2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary

2024 Mississippi Republican presidential primary
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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.

Candidates

Four candidates made the primary ballot according to the secretary of state:^[2]

Donald Trump
Nikki Haley (withdrawn)
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)

Endorsements

Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)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

Mississippi Republican primary, March 12, 2024^[11]
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Actual delegate count
Candidate	Votes	Percentage	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Nikki Haley (withdrawn)	13,437	5.42%	0	0	0
Ron DeSantis (withdrawn)	4,042	1.63%	0	0	0
Vivek Ramaswamy (withdrawn)	1,096	0.44%	0	0	0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

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%	–

Notes

^ "Someone else" with 3%

References

^ "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

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[1] "Mississippi Republican Presidential Nominating Process". thegreenpapers.com. March 5, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

[2] "SAMPLE Official Election Ballot" (PDF). sos.ms.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2024.

[Kyle_Morris-3] 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.

[ccfs-4] Scheckner, Jesse (August 24, 2023). "Ron DeSantis adds endorsements from 21 state, local officials after GOP debate". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 2, 2023.

[5] Weaver, Al (April 4, 2023). "GOP senator endorses Trump ahead of NY arraignment". The Hill. Retrieved April 4, 2023.

[:30-6] ^ ^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.

[Five38-7] "Which 2024 Republican Presidential Candidate Has The Most Endorsements?". FiveThirtyEight. April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.

[8] Harrison, Bobby (April 17, 2023). "Hosemann holds fundraiser at Trump's Mar-a-Lago". Mississippi Today. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

[9] "McRae endorses Trump for President | DeSoto County News". desotocountynews. November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.

[10] "How rappers are strengthening Donald Trump's movement". The Economist. January 12, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[11] "Mississippi Presidential Primary". The AP. May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[12] Mississippi Today/Siena College

[13] Mississippi Today/Siena College

[15] Echelon Insights

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