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The 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Jim Hood declined to seek re-election to a fifth term, instead running unsuccessfully for Governor.[1] State Treasurer Lynn Fitch won the Republican nomination in a primary runoff against Andy Taggart, and she defeated Democratic nominee Jennifer Riley Collins in the general election. Fitch became the first Republican to hold the office since 1878, as well as the first woman to ever be elected to the position in state history.[2] It also marked the first time in over a century where no members of the Democratic Party held statewide office.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Lynn Fitch | 163,733 | 44.2 | |
| Republican | Andy Taggart | 105,689 | 28.6 | |
| Republican | Mark Baker | 100,598 | 27.2 | |
| Total votes | 370,020 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Fitch | 168,278 | 52.1 | |
| Republican | Andy Taggart | 154,807 | 47.9 | |
| Total votes | 323,085 | 100.0 | ||
Declined
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jennifer Riley Collins | 253,042 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 253,042 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Lynn Fitch | 507,468 | 57.83 | ||
| Democratic | Jennifer Riley Collins | 370,068 | 42.17 | ||
| Total votes | 869,055 | 100.0 | |||
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