2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
|election_name = 2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election
|country = Mississippi
|type = presidential
|ongoing = yes
|previous_election = 2023 Mississippi gubernatorial election
|previous_year = 2023
|next_election = 2031 Mississippi gubernatorial election
|next_year = 2031
|election_date = November 2, 2027
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|party1 = Republican Party (United States)
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|party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
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|title = Governor
|before_election = Tate Reeves
|before_party = Republican Party (United States)
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The 2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2027. Incumbent Republican Governor Tate Reeves will be ineligible to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Mississippi prohibits the state's governors from serving a third term.
Republican primary
= Candidates =
== Publicly expressed interest ==
- Thomas Duff, businessman (may run as an independent){{Cite web |last=Salter |first=Sid |date=2024-08-07 |title=The 2027 governor’s race is shaping up as an echo of the hard-fought 1987 elections |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2024/08/07/the-2027-governors-race-is-shaping-up-as-an-echo-of-the-hard-fought-1987-elections/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Bobby |date=2024-06-23 |title=An independent path might be easiest if Thomas Duff runs for governor |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2024/06/23/independent-thomas-duff-governor/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Mississippi Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Bobby |last2=Pender |first2=Geoff |last3=Vance |first3=Taylor |date=2024-08-12 |title=Podcast: Is anyone not running for Mississippi governor in 2027? |url=https://mississippitoday.org/2024/08/12/podcast-mississippi-governor-2027/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Mississippi Today |language=en-US}}
- Delbert Hosemann, incumbent lieutenant governor (2020–present){{Cite web |last=Vance |first=Taylor |date=2024-01-09 |title=Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is considering running for governor in 2027 |url=http://mississippitoday.org/2024/01/09/delbert-hosemann-run-for-governor/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=Mississippi Today |language=en-US}}
- Shad White, Mississippi state auditor (2018–present){{Cite web |last=Latino |first=Russ |date=2024-01-05 |title=Was the first salvo in the 2027 race for Governor launched late Friday afternoon? |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2024/01/05/white-fitch-at-odds/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Grant |title=Will Shad White, Delbert Hosemann run for Mississippi governor in 2027? See what they said |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/31/shad-white-delbert-hosemann-2027-mississippi-governor-election/74604079007/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=The Clarion-Ledger |language=en-US |quote='I am seriously considering running for governor,' White said briefly.}}
== Potential ==
- Lynn Fitch, attorney general of Mississippi (2020–present){{Cite web |last=Kittredge |first=Brett |date=2023-01-17 |title=Who will emerge to lead in 2027? |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2023/01/17/who-will-emerge-to-lead-in-2027/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}
- Andy Gipson, agriculture and commerce commissioner of Mississippi (2018–present)
- Philip Gunn, former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives (2012–2024){{Cite web |last=Latino |first=Russ |date=2024-08-04 |title=Visions of sugar plums as 2027 race for governor starts |url=https://magnoliatribune.com/2024/08/04/mississippi-governor-candidates-line-up-for-2027/ |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=Magnolia Tribune |language=en-US}}
- Trent Kelly, U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district (2015–present)
- David McRae, treasurer of Mississippi (2020–present)
- Michael Watson, secretary of state of Mississippi (2020–present)
Democratic primary
= Candidates =
== Potential ==
- Brandon Presley, former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner (2008–2024) and Democratic nominee for governor in 2023{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Bobby |date=2023-11-09 |title=Brandon Presley is not ruling out another campaign for governor |url=http://mississippitoday.org/2023/11/09/brandon-presley-another-campaign-governor/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=Mississippi Today |language=en-US}}
Independents
= Candidates =
== Publicly expressed interest ==
- Thomas Duff, businessman (may run as a Republican)