Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you.Check it out!

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2019

From Ballotpedia




2023
2015
Mississippi Secretary of State
Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png
Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline:March 1, 2019
Primary: August 6, 2019
Primary runoff: August 27, 2019
General: November 5, 2019

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Delbert Hosemann (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Mississippi
Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2019
Impact of term limits in 2019
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2019
Mississippi
executive elections
Governor

Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Public service commissioner (3 seats)
Agriculture commissioner
Insurance commissioner
Auditor
Transportation commissioner (3 seats)
Treasurer

Mississippi held an election forsecretary of state onNovember 5, 2019.

Michael D. Watson Jr. won election in the general election for Mississippi Secretary of State.

Candidates

General election candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Candidate Connection = candidate completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate survey

Candidate Connection Logo - stacked.png

Ballotpedia invites candidates to participate in its annual survey.
Click here to fill out the survey.

The following state legislative candidates responded toBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click candidate names to read their answers.

Candidate Connection

Johnny DuPree completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by DuPree's responses.

Expand all |Collapse all

I have been in public service since 1987, when I was appointed to the Hattiesburg Public School Board. In 1991, I was elected to the Forrest County Board of Supervisors and I served for 10 years before running for mayor of Hattiesburg in 2001. I then served as mayor of Hattiesburg from 2001 to 2017. I was the first African American elected as mayor of Hattiesburg and the longest serving mayor. In 2011, I ran and was elected as the Democratic nominee for Governor. My nomination marked the first time an African-American represented a major party as a candidate for Governor of Mississippi since the Reconstruction era. I have operated Johnny DuPree Realty since receiving his brokers' license in 1988. Since 2017, I have also taught a policy course at the University of Southern Mississippi, operated Johnny DuPree Consulting, LLC, and DuPree Transportation, Inc. I am happily married to wife of 46 years, Johniece, and we have two daughters, Dr. April DuPree (Coustaur) Taylor and Dr. Monica DuPree. We are also the proud grandparents of two boys Chandler and Chesney.
The primary reason I am running for Secretary of State is to increase voter education, access, and participation. According to a study conducted by MIT, Mississippi ranks 43rd in the United States for voting. I believe we can do better, with our troubled history in voting- Mississippi should be leading the nation in voting! I am passionate about educating Mississippi voters, increasing voter access, and participation.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

Candidate Connection

Michael D. Watson Jr. completedBallotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Watson's responses.

Expand all |Collapse all

1. To ensure clean, fair and secure elections. 2. To minimize the regulatory burden on businesses. 3. To move the DMV under the Secretary of State's office.
Pro-life issues, defending the 2nd Amendment, Election law, Education, Illegal Immigration, and shrinking the size of government.
Honesty, integrity, principled leadership, accessibility and empathy.

Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.

State profile

See also:Mississippi andMississippi elections, 2019
USA Mississippi location map.svg

Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

  • Mississippivoted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held three and Republicans held 9 of Mississippi's 15state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • Mississippi's governor was RepublicanPhil Bryant.

State legislature

Mississippi Party Control: 1992-2026
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Fifteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year9293949596979899000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526
GovernorRRRRRRRRDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
SenateDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDR[1]DDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
HouseDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Mississippi quick stats

More Mississippi coverage on Ballotpedia:


Demographic data for Mississippi
 MississippiU.S.
Total population:2,989,390316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):46,9233,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:59.2%73.6%
Black/African American:37.4%12.6%
Asian:1%5.1%
Native American:0.4%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.2%3%
Hispanic/Latino:2.9%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:82.3%86.7%
College graduation rate:20.7%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$39,665$53,889
Persons below poverty level:27%11.3%
Source:U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Clickhere for more information on the 2020 census andhere for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Mississippi.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere.


Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the termsMississippi secretary of state election 2019. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.

See also

Mississippi government:

Elections:

Ballotpedia exclusives:

External links

Footnotes

  1. Republicans gained a majority in 2007 when two Democratic state senators switched their party affiliation. Democrats regained the majority as a result of the 2007 elections.
Elections
20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010
Flag of Mississippi
v  e
State ofMississippi
Jackson (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? |Elections in 2026 |How to vote |How to run for office |Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? |U.S. President |U.S. Congress |Federal courts |State executives |State legislature |State and local courts |Counties |Cities |School districts |Public policy

v  e
2019 state executive official elections
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioners
Education officials
Elections
20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010
Ballotpedia
Editorial Content
Josh Altic, Director of ContentDaniel Anderson, Associate Director of Elections & DataCory Eucalitto, Associate Director of FeaturesRyan Byrne, Managing Editor of Ballot MeasuresMandy McConnell, Managing Editor of NewsDoug Kronaizl, Managing Editor of Local ExpansionAbbey Smith, Managing Editor of ElectionsJanie Valentine, Managing Editor of LawJoel Williams, Managing Editor of EventsJoseph Greaney, Managing Editor of PolicyAndrew BahlJaclyn BeranMarielle BrickerJoseph BrusgardEmma BurlingameKelly CoyleJon DunnVictoria EdwardsThomas EllisNicole FisherThomas GrobbenBrianna HoseaMolly KehoeTyler KingGlorie MartinezNorm Leahy, Senior EditorNathan MaxwellJimmy McAllisterBrandon McCauleyAndrew McNairEllie MikusMackenzie MurphyKaley PlatekSamantha PostAdam PowellAnnelise ReinwaldSpencer RichardsonVictoria RoseBriana RyanMyj SaintylMaddy SaluckaEmma SoukupAlexis ThackerMina VogelSamuel WonacottTrenton Woodcox