The 2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary was held on March 12, 2024, as part of the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential election. 40 delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention will be allocated on a winner-take-most basis.[1] The contest was held alongside primaries in Georgia, Hawaii, and Washington.
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Candidates
editFour candidates made the primary ballot according to the secretary of state:[2]
- Donald Trump
- Nikki Haley (withdrawn)
- Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
- Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)
Endorsements
editRon DeSantis (withdrawn)
Former federal executive official
- Mike Hurst, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (2017–2021); Republican nominee for Attorney General in 2015[3]
State senator
- Chris Caughman, District 35 (2016–present)[4]
State representative
- Fred Shanks, District 60 (2018–present)[4]
Donald Trump
U.S. Senators
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, (2018–present)[5]
- Roger Wicker, (2007–present)[6]
U.S. Representatives
- Mike Ezell, MS-04 (2023–present)[6]
- Michael Guest, MS-03 (2019–present)[6]
- Trent Kelly, MS-01 (2015–present)[6]
Governors
- Phil Bryant, (2012–2020)[6]
- Tate Reeves, (2020–present)[7]
State executive officials
- Chris Brown, Member-elect of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Northern District (2024–present)[6]
- Mike Chaney, Insurance Commissioner of Mississippi (2008–present)[6]
- Andy Gipson, Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner of Mississippi (2018–present)[6]
- Delbert Hosemann, Lieutenant Governor (2020–present)[8]
- Lynn Fitch, Attorney General of Mississippi (2020–present)[6]
- Dane Maxwell, Member of the Mississippi Public Service Commission from the Southern District (2020–present)[6]
- David McRae, Mississippi State Treasurer (2020-present)[9]
- Shad White, Auditor of Mississippi (2018–present)[6]
Notable individual
- Christopher Townsend, rapper[10]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 229,198 | 92.50% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| Nikki Haley (withdrawn) | 13,437 | 5.42% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron DeSantis (withdrawn) | 4,042 | 1.63% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn) | 1,096 | 0.44% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 247,773 | 100.00% | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Chris Christie |
Ron DeSantis |
Nikki Haley |
Asa Hutchinson |
Mike Pence |
Vivek Ramaswamy |
Tim Scott |
Donald Trump |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Today/Siena College[12] | Aug 20–28, 2023 | 650 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 6% | 22% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 61% | 2% | – |
| Mississippi Today/Siena College[13] | Jan 8–12, 2023 | 487 (RV) | ± 5.9% | – | 39% | – | – | – | – | – | 46% | 3%[a] | 11% |
| Echelon Insights[14] | Aug 31 – Sep 7, 2022 | 211 (LV) | ± 7.8% | – | 31% | – | – | – | – | – | 58% | 11% | – |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ "Someone else" with 3%
References
edit- ^ "Mississippi Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "SAMPLE Official Election Ballot" (PDF). sos.ms.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ Morris, Kyle; Gillespie, Brandon (May 24, 2023). "More Than 150 Former Trump Administration Officials Now Backing DeSantis for President". Fox News. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (August 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis adds endorsements from 21 state, local officials after GOP debate". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Weaver, Al (April 4, 2023). "GOP senator endorses Trump ahead of NY arraignment". The Hill. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Caputo, Marc (December 11, 2023). "Trump Flexes Mississippi Muscle in Primary Tussle". The Messenger. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
- ^ "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ Harrison, Bobby (April 17, 2023). "Hosemann holds fundraiser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago". Mississippi Today. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "McRae endorses Trump for President | DeSoto County News". desotocountynews. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "How rappers are strengthening Donald Trump's movement". The Economist. January 12, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
- ^ "Mississippi Presidential Primary". The AP. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Mississippi Today/Siena College
- ^ Mississippi Today/Siena College
- ^ Echelon Insights