List of governors of Mississippi explained

Post:	Governor
Body:	Mississippi
Insignia:	Seal of Mississippi.svg
Insigniasize:	110px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of Mississippi
Incumbent:	Tate Reeves
Incumbentsince:	January 14, 2020
Residence:	Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Termlength:	Four years, renewable once
Formation:	Constitution of Mississippi
Succession:	Every four years, unless reelected
Deputy:	Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Salary:	$122,160^[1]

The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,^[2] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature,^[3] to convene the legislature at any time,^[4] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.^[5]

To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of the United States for twenty years and a resident of Mississippi for at least five years at the time of inauguration.^[6] The Constitution of Mississippi, ratified in 1890, calls for a four-year term for the governor, elected via the two-round system since a 2020 referendum. Prior to this, the governor was elected by an electoral college composed of the districts represented in the Mississippi House of Representatives, with a contingent election held in the House in the event no candidate received a majority of district electors. The term length was originally two years,^[7] with no limit on how many terms they could serve. The 1832 constitution limited governors to serving no more than four out of every six years.^[8] When terms were lengthened to four years in 1868,^[9] this limit was removed. The 1890 constitution forbid governors from succeeding themselves, but a 1986 amendment allows them to succeed themselves once.^{[10] [11]} The office of the lieutenant governor was created in the 1817 constitution, officially abolished in 1832, and recreated in 1868. When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor exercises the powers of governor for the remainder of the term.^[12] The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket.

The current governor is Republican Tate Reeves, who took office January 14, 2020.

List of governors

Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from land ceded to the federal government by Georgia. It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States during its 19-year history, including one, David Holmes, who would later serve as state governor.

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Governor	Term in office	Appointed by
1	data-sort-value="Sargent, Winthrop"		Winthrop Sargent	- May 25, 1801
2	data-sort-value="Claiborne, William"		William C. C. Claiborne	- March 2, 1805
3	data-sort-value="Williams, Robert"		Robert Williams	- March 7, 1809
4	data-sort-value="Holmes, David"		David Holmes	- October 7, 1817

State of Mississippi

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.^[13] It seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861,^[14] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.^[15] During the Reconstruction era following the end of the American Civil War, Mississippi was part of the Fourth Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870.

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Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1	data-sort-value="Holmes, David"			David Holmes ^[16]	^[17]  - January 5, 1820	Democratic- Republican	1817
2	data-sort-value="Poindexter, George"			George Poindexter ^[18]	^[19]  - January 7, 1822	Democratic- Republican	1819
3		Walter Leake ^[20]		- November 17, 1825	Democratic- Republican	1821
						1823
4	data-sort-value="Brandon, Gerard"			Gerard Brandon ^[21]	- January 7, 1826	Democratic- Republican			Acting as governor
5	data-sort-value="Holmes, David"			David Holmes	^[22]  - July 25, 1826	Democratic- Republican	1825
6		Gerard Brandon		^[23]  - January 9, 1832	Democratic- Republican		Acting as governor
						1827
						1829
7			Abram M. Scott ^[24]	- June 12, 1833	National Republican	1831
							Office did not exist
8	data-sort-value="Lynch, Charles"			Charles Lynch ^[25]	- November 21, 1833	Whig
9	data-sort-value="Runnels, Hiram"			Hiram Runnels ^[26]	- November 21, 1835	Democratic			1833
10	data-sort-value="Quitman, John"			John A. Quitman ^[27]	^[28]  - January 7, 1836	Democratic
11	data-sort-value="Lynch, Charles"			Charles Lynch	^[29]  - January 8, 1838	Whig			1835
12			Alexander G. McNutt ^[30]	^[31]  - January 9, 1842	Democratic	1837
						1839
13	data-sort-value="Tucker, Tilghman"			Tilghman Tucker ^[32]	- January 10, 1844	Democratic			1841
14			Albert G. Brown ^[33]	^[34]  - January 10, 1848	Democratic	1843
						1845
15	data-sort-value="Matthews, Joseph"			Joseph W. Matthews ^[35]	^[36]  - January 10, 1850	Democratic			1847
16	data-sort-value="Quitman, John"			John A. Quitman	^[37]  - February 3, 1851	Democratic			1849
17	data-sort-value="Guion, John"			John Isaac Guion ^[38]	^[39]  - November 4, 1851	Democratic
18	data-sort-value="Whitfield, James"			James Whitfield ^[40]	- January 10, 1852	Democratic
19	data-sort-value="Foote, Henry"			Henry S. Foote ^[41]	^[42]  - January 5, 1854	Union			1851
20	data-sort-value="Pettus, John"			John J. Pettus ^[43]	^[44]  - January 10, 1854	Democratic
21		John J. McRae ^[45]		^[46]  - November 16, 1857	Democratic	1853
						1855
22	data-sort-value="McWillie, William"			William McWillie ^[47]	^[48]  - November 21, 1859	Democratic			1857
23		John J. Pettus		^[49]  - November 16, 1863	Democratic	1859
						1861
24	data-sort-value="Clark, Charles"			Charles Clark ^[50]	^[51]  - May 22, 1865	Democratic			1863
25	data-sort-value="Sharkey, William"			William L. Sharkey ^[52]	^[53]  - October 16, 1865
26	data-sort-value="Humphreys, Benjamin"			Benjamin G. Humphreys ^[54]	^[55]  - June 15, 1868	Non-partisan	1865
27	data-sort-value="Ames, Adelbert"			Adelbert Ames ^[56]	^[57]  - March 10, 1870
28	data-sort-value="Alcorn, James"			James L. Alcorn ^[58]	^[59]  - November 30, 1871	Republican	1869
29	data-sort-value="Powers, Ridgley"			Ridgley C. Powers ^[60]	^[61]  - January 22, 1874	Republican			Acting as governor
30		Adelbert Ames		^[62]  - March 29, 1876	Republican	1873
							Vacant
31			John Marshall Stone ^[63]	^[64]  - January 9, 1882	Democratic
						1877
32			Robert Lowry ^[65]	^[66]  - January 13, 1890	Democratic	1881
						1885
33	data-sort-value="Stone, John"			John Marshall Stone	^[67]  - January 21, 1896	Democratic		1889
34	data-sort-value="McLaurin, Anselm"			Anselm J. McLaurin ^[68]	^[69]  - January 16, 1900	Democratic		1895
35	data-sort-value="Longino, Andrew"			Andrew H. Longino ^[70]	^[71]  - January 19, 1904	Democratic		1899
36	data-sort-value="Vardaman, James"			James K. Vardaman ^[72]	^[73]  - January 21, 1908	Democratic		1903
37	data-sort-value="Noel, Edmond"			Edmond Noel ^[74]	^[75]  - January 16, 1912	Democratic		1907
38	data-sort-value="Brewer, Earl"			Earl L. Brewer ^[76]	^[77]  - January 18, 1916	Democratic		1911
39	data-sort-value="Bilbo, Theodore"			Theodore G. Bilbo ^[78]	^[79]  - January 18, 1920	Democratic		1915
40	data-sort-value="Russell, Lee"			Lee M. Russell ^[80]	^[81]  - January 22, 1924	Democratic		1919
41	data-sort-value="Whitfield, Henry"			Henry L. Whitfield ^[82]	^[83]  - March 18, 1927	Democratic		1923
42	data-sort-value="Murphree, Dennis"			Dennis Murphree ^[84]	^[85]  - January 17, 1928	Democratic			Acting as governor
43	data-sort-value="Bilbo, Theodore"			Theodore G. Bilbo	^[86]  - January 19, 1932	Democratic		1927
44	data-sort-value="Conner, Martin"			Martin Sennet Conner ^[87]	^[88]  - January 21, 1936	Democratic		1931
45	data-sort-value="White, Hugh"			Hugh L. White ^[89]	^[90]  - January 16, 1940	Democratic		1935
46	data-sort-value="Johnson, Paul 1"			Paul B. Johnson Sr. ^[91]	^[92]  - December 26, 1943	Democratic		1939
47	data-sort-value="Murphree, Dennis"			Dennis Murphree	^[93]  - January 18, 1944	Democratic			Acting as governor
48	data-sort-value="Bailey, Thomas"			Thomas L. Bailey ^[94]	^[95]  - November 2, 1946	Democratic		1943
49			Fielding L. Wright ^[96]	^[97]  - January 22, 1952	Democratic			Acting as governor
50						1947
51	data-sort-value="White, Hugh"			Hugh L. White	^[98]  - January 17, 1956	Democratic		1951
52	data-sort-value="Coleman, James"			James P. Coleman ^[99]	^[100]  - January 19, 1960	Democratic		1955
53	data-sort-value="Barnett, Ross"			Ross Barnett ^[101]	^[102]  - January 21, 1964	Democratic		1959
54			Paul B. Johnson Jr. ^[103]	^[104]  - January 16, 1968	Democratic	1963
							Vacant
55	data-sort-value="Williams, John"			John Bell Williams ^[105]	^[106]  - January 18, 1972	Democratic	1967
56	data-sort-value="Waller, Bill"			Bill Waller ^[107]	^[108]  - January 20, 1976	Democratic	1971
57	data-sort-value="Finch, Cliff"			Cliff Finch ^[109]	^[110]  - January 22, 1980	Democratic	1975
58	data-sort-value="Winter, William"			William F. Winter ^[111]	^[112]  - January 10, 1984	Democratic	1979
59	data-sort-value="Allain, William"			William Allain ^[113]	^[114]  - January 12, 1988	Democratic	1983
60	data-sort-value="Mabus, Ray"			Ray Mabus ^[115]	^[116]  - January 14, 1992	Democratic	1987
61			Kirk Fordice ^[117]	^[118]  - January 11, 2000	Republican	1991
						1995
62	data-sort-value="Musgrove, David"			Ronnie Musgrove ^[119]	^[120]  - January 13, 2004	Democratic		1999
63			Haley Barbour ^[121]	^[122]  - January 10, 2012	Republican	2003
						2007
64			Phil Bryant ^[123]	^[124]  - January 14, 2020	Republican	2011
						2015
65			Tate Reeves ^[125]	^[126]  - Incumbent	Republican	2019
						2023

See also

• List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi
• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Mississippi
• List of Mississippi state legislatures

References

General

• Web site: Former Mississippi Governors . March 13, 2023 . National Governors Association.
• Book: McMullin, Thomas A. . Biographical directory of American territorial governors . 1984 . Westport, CT : Meckler . 978-0-930466-11-4 . January 19, 2023.
• Book: Sobel, Robert . Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. II . Meckler Books . 1978 . 9780930466008 . March 6, 2023.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . 2003 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-1439-0.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County . 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5646-8 . en.
• Book: Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest . American State Governors, 1776-1976 . 1977 . Oceana Publications . 978-0-379-00665-0 . September 23, 2023.
• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . 1979 . Meckler Books . 978-0-930466-17-6.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of Mississippi - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of Mississippi (CSA) - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.

Specific

External links

• Office of the Governor of Mississippi

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pender . Geoff . April 7, 2022 . Amid vetoes, Gov. Reeves lets pay raises for elected officials pass . October 10, 2022 . Mississippi Today . Nonprofit Mississippi News.
2. MS Const. art. V, § 123.
3. MS Const. art. IV, § 72.
4. MS Const. art. V, § 121.
5. MS Const. art. V, § 140-141.
6. MS Const. art. V, § 117.
7. 1817 art iv sec 1
8. 1832 art v sec 3
9. MS Const. (1817) art. IV, § 1; MS Const. (1832) art. V, § 1; MS Const. (1868) art. V, § 1.
10. MS Const. art. V, § 116.
11. Web site: Haley Barbour: Sixty-fourth and Sixty-fifth Governor of Mississippi: 2004-2008; 2008-2012 Mississippi History Now . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161230095301/http://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/articles/265/index.php?s=articles&id=160 . 2016-12-30 . www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov.
12. MS Const. art. V, § 131.
13. ,
14. Web site: Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091739/http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3953 . September 5, 2015 . May 24, 2015 . University of Houston.
15. http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/19conf/19conf.html#p1 Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America
16. Web site: David Holmes . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
17. [Secretary of State of Mississippi]
18. Web site: George Poindexter . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
19. News: 1820-01-08 . State Legislature . 4 . Natchez Gazette . 2023-03-20.
20. Web site: Walter Leake . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
21. Web site: Gerard Chittocque Brandon . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
22. News: 1826-01-14 . none . This day at 12 o'clock, His Excellency the Governor elect, after taking the Oath prescribed by the Constitution, delivered to both Houses of the General Assembly, the following inaugural address. . 2 . Natchez Gazette . 2023-03-20.
23. News: 1826-07-29 . Official . 3 . State Journal . 2023-03-20.
24. Web site: Abram Marshall Scott . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
25. Web site: Charles Lynch . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
26. Web site: Hiram George Runnels . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
27. Web site: John Anthony Quitman . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
28. News: 1835-12-18 . Proceedings of the Senate . 2 . The Weekly Mississippian . 2023-03-20.
29. News: 1836-01-18 . Mississippi Legislature . 3 . The Weekly Mississippian . 2023-03-20.
30. Web site: Alexander Gallatin Mcnutt . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
31. News: 1838-01-10 . Correspondence . 2 . Vicksburg Whig . 2023-03-20.
32. Web site: Tilghman Mayfield Tucker . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
33. Web site: Albert Gallatin Brown . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
34. News: 1844-01-13 . Legislative Correspondence of the Free Trader . 2 . The Mississippi Free Trader . 2023-03-20.
35. Web site: Joseph W. Matthews . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
36. News: 1848-01-14 . House of Representatives . 2 . The Weekly Mississippian . 2023-03-20.
37. News: 1850-01-15 . The Mississippi Legislature . 2 . Natchez Daily Courier . 2023-03-20.
38. Web site: John Isaac Guion . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
39. News: 1851-02-05 . Gov. Quitman . 3 . Vicksburg Whig . 2023-03-20.
40. Web site: James Whitfield . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
41. Web site: Henry Stuart Foote . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
42. News: 1852-01-16 . Mississippi Legislature . 2 . The Weekly Mississippian . 2023-03-20.
43. Web site: John Jones Pettus . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
44. News: 1854-01-13 . Gov. Foote . 3 . Natchez Daily Courier . 2023-03-20.
45. Web site: John Jones McRae . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
46. News: 1854-01-24 . Mississippi Legislature . 2 . Mississippi Free Trader . 2023-03-20.
47. Web site: William McWillie . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
48. News: 1857-11-25 . Gov. McWillie's Inauguration . 1 . Vicksburg Whig . 2023-03-20.
49. News: 1859-11-23 . Correspondence of the Whig . 3 . Vicksburg Whig . 2023-03-20.
50. Web site: Charles Clark . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
51. News: 1863-11-24 . Mississippi Legislature . 1 . The American Citizen . 2023-03-20.
52. Web site: William Lewis Sharkey . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
53. News: 1865-06-14 . Reconstruction! . 1 . The Philadelphia Inquirer . 2023-03-20.
54. Web site: Benjamin Grubb Humphreys . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
55. News: 1865-10-20 . Telegraphic Reports . 2 . The Daily Mississippian . 2023-03-20.
56. Web site: Adelbert Ames . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
57. News: 1868-06-18 . Removal of Gov. Humphreys and Attorney Gen. Hooker . 2 . Natchez Democrat . 2023-03-20.
58. Web site: James Lusk Alcorn . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
59. News: 1870-03-11 . The Governor's Message . 3 . The Vicksburg Herald . 2023-03-20.
60. Web site: Ridgley Ceylon Powers . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
61. News: 1871-12-09 . Faithful James No Longer With Us . 2 . The Weekly Panola Star . 2023-03-20.
62. News: 1874-01-29 . Mississippi Legislature . 1 . The Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
63. Web site: John Marshall Stone . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
64. News: 1876-04-01 . Governor Ames Resigns! . 2 . The American Citizen . 2023-03-20.
65. Web site: Robert Lowry . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
66. News: 1882-01-11 . none . The scene at the Governor's inaugural, Monday... . 1 . The Vicksburg Herald . 2023-03-20.
67. News: 1890-01-14 . State Legislature . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
68. Web site: Anselm McLaurin . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
69. News: 1896-01-21 . Inauguration . 1 . Vicksburg Evening Post . 2023-03-20.
70. Web site: Andrew Houston Longino . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
71. News: 1900-01-18 . Governor Longino . 1 . Weekly Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
72. Web site: James Vardaman . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
73. News: 1904-01-20 . Begun His Duties . 1 . Jackson Daily News . 2023-03-20.
74. Web site: Edmond Favor Noel . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
75. News: 1908-01-21 . Edmon F. Noel Takes the Oath as Governor . 1 . Jackson Daily News . 2023-03-20.
76. Web site: Earl Leroy Brewer . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
77. News: 1912-01-16 . Governor Earl Brewer Takes Oath of Office . 1 . Jackson Daily News . 2023-03-20.
78. Web site: Theodore Gilmore Bilbo . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
79. News: 1916-01-18 . Theo. G. Bilbo Takes the Oath as Governor . 1 . Jackson Daily News . 2023-03-20.
80. Web site: Lee Maurice Russell . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
81. News: 1920-01-20 . Lee M. Russell Is Inaugurated State's Chief . 1 . Jackson Daily News . 2023-03-20.
82. Web site: Henry Lewis Whitfield . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
83. News: 1924-01-22 . Henry Whitfield Is Inaugurated . 1 . The Greenwood Commonwealth . Associated Press . 2023-03-20.
84. Web site: Dennis Herron Murphree . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
85. News: 1927-03-18 . Newspaperman Successor to Gov. Whitfield . 1 . The Clarksdale Press Register . Associated Press . 2023-03-20.
86. News: 1928-01-18 . Theodore Bilbo Takes Oath of Office as Governor . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
87. Web site: Martin Sennet Conner . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
88. News: 1932-01-20 . As Conner Said, "I Do" . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
89. Web site: Hugh Lawson White . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
90. News: 1936-01-22 . White Dedicates Self to Program of State Uplift . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
91. Web site: Paul Burney Johnson, Sr. . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
92. News: Gibson . James B. . 1940-01-17 . Inaugural Gives Enormous Throng Day of Ceremony . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
93. News: 1943-12-27 . Governor Johnson Passes Away . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
94. Web site: Thomas Lowry Bailey . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
95. News: 1944-01-19 . Gov. Bailey Offers Broad Plans in Inaugural Message . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
96. Web site: Fielding Lewis Wright . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
97. News: 1946-11-02 . Governor Bailey Is Dead . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
98. News: Hills . Charles M. . 1952-01-23 . New Governor Calls for Curb on Taxes; Positive SR Program . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
99. Web site: James Plemon Coleman . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
100. News: Hills . Charles M. . 1956-01-18 . Governor Coleman Pledges He'll Maintain Segregation . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
101. Web site: Ross Robert Barnett . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
102. News: Hills . Charles M. . 1960-01-20 . Governor Barnett Urges Unity, Promises No-Mix . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
103. Web site: Paul B. Johnson Jr. . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
104. News: Hills . Charles M. . 1964-01-22 . Paul Johnson Bold in Opening Address . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
105. Web site: John Bell Williams . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
106. News: Albritton . A. B. . 1968-01-17 . Williams Becomes Governor; Fills Three Major State Jobs . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
107. Web site: William Lowe Waller . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
108. News: Morgan . Hugh . 1972-01-19 . 'Straight Ahead' Is Waller's Pledge . 1 . Clarion-Ledger . Associated Press . 2023-03-20.
109. Web site: Charles Clifton Finch . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
110. News: Klibanoff . Hank . 1976-01-21 . Finch Inaugurated As Governor of Mississippi . A1 . The Sun . 2023-03-20.
111. Web site: William Forrest Winter . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
112. News: Kubissa . David W. . 1980-01-23 . Winter Sworn In As 58th Governor . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
113. Web site: William A. Allain . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
114. News: Oppel . Tom . 1984-01-11 . Allain Cites Unity as Key To Progress . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
115. Web site: Raymond Edwin Mabus . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
116. News: McIntosh . Shawn . 1988-01-13 . Gov. Mabus Sworn In . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
117. Web site: Daniel Kirkwood Fordice . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
118. News: Eubank . Jay . 1992-01-15 . Fordice Assumes Command . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
119. Web site: David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
120. News: Wagster . Emily . 2000-01-12 . Musgrove Sets Goals High . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
121. Web site: Haley Barbour . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
122. News: Goodman . Julie . 2004-01-14 . Barbour: Jobs Top Priority . 1A . Clarion-Ledger . 2023-03-20.
123. Web site: Phil Bryant . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
124. News: 2012-01-10 . Phil Bryant Takes Oath As Mississippi's 64th Governor . en . Associated Press . 2023-03-20.
125. Web site: Tate Reeves . March 15, 2023 . National Governors Association.
126. News: Ramseth . Luke . Bologna . Giacomo . New Governor Reeves Promises: 'For. All. Mississippi.' Will Be Motto . en-US . 2023-03-20.