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margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; font-size: 130%; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b> <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2016" title="State executive official elections, 2016">2016</a> </b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; margin-left:10px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; font-size: 130%; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b> <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2014" title="State executive official elections, 2014">2014</a> </b></div> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: center; style="> <tbody><tr> <td><br /><center><big><b>2015 State Executive Elections</b></big></center><br /><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="State executive official elections, 2015"><img alt="StateExecLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/130px-StateExecLogo.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="133" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/195px-StateExecLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/260px-StateExecLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1216" /></a></div></div><br /><center></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><u><b>Jump to:</b></u></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015#Gubernatorial_races_in_2015" title="State executive official elections, 2015">Gubernatorial races</a></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015#Offices_up_for_election" title="State executive official elections, 2015">Offices up for election</a></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015#Election_details" title="State executive official elections, 2015">Election details</a></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015#Recent_news" title="State executive official elections, 2015">Recent news</a></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015#See_also" title="State executive official elections, 2015">See also</a></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><u><b>Primary dates:</b></u></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Kentucky:</b> <br />May 19, 2015</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Mississippi:</b> <br />August 4, 2015</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Louisiana:</b> <br />October 24, 2015</center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><u><b>General election dates:</b></u></center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Kentucky and Mississippi:</b> <br />November 3, 2015</center> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><b>Runoff date for Louisiana <br />(if necessary):</b> <br />November 21, 2015</center> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Three states</b> held elections for <b>25 state executive seats</b> in 2015. <a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Louisiana state executive official elections, 2015">Louisiana</a> and <a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Mississippi state executive official elections, 2015">Mississippi</a> had scheduled elections in 2015. The 2015 election cycle was relatively light on offices up for election compared to <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2014" title="State executive official elections, 2014">2014</a>, when 225 seats were up for election in 43 states. </p><p>Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 3, 2015, following primaries earlier in the year. Louisiana held a blanket primary on October 24, 2015, and a runoff on November 21, 2015. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Gubernatorial_races_in_2015">Gubernatorial races in 2015</span></h2> <p>There were <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">three gubernatorial seats</a> up for election in 2015: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2015" title="Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015">Kentucky:</a> <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Steve_Beshear" title="Steve Beshear">Steve Beshear</a> could not run for re-election due to term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> Beshear was first elected in 2007 and defeated Republican challenger <a href="/David_Williams_(Kentucky)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Williams (Kentucky)">David Williams</a> by 20.4 percent in 2011. In 2015, <a href="/Matt_Bevin" title="Matt Bevin">Matt Bevin</a> (R) defeated <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Kentucky" title="Attorney General of Kentucky">Attorney General</a> <a href="/Jack_Conway" title="Jack Conway">Jack Conway</a> (D) by 8.7 percent.</li> <li><a href="/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Louisiana:</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Bobby Jindal</a> could not run for re-election due to term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> Jindal was first elected in 2007 and won re-election in 2011 by 47.9 percent over Democratic challenger <a href="/Tara_Hollis" title="Tara Hollis">Tara Hollis</a> and eight other challengers. In 2015, State Representative <a href="/John_Bel_Edwards_(Louisiana)" title="John Bel Edwards (Louisiana)">John Bel Edwards</a> (D) defeated U.S. Senator <a href="/David_Vitter" title="David Vitter">David Vitter</a> (R) by 12.2 percent.</li> <li><a href="/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Mississippi:</a> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Phil_Bryant" title="Phil Bryant">Phil Bryant</a> ran for re-election in 2015. He defeated <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> challenger <a href="/Robert_Gray" title="Robert Gray">Robert Gray</a> by 34.5 percent. Bryant was first elected in 2011, when he defeated Democratic challenger <a href="/Johnny_DuPree" title="Johnny DuPree">Johnny DuPree</a> by 22 percent.</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</span></h3> <p><a href="/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> and <a href="/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> held <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">three lieutenant gubernatorial</a> elections. Each state has a different procedure for selecting a lieutenant governor: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Kentucky_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2015" title="Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015">Kentucky</a> elects the governor and lieutenant governor on a shared ticket in both the primary and general elections, with both seats on the same ballot line in each election.</li> <li><a href="/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> holds separate primary elections but places the winner of each party's gubernatorial primary with the lieutenant gubernatorial primary winner on a shared ticket in the general election.</li> <li><a href="/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a> runs separate elections in both the primary and the general elections.</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_up_for_election">Offices up for election</span></h2> <p>Other offices up for election in 2015 include: </p> <div style="-moz-column-count:2; -webkit-column-count:2; column-count:2;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li><a href="/Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">Three attorney general seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">Three secretary of state seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Commissioner_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Agriculture">Three agriculture commissioner seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Public_Service_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commission">Three public service commission seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">Three treasurer seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">Two auditor seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">Two insurance commissioner seats</a></li></ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_details">Election details</span></h2> <p><i>Please click the tabs to find more information.</i> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_dates">Election dates</span></h1> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr><th style="color:white;background-color:#008000;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>2015 State Executive Primary Information</b></th></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="background:none; style="> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Signature Filing Deadline </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Primary Date </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Days between Deadline and Primary </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Kentucky" title="Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Red_padlock.png" class="image"><img alt="Red padlock.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/18px-Red_padlock.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/27px-Red_padlock.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/36px-Red_padlock.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a> 1/27/2015 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Red_padlock.png" class="image"><img alt="Red padlock.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/18px-Red_padlock.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/27px-Red_padlock.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/36px-Red_padlock.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a> 5/19/2015 </td> <td align="center">112 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Louisiana" title="Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td align="center">9/10/2015 </td> <td align="center">10/24/2015 </td> <td align="center">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Ballot_access_requirements_for_political_candidates_in_Mississippi" title="Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Red_padlock.png" class="image"><img alt="Red padlock.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/18px-Red_padlock.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/27px-Red_padlock.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/36px-Red_padlock.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a> 2/27/2015 </td> <td align="center"><a href="/File:Red_padlock.png" class="image"><img alt="Red padlock.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/18px-Red_padlock.png" decoding="async" width="18" height="18" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/27px-Red_padlock.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Red_padlock.png/36px-Red_padlock.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></a> 8/4/2015 </td> <td align="center">158 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Incumbent_information">Incumbent information</span></h1> <table class="wikitable collapsible sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" style="width:90%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" align="center" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">State Executive Official Election Information, 2015 </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Incumbent </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Incumbent Party </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Incumbent Running? </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2015 Winner </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Partisan switch? </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Steve_Beshear" title="Steve Beshear">Steve Beshear</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Term limited</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Matt_Bevin" title="Matt Bevin">Matt Bevin</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Crit_Luallen" title="Crit Luallen">Crit Luallen</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">No</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jenean_M._Hampton" title="Jenean M. Hampton">Jenean M. Hampton</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Kentucky" title="Attorney General of Kentucky">Attorney General</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jack_Conway" title="Jack Conway">Jack Conway</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Running for governor</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Andy_Beshear" title="Andy Beshear">Andy Beshear</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Secretary_of_State" title="Kentucky Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Alison_Lundergan_Grimes" title="Alison Lundergan Grimes">Alison Lundergan Grimes</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Alison_Lundergan_Grimes" title="Alison Lundergan Grimes">Alison Lundergan Grimes</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Auditor">Auditor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Adam_Edelen" title="Adam Edelen">Adam Edelen</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mike_Harmon" title="Mike Harmon">Mike Harmon</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Todd_Hollenbach" title="Todd Hollenbach">Todd Hollenbach</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Term limited</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Allison_Ball" title="Allison Ball">Allison Ball</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" title="Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture">Commissioner of Agriculture</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/James_Comer_Jr." title="James Comer Jr.">James Comer Jr.</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Running for governor</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Ryan_Quarles" title="Ryan Quarles">Ryan Quarles</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Bobby_Jindal" title="Bobby Jindal">Bobby Jindal</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Term limited</td> <td align="center"><a href="/John_Bel_Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="John Bel Edwards">John Bel Edwards</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jay_Dardenne" title="Jay Dardenne">Jay Dardenne</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Lost in primary</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Billy Nungesser</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Louisiana" title="Attorney General of Louisiana">Attorney General</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Buddy_Caldwell" title="Buddy Caldwell">Buddy Caldwell</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State" title="Louisiana Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Tom_Schedler" title="Tom Schedler">Tom Schedler</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Tom_Schedler" title="Tom Schedler">Tom Schedler</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/John_Neely_Kennedy" title="John Neely Kennedy">John Neely Kennedy</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/John_Neely_Kennedy" title="John Neely Kennedy">John Neely Kennedy</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Michael_Strain" title="Michael Strain">Michael Strain</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Michael_Strain" title="Michael Strain">Michael Strain</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/James_Donelon" title="James Donelon">James Donelon</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/James_Donelon" title="James Donelon">James Donelon</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Phil_Bryant" title="Phil Bryant">Phil Bryant</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Phil_Bryant" title="Phil Bryant">Phil Bryant</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Tate Reeves</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Tate_Reeves" title="Tate Reeves">Tate Reeves</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Mississippi">Attorney General</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jim_Hood" title="Jim Hood">Jim Hood</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Jim_Hood" title="Jim Hood">Jim Hood</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Secretary_of_State" title="Mississippi Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Delbert Hosemann</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Delbert Hosemann</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Auditor">Auditor</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Stacey_Pickering" title="Stacey Pickering">Stacey Pickering</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Stacey_Pickering" title="Stacey Pickering">Stacey Pickering</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Treasurer" title="Mississippi Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Lynn_Fitch" title="Lynn Fitch">Lynn Fitch</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Lynn_Fitch" title="Lynn Fitch">Lynn Fitch</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Cindy_Hyde-Smith" title="Cindy Hyde-Smith">Cindy Hyde-Smith</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Cindy_Hyde-Smith" title="Cindy Hyde-Smith">Cindy Hyde-Smith</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mike_Chaney" title="Mike Chaney">Mike Chaney</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mike_Chaney" title="Mike Chaney">Mike Chaney</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Central District</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Lynn_Posey" title="Lynn Posey">Lynn Posey</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a></td> <td align="center">No</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Cecil_Brown" title="Cecil Brown">Cecil Brown</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Northern District</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Brandon_Presley" title="Brandon Presley">Brandon Presley</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a></td> <td align="center">Yes</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Brandon_Presley" title="Brandon Presley">Brandon Presley</a></td> <td align="center"><b>No</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Southern District</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Steve_Renfroe" title="Steve Renfroe">Steve Renfroe</a></td> <td align="center"><a href="/Independent" title="Independent"><img alt="Independent" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/a/a7/Grey.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> N/A</td> <td align="center">No</td> <td align="center"><a href="/Sam_Britton" title="Sam Britton">Sam Britton</a></td> <td align="center"><b>Yes</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Voter_registration">Voter registration</span></h1> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky">Kentucky</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Voting_in_Kentucky" title="Voting in Kentucky">Voting in Kentucky</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Voters in Kentucky can register to vote by printing off a <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Register%20to%20Vote/Kentucky%20Voter%20Registration%20Card.pdf">voter registration card</a> and mailing the completed card to the Kentucky State Board of Elections. A voter registration card can also be obtained from a county clerk.<sup id="cite_ref-register_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-register-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>Applicants must identify their party registration on the card. Voters who identify as unaffiliated or as a third-party registrant can only vote in nonpartisan races during partisan primaries. Unaffiliated and third-party voters can vote for any candidate during general or special elections. Registered voters may switch party affiliation by December 31 without jeopardizing their registration for elections in the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-register_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-register-3">[3]</a></sup> </p><p>The following criteria must be met to qualify as a registered voter in Kentucky:<sup id="cite_ref-register_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-register-3">[3]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>U.S. citizenship<br /></li> <li>Resident of Kentucky<br /></li> <li>At least 18 years of age by the next general election<br /></li> <li>Do not have a felony conviction or have been granted restored rights by executive pardon<br /></li> <li>Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court<br /></li> <li>Do not claim the right to vote in other states</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana">Louisiana</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Voting_in_Louisiana" title="Voting in Louisiana">Voting in Louisiana</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>For full information about <b>voting in Louisiana</b>, contact the <a href="/State_election_agencies#Louisiana" title="State election agencies">state election agency</a>. </p><p>Voters in Louisiana can register to vote by <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/Pages/OnlineVoterRegistration.aspx">filling out an online application</a>. The online form can be submitted electronically if the applicant uses a driver's license as the required form of identification. Applicants can also print out their online forms and mail them to their parish registrars.<sup id="cite_ref-lavote_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lavote-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>Louisiana also offers myriad locations for in-person registration up to 30 days prior to an election. These locations include parish registrars, offices of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles or the Louisiana Department of Social Services, food stamp offices and recruitment offices for any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Applicants can use their driver's licenses, birth certificates, utility bills or government-issued documents with their name and current address as valid forms of identification.<sup id="cite_ref-lavote_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lavote-4">[4]</a></sup> </p><p>Voters must meet the following qualifications to vote in Louisiana:<sup id="cite_ref-lavote_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lavote-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <ul><li>U.S. citizenship<br /></li> <li>At least 18 years old by the next election<br /></li> <li>Resident of Louisiana and parish indicated on registration<br /></li> <li>Not under order of imprisonment for felony conviction<br /></li> <li>Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court</li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Mississippi">Mississippi</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Voting_in_Mississippi" title="Voting in Mississippi">Voting in Mississippi</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>For full information about <b>voting in Mississippi</b>, contact the <a href="/State_election_agencies#Mississippi" title="State election agencies">state election agency</a>. </p><p>Voters in Mississippi can register to vote by filling out registration forms at county clerk offices. The <a href="/Mississippi_Secretary_of_State" title="Mississippi Secretary of State">Mississippi Secretary of State</a> also offers a <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Documents/Voter_Registration.pdf">mail-in application</a> that must be accompanied by a copy of a government-issued photo ID, utility bill, paycheck or bank statement. The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is also capable of handling voter registration as part of driver's license applications. Residents can register to vote up to 30 days prior to the next election.<sup id="cite_ref-msvote_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msvote-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p>The following qualifications must be met to successfully register to vote in Mississippi:<sup id="cite_ref-msvote_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-msvote-5">[5]</a></sup> </p><p><span style="font-size:150%;">☐</span> U.S. citizenship<br /> <span style="font-size:150%;">☐</span> At least 18 years old by the next general election<br /> <span style="font-size:150%;">☐</span> Residency in Mississippi and county of registration for at least 30 days<br /> <span style="font-size:150%;">☐</span> Not under order of imprisonment for felony conviction<br /> <span style="font-size:150%;">☐</span> Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Margin_of_victory">Margin of victory</span></h1> <p>The following tables detail margins of victory for state executive elections in Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi from 2003 to 2011. A cell with a "-" indicates an unopposed race. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky_2">Kentucky</span></h3> <p>The partisan composition of state executive seats changed from an even split of three Democrats and three Republicans in 2003 to a five-to-one advantage for Democrats in 2011. The margin of victory expanded from 2003 to 2011 in races for <a href="/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">governor</a> and <a href="/Kentucky_Secretary_of_State" title="Kentucky Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i> Margin of victory analysis, 2003-2011</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2011 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2011 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2007 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2007 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2003 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2003 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Governor of Kentucky">Governor</a>/<a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td>20.4</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>17.4</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Kentucky" title="Attorney General of Kentucky">Attorney General</a></td> <td>10.1</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>0.6</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Secretary_of_State" title="Kentucky Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td>21.3</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>14.2</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Auditor">Auditor</a></td> <td>10.5</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>18.4</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>1.6</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td>2.1</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>15</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>13.2</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_offices" title="Kentucky state executive offices">Kentucky</a></td> <td><a href="/Kentucky_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" title="Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture">Commissioner of Agriculture</a></td> <td>27.5</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>10.4</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana_2">Louisiana</span></h3> <p>The partisan composition of state executive seats changed from a five-to-two advantage for Democrats in 2003 to a complete sweep by Republicans in 2011. There were two unopposed statewide seats each in the 2007 and 2011 elections. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i> Margin of victory analysis, 2003-2011</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2011 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2011 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2007 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2007 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2003 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2003 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor</a></td> <td>47.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>36.4</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>3.9</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td>6.5</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>26.3</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>33.1</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Louisiana" title="Attorney General of Louisiana">Attorney General</a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>33.2</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>7.1</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Secretary_of_State" title="Louisiana Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td>0.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>32.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>49.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture">Commissioner of Agriculture</a></td> <td>38.7</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>31.3</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_offices" title="Louisiana state executive offices">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/Louisiana_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a></td> <td>34.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>15.3</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>15.4</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mississippi_2">Mississippi</span></h3> <p>The partisan composition of state executive seats changed from a six-to-five split in favor of Democrats in 2003 to a nine-to-two advantage for Republicans in 2011. In the 2011 elections, no winning candidate had a margin of victory less than 10.7 percent. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i> Margin of victory analysis, 2003-2011</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">State </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Office </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2011 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2011 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2007 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2007 </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">2003 margin of victory (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Party of winning candidate, 2003 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Governor of Mississippi">Governor</a></td> <td>22</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>15.8</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>6.7</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">Lieutenant Governor</a></td> <td>60.7</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>17.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>23.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Attorney_General_of_Mississippi" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Mississippi">Attorney General</a></td> <td>-</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>19.7</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>35.5</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Secretary_of_State" title="Mississippi Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a></td> <td>22.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>16.5</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>47.6</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Auditor">Auditor</a></td> <td>51.4</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>9.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>52.7</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Treasurer" title="Mississippi Treasurer">Treasurer</a></td> <td>20.6</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>21.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>5.2</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Commissioner_of_Agriculture" class="mw-redirect" title="Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture">Commissioner of Agriculture</a></td> <td>15.3</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>8.6</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a></td> <td>27.3</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>46.6</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Central District</a></td> <td>12.9</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>3.9</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>19.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Southern District</a></td> <td>20.1</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>11.8</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>4.2</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_offices" title="Mississippi state executive offices">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/Mississippi_Public_Service_Commission" title="Mississippi Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission, Northern District</a></td> <td>10.7</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>15.7</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a></td> <td>67.7</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Recent_news">Recent news</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Kentucky_3">Kentucky</span></h3> <p>This section links to a Google news search for the term "<b>Kentucky + Beshear + election + 2015</b>" </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Kentucky+Beshear+election+2015&um=1&ie=UTF-8">2015 Kentucky State Executive Elections News Feed</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana_3">Louisiana</span></h3> <p>This section links to a Google news search for the term "<b>Louisiana + Jindal + election + 2015</b>" </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Louisiana+Jindal+election+2015&um=1&ie=UTF-8">2015 Louisiana State Executive Elections News Feed</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Mississippi_3">Mississippi</span></h3> <p>This section links to a Google news search for the term "<b>Mississippi + Bryant + election + 2015</b>" </p> <div class="rss-feed"> <p><b><span style="font-size:135%"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&q=Mississippi+Bryant+election+2015&um=1&ie=UTF-8">2015 Mississippi State Executive Elections News Feed</a></span></b> </p> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">State executive offices</a></li> <li><a href="/List_of_candidates_running_in_state_executive_elections,_2015" title="List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2015">List of candidates running in state executive elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Kentucky_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015">Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Louisiana state executive official elections, 2015">Louisiana state executive official elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_state_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="Mississippi state executive official elections, 2015">Mississippi state executive official elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Kentucky_elections,_2015" title="Kentucky elections, 2015">Kentucky elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Louisiana_elections,_2015" title="Louisiana elections, 2015">Louisiana elections, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/Mississippi_elections,_2015" title="Mississippi elections, 2015">Mississippi elections, 2015</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="External_links">External links</span></h2> <div style="float:right; border:1px solid #00008B; margin:1px;"> <table cellspacing="0" style="width:145px; background:#transparent;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:45px; height:45px; background:#transparent; text-align:center; font-size:13pt; color:black;"><b> <div 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href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/24/steve-beshear-obamacare_n_5525970.html"><i>Huffington Post,</i> "Gov. Steve Beshear urges fellow Democrats to take Obamacare 'and run with it,'" June 24, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/what_type_of_impact_have_term.html"><i>The Times-Picayune,</i> "Term limits have Louisiana politicians searching for new elections," October 20, 2013</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-register-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-register_3-0">3.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-register_3-1">3.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-register_3-2">3.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://elect.ky.gov/registertovote/Pages/default.aspx"><i>Kentucky Secretary of State,</i> "Register to Vote," accessed December 4, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-lavote-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lavote_4-0">4.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lavote_4-1">4.1</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-lavote_4-2">4.2</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/RegisterToVote/Pages/default.aspx"><i>Louisiana Secretary of State,</i> "Register to Vote," accessed December 11, 2014</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-msvote-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-msvote_5-0">5.0</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-msvote_5-1">5.1</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/Voter-Registration-Information.aspx"><i>Mississippi Secretary of State,</i> "Voter Registration Information," accessed December 12, 2014</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div></div> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" style=";"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:2px;"><table cellspacing="0" class="collapsible autocollapse" style="width:100%;background:transparent;color:inherit;;"><tbody><tr><th style=";background:#bbccee;" colspan="3" class="navbox-title"><div style="float:left; width:6em;text-align:left;"><div class="noprint plainlinksneverexpand" style="background-color:transparent; padding:0; white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal; font-size:xx-small; ;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;"><a href="/Template:2015_state_executive_election" title="Template:2015 state executive election"><span title="View this template" style=";background:#bbccee;;border:none;;">v</span></a> <span style="font-size:80%;">•</span> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:2015_state_executive_election&action=edit"><span style="color:#002bb8;;background:#bbccee;;border:none;;" title="You can edit this template. 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