The2015 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2015. Incumbent DemocratJim Hood , who had been the only statewide elected Democrat inMississippi since 2008, sought and won reelection to a fourth term. As of 2025, this is the last time Democrats won a statewide election in Mississippi.
Democratic nomination [ edit ] State house district results County[ 4] Jim Hood Mike Hurst Margin Total # % # % # % Adams 5,046 68.36% 2,336 31.64% 2,710 36.71% 7,382 Alcorn 5,273 50.66% 5,136 49.34% 137 1.32% 10,409 Amite 2,838 56.41% 2,193 43.59% 645 12.82% 5,031 Attala 3,043 60.01% 2,028 39.99% 1,015 20.02% 5,071 Benton 1,721 62.74% 1,022 37.26% 699 25.48% 2,743 Bolivar 7,177 77.18% 2,122 22.82% 5,055 54.36% 9,299 Calhoun 3,122 60.77% 2,015 39.23% 1,107 21.55% 5,137 Carroll 2,226 54.96% 1,824 45.04% 402 9.93% 4,050 Chickasaw 4,530 78.77% 1,221 21.23% 3,309 57.54% 5,751 Choctaw 1,424 51.04% 1,366 48.96% 58 2.08% 2,790 Claiborne 3,093 88.45% 404 11.55% 2,689 76.89% 3,497 Clarke 3,150 53.58% 2,729 46.42% 421 7.16% 5,879 Clay 5,180 71.83% 2,031 28.17% 3,149 43.67% 7,211 Coahoma 2,977 75.67% 957 24.33% 2,020 51.35% 3,934 Copiah 4,960 67.53% 2,385 32.47% 2,575 35.06% 7,345 Covington 3,527 55.61% 2,815 44.39% 712 11.23% 6,342 DeSoto 6,656 31.70% 14,344 68.30% -7,688 -36.61% 21,000 Forrest 8,871 51.59% 8,323 48.41% 548 3.19% 17,194 Franklin 1,846 60.45% 1,208 39.55% 638 20.89% 3,054 George 2,155 35.83% 3,860 64.17% -1,705 -28.35% 6,015 Greene 1,701 44.53% 2,119 55.47% -418 -10.94% 3,820 Grenada 4,150 61.08% 2,644 38.92% 1,506 22.17% 6,794 Hancock 3,340 39.74% 5,065 60.26% -1,725 -20.52% 8,405 Harrison 14,802 47.69% 16,235 52.31% -1,433 -4.62% 31,037 Hinds 43,464 75.20% 14,335 24.80% 29,129 50.40% 57,799 Holmes 4,275 85.93% 700 14.07% 3,575 71.86% 4,975 Humphreys 2,058 78.19% 574 21.81% 1,484 56.38% 2,632 Issaquena 404 71.00% 165 29.00% 239 42.00% 569 Itawamba 3,712 53.72% 3,198 46.28% 514 7.44% 6,910 Jackson 10,139 41.13% 14,515 58.87% -4,376 -17.75% 24,654 Jasper 4,073 64.36% 2,255 35.64% 1,818 28.73% 6,328 Jefferson 2,487 91.00% 246 9.00% 2,241 82.00% 2,733 Jefferson Davis 2,900 71.06% 1,181 28.94% 1,719 42.12% 4,081 Jones 7,242 41.40% 10,251 58.60% -3,009 -17.20% 17,493 Kemper 2,830 74.73% 957 25.27% 1,873 49.46% 3,787 Lafayette 5,835 53.05% 5,164 46.95% 671 6.10% 10,999 Lamar 4,696 34.48% 8,923 65.52% -4,227 -31.04% 13,619 Lauderdale 8,819 51.95% 8,157 48.05% 662 3.90% 16,976 Lawrence 2,788 57.26% 2,081 42.74% 707 14.52% 4,869 Leake 3,344 55.64% 2,666 44.36% 678 11.28% 6,010 Lee 9,626 49.68% 9,749 50.32% -123 -0.63% 19,375 Leflore 5,127 73.79% 1,821 26.21% 3,306 47.58% 6,948 Lincoln 5,029 48.58% 5,324 51.42% -295 -2.85% 10,353 Lowndes 10,241 58.52% 7,258 41.48% 2,983 17.05% 17,499 Madison 12,744 46.26% 14,802 53.74% -2,058 -7.47% 27,546 Marion 3,237 43.29% 4,240 56.71% -1,003 -13.41% 7,477 Marshall 4,290 66.76% 2,136 33.24% 2,154 33.52% 6,426 Monroe 6,328 59.38% 4,329 40.62% 1,999 18.76% 10,657 Montgomery 2,296 59.65% 1,553 40.35% 743 19.30% 3,849 Neshoba 3,153 43.23% 4,140 56.77% -987 -13.53% 7,293 Newton 2,486 36.32% 4,359 63.68% -1,873 -27.36% 6,845 Noxubee 2,817 80.81% 669 19.19% 2,148 61.62% 3,486 Oktibbeha 6,494 57.91% 4,720 42.09% 1,774 15.82% 11,214 Panola 7,030 63.55% 4,033 36.45% 2,997 27.09% 11,063 Pearl River 2,798 30.76% 6,299 69.24% -3,501 -38.49% 9,097 Perry 2,086 52.20% 1,910 47.80% 176 4.40% 3,996 Pike 7,270 61.37% 4,576 38.63% 2,694 22.74% 11,846 Pontotoc 4,548 54.53% 3,793 45.47% 755 9.05% 8,341 Prentiss 3,507 54.30% 2,951 45.70% 556 8.61% 6,458 Quitman 2,069 74.96% 691 25.04% 1,378 49.93% 2,760 Rankin 12,590 37.03% 21,410 62.97% -8,820 -25.94% 34,000 Scott 4,128 58.03% 2,985 41.97% 1,143 16.07% 7,113 Sharkey 1,337 79.39% 347 20.61% 990 58.79% 1,684 Simpson 4,126 53.07% 3,649 46.93% 477 6.14% 7,775 Smith 2,855 49.85% 2,872 50.15% -17 -0.30% 5,727 Stone 2,358 45.22% 2,857 54.78% -499 -9.57% 5,215 Sunflower 4,406 76.96% 1,319 23.04% 3,087 53.92% 5,725 Tallahatchie 2,575 71.51% 1,026 28.49% 1,549 43.02% 3,601 Tate 3,046 50.74% 2,957 49.26% 89 1.48% 6,003 Tippah 3,225 50.23% 3,196 49.77% 29 0.45% 6,421 Tishomingo 3,217 48.46% 3,421 51.54% -204 -3.07% 6,638 Tunica 1,709 69.70% 743 30.30% 966 39.40% 2,452 Union 3,907 51.30% 3,709 48.70% 198 2.60% 7,616 Walthall 2,813 59.31% 1,930 40.69% 883 18.62% 4,743 Warren 7,186 60.05% 4,781 39.95% 2,405 20.10% 11,967 Washington 7,260 75.36% 2,374 24.64% 4,886 50.72% 9,634 Wayne 3,453 54.26% 2,911 45.74% 542 8.52% 6,364 Webster 1,773 50.89% 1,711 49.11% 62 1.78% 3,484 Wilkinson 2,616 73.15% 960 26.85% 1,656 46.31% 3,576 Winston 3,841 60.64% 2,493 39.36% 1,348 21.28% 6,334 Yalobusha 2,306 60.49% 1,506 39.51% 800 20.99% 3,812 Yazoo 4,333 64.47% 2,388 35.53% 1,945 28.94% 6,721 Totals 400,110 55.36% 322,648 44.64% 77,462 10.72% 722,758
By congressional district [ edit ] Hood won three of four congressional districts, including two that were represented by Republicans.[ 5]
^ "AG Hood qualifies for re-election" .The Clarion-Ledger . February 20, 2015. RetrievedApril 18, 2015 .^ The Associated Press (February 27, 2015)."GOP federal prosecutor to challenge Mississippi AG Jim Hood" .The Clarion-Ledger . RetrievedMarch 1, 2015 .^ "2015 Republican Primary" .Mississippi Secretary of State . Archived fromthe original on February 25, 2021. RetrievedSeptember 2, 2019 .^a b Hosemann, Delbert (February 14, 2016)."Amended Statewide Certification" (PDF) .Secretary of State of Mississippi Archived (PDF) from the original on June 17, 2025. RetrievedAugust 30, 2025 .^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=799985
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