2011 Mississippi elections

Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2011
	County results; Reeves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Hill: 50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Phil Bryant; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Tate Reeves; Republican

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Mississippi on November 8, 2011. All of Mississippi's executive offices were up for election, as well as legislative elections for the State Senate and House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 2, 2011, with runoff elections on the 24th if needed. General election runoffs were held on November 29 if needed. Election results were certified by the Mississippi Secretary of State on December 8.^[1]^[2]

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour was unable to run for a third term due to term limits. Republican Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant defeated Democratic Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree in the general election.^[1]

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for the governorship. Republican State Treasurer Tate Reeves defeated Reform Party candidate Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill in the general election.^[1]

Reform nomination

Candidate

Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill

Republican primary

Two candidates faced off in the Republican primary, Billy Hewes and Tate Reeves. Reeves, who held a statewide office, had more name recognition and raised more money for his campaign than Hewes, a member in the Mississippi legislature. Both campaigns argued over their records in public office and how much each had contributed to the state's long-term bond debt.^[3]

Candidates

Billy Hewes, Mississippi State Senator for the 49th district
Tate Reeves, Mississippi State Treasurer

Results

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tate Reeves	162,857	56.8%
	Republican	Billy Hewes	123,389	43.1%
Total votes			286,246	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tate Reeves	644,205	80.3%
	Reform	Tracella Lou O'Hara Hill	157,547	19.6%
Total votes			801,752	100.0
	Republican hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann sought reelection and won unopposed in the general election.^[1]

Republican primary

Two candidates ran in the Republican primary, Ricky Dombrowski, a Gulfport councilman, and Delbert Hosemann, the incumbent Secretary of State. Dombrowski announced his candidacy after heated discussions with Hosemann over leasing with the Gulfport harbor.^[6] Hosemann easily defeated Dombrowski in the primary.^[7]

Candidates

Ricky Dombrowski, Gulfport City Council President^[6]
Delbert Hosemann, incumbent

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert Hosemann	231,077	83.3%
	Republican	Ricky Dombrowski	46,114	16.6%
Total votes			277,191	100.0

General election

Results

Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Delbert Hosemann	719,734	100%
Total votes			719,734	100.0
	Republican hold

Attorney General

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2011

← 2007

November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)

2015 →


Nominee	Jim Hood	Steve Simpson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Electoral vote	98	24
Popular vote	536,827	342,086
Percentage	61.08%	38.92%

County Results:

Hood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Simpson: 50–60% 60–70%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jim Hood
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Jim Hood decided to run for reelection. He defeated Republican candidate Steven Simpson in the general election.^[1]

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Jim Hood, incumbent

Democratic primary results^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hood	325,062	100%
Total votes			325,062	100.0

Republican nomination

Candidates

Steve Simpson, Department of Public Safety Commissioner^[10] and former circuit judge

Republican primary results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Simpson	199,928	100%
Total votes			199,928	100.0

General election

In debates, Simpson challenged Hood on his record in regards to a suit against the Affordable Care Act, the "Personhood" amendment, and Castle Doctrine, while Hood touted his record on lowering domestic homicide, successful lawsuits, and his background.^[10] In the general election, Hood won over Simpson, continuing his service as the only Democrat statewide officeholder.^[11]

Results

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2011^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Hood	536,827	61.08%
	Republican	Steve Simpson	342,086	38.92%
Total votes			878,913	100.0
	Democratic hold

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2011

← 2007

November 8, 2011 (2011-11-08)

2015 →


Nominee	Stacey Pickering	Ashley Norwood
Party	Republican	Reform
Electoral vote	113	9
Popular vote	596,395	192,271
Percentage	75.6%	24.3%

County Results:

Pickering: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

Norwood: 50–60%

State Auditor before election

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Stacey Pickering opted to run for reelection, winning over Reform Party candidate Ashley Norwood.^[1]