davis2,9001,181
Jones7,24210,251
Kemper2,830957
Lafayette5,8355,164
Lamar4,6968,923
Lauderdale8,8198,157
Lawrence2,7882,081
Leake3,3442,666
Lee9,6269,749
Leflore5,1271,821
Lincoln5,0295,324
Lowndes10,2417,258
Madison12,74414,802
Marion3,2374,240
Marshall4,2902,136
Monroe6,3284,329
Montgomery2,2961,553
Neshoba3,1534,140
Newton2,4864,359
Noxubee2,817669
Oktibbeha6,4944,720
Panola7,0304,033
Pearl River2,7986,299
Perry2,0861,910
Pike7,2704,576
Pontotoc4,5483,793
Prentiss3,5072,951
Quitman2,069691
Rankin12,59021,410
Scott4,1282,985
Sharkey1,337347
Simpson4,1263,649
Smith2,8552,872
Stone2,3582,857
Sunflower4,4061,319
Tallahatchie2,5751,026
Tate3,0462,957
Tippah3,2253,196
Tishomingo3,2173,421
Tunica1,709743
Union3,9073,709
Walthall2,8131,930
Warren7,1864,781
Washington7,2602,374
Wayne3,4532,911
Webster1,7731,711
Wilkinson2,616960
Winston3,8412,493
Yalobusha2,3061,506
Yazoo4,3332,388
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Notes and References

  1. News: AG Hood qualifies for re-election. The Clarion-Ledger. February 20, 2015. April 18, 2015.
  2. Web site: GOP federal prosecutor to challenge Mississippi AG Jim Hood. The Clarion-Ledger. February 27, 2015. March 1, 2015. The Associated Press.
  3. http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-General-Election.aspx%7CMississippi County Level Election Results 2015