Governor of Mississippi

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Mississippi Governor

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $122,160
2025 FY Budget:  $3,828,841
Term limits:  Two terms
Structure
Length of term:   Four years
Authority:  Mississippi Constitution, Article V, Section I the Executive Department
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder

Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves
Republican Party
Assumed office: January 14, 2020

Elections
Next election:  November 2, 2027
Last election:  November 7, 2023
Other Mississippi Executive Offices
GovernorLieutenant GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerAuditorSuperintendent of EducationAgriculture CommissionerInsurance CommissionerExecutive Director of Environmental Quality Executive Director of Employment SecurityPublic Service CommissionTransportation Commission

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


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


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

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

Current officer

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

Authority

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

Under Article V, Section I:

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

Qualifications

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

Additionally, a gubernatorial candidate must be:[4]

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

Elections

Mississippi state government organizational chart

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

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

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

Results

2023

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2023

General election

General election for Governor of Mississippi

Incumbent Tate Reeves defeated Brandon Presley and Gwendolyn Gray (Unofficially withdrew) in the general election for Governor of Mississippi on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves (R)
 
50.9
 
418,233
Image of Brandon Presley
Brandon Presley (D)
 
47.7
 
391,614
Image of Gwendolyn Gray
Gwendolyn Gray (Independent) (Unofficially withdrew)
 
1.4
 
11,153

Total votes: 821,000
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi

Brandon Presley advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Presley
Brandon Presley
 
100.0
 
196,307

Total votes: 196,307
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi

Incumbent Tate Reeves defeated John Witcher and David Hardigree in the Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi on August 8, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves
 
74.7
 
281,213
Image of John Witcher
John Witcher
 
17.7
 
66,698
Image of David Hardigree
David Hardigree
 
7.6
 
28,561

Total votes: 376,472
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2019

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2019

General election

General election for Governor of Mississippi

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves (R)
 
51.9
 
459,396
Image of Jim Hood
Jim Hood (D)
 
46.8
 
414,368
Image of David Singletary
David Singletary (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
1.0
 
8,522
Image of Bob Hickingbottom
Bob Hickingbottom (Constitution Party)
 
0.3
 
2,625

Total votes: 884,911
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Governor of Mississippi

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves
 
54.1
 
179,623
Image of William Waller
William Waller
 
45.9
 
152,201

Total votes: 331,824
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Mississippi

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jim Hood
Jim Hood
 
69.0
 
208,634
Image of Michael Brown
Michael Brown
 
11.0
 
33,247
Image of Velesha P. Williams
Velesha P. Williams Candidate Connection
 
6.9
 
20,844
Image of Robert Shuler Smith
Robert Shuler Smith
 
6.7
 
20,395
Robert Ray Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
5,609
William Compton Candidate Connection
 
1.8
 
5,321
Image of Albert Wilson
Albert Wilson
 
1.7
 
5,122
Gregory Wash
 
1.1
 
3,218

Total votes: 302,390
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Mississippi

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tate Reeves
Tate Reeves
 
48.9
 
187,312
Image of William Waller
William Waller
 
33.4
 
128,010
Image of Robert Foster
Robert Foster
 
17.7
 
67,758

Total votes: 383,080
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2015

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2015

General

Governor of Mississippi, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Robert Gray 32.4% 234,858
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Bryant Incumbent 66.2% 480,399
     Reform Shawn O'Hara 1.4% 9,950
Total Votes 725,207
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Primary

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

Governor of Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Gray 50.8% 152,087
Vicki Slater 30.4% 91,104
Valerie Short 18.8% 56,177
Total Votes 299,368
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

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

Governor of Mississippi Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Bryant 91.8% 254,779
Mitch Young 8.2% 22,628
Total Votes 277,407
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

2011

See also: Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011

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

General

Governor of Mississippi, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Bryant 61% 544,851
     Democratic Johnny DuPree 39% 348,617
Total Votes 893,468
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State


Primary

Gubernatorial Democratic Primary election
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party ApprovedaJohnny DuPree 43.5%
     Democratic Party ApprovedaBill Luckett, Jr. 39.2%
     Democratic Party William Bond Compton, Jr. 9.8%
     Democratic Party Guy Dale Shaw 7.3%
Total Votes 412,530
Governor - Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Vote Percentage
     Democratic Party ApprovedaJohnny DuPree 55%
     Democratic Party Bill Luckett, Jr. 45%
Total Votes 323,284


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


Term limits

See also: States with gubernatorial term limits

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

Mississippi Constitution, Article 5, Section 116

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

Full history


Partisan composition

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

See also: How gubernatorial vacancies are filled

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

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

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

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

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

Duties

Mississippi

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

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

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

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

Other duties and privileges of the office include:

  • Requiring written information from any officer of an executive department of any aspect of his or her office (§ 121)
  • Periodically addressing the legislature on the state of the state and making recommendations (§ 122)
  • Suspending county level Treasurers and Tax Collectors who are suspected of defaulting for the length of the investigation (§ 125)
  • Making and sealing all commissions granted by the state of Mississippi (§ 127)

Divisions

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State budget

Role in state budget

See also: Mississippi state budget and finances

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

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

Mississippi is one of 44 states in which the governor has line item veto authority.[7][8]

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

Governor's office budget

The Office of the Governor's budget for fiscal year 2025 was $3,828,841.[9]

Compensation

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

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: MS Code §25-3-31 (2013)

Under Article 5, Section 118 of the Mississippi Constitution, the governor’s salary is determined by law, and may not be increased or decreased during the current term. The Mississippi Code states that no public official can be compensated, directly or indirectly, greater than 150 percent of the salary of the governor.[10]

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2021

In 2021, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2020

In 2020, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2019

In 2019, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[15]

2018

In 2018, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[16]

2017

In 2017, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[17]

2016

In 2016, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[18]

2015

In 2015, the governor received a salary of $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[19]

2014

In 2014, the governor's salary remained at $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[20]

2013

In 2013, the governor's salary remained at $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[21]

2012

In 2012, the governor's salary was $122,160, according to the Council of State Governments.[22]

History

Partisan balance 1992-2013

Who Runs the States Project
See also: Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States and Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Mississippi
Partisan breakdown of the Mississippi governorship from 1992-2013

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

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

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

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

Partisan composition of Mississippi state government(1992-2013).PNG

SQLI and partisanship

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

  • SQLI average with Democratic trifecta: 49.75
  • SQLI average with Republican trifecta: 50
  • SQLI average with divided government: 49.69
Chart displaying the partisanship of Mississippi government from 1992-2013 and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI).

Historical officeholders

There have been 65 governors since 1817. Of the 65 officeholders, seven were Republican, 52 were Democrat, one was Whig, one was Union-Democratic, one was Provisional, one was Military, and three are unknown.[23]

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

State profile

Demographic data for Mississippi
 MississippiU.S.
Total population:2,989,390316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):46,9233,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:59.2%73.6%
Black/African American:37.4%12.6%
Asian:1%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:82.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:20.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$39,665$53,889
Persons below poverty level:27%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Mississippi

Mississippi voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in Mississippi, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[25]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Mississippi had two Retained Pivot Counties, 1.10 of all Retained Pivot Counties.

More Mississippi coverage on Ballotpedia

Contact information

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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Official State of Mississippi Website, "Home," accessed January 18, 2021
  2. Justia, "Mississippi Constitution," accessed January 18, 2021
  3. Mississippi Office of the Governor, "Governor Tate Reeves," accessed January 18, 2021
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Justia, "Mississippi Constitution," accessed January 25, 2022
  5. 5.0 5.1 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015
  6. Yahoo! News, "Truck driver wins Dem nomination for Mississippi governor," November 5, 2015
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 National Association of State Budget Officers, "Budget Processes in the States, Spring 2021," accessed January 24, 2023
  8. National Conference of State Legislatures, "Separation of Powers: Executive Veto Powers," accessed January 26, 2024
  9. State of Mississippi, "Budget Bulletin Fiscal Year 2025," accessed January 21, 2025
  10. 2013 Mississippi Code, “Salaries and Compensation, General Provisions,” accessed January 18, 2021
  11. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2023 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 21, 2025
  12. Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
  13. Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
  14. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2020," accessed January 18, 2021
  15. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2019," accessed January 18, 2021
  16. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2018," accessed January 18, 2021
  17. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2017," accessed January 18, 2021
  18. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed January 18, 2021
  19. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed January 18, 2021
  20. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
  21. Council of State Governments, "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries," January 18, 2021
  22. Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed January 18, 2021
  23. National Governors Association, "Former Mississippi Governors," accessed January 18, 2021
  24. Wright is considered both the 49th and 50th governor of Mississippi. He was the 49th governor while completing the remainder of Thomas Bailey's term, and the 50th governor for his elected term.
  25. The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.