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Mississippi Secretary of State - Elections
2003 Mississippi Statewide Results
Filing Deadline: 3/1/03, Primary: 8/5/03, Run-off: 8/26/03,
Last Updated: November 5, 2003 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Governor, 49.5% in '99, 1st term, Next election in 2003, Current Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Larry J. Sabato: Toss-Up, Campaigns & Elections Odds: 1:1 |
| Ronnie Musgrove (D) 45.4%, |
ex-GOP Nat'l Chair / '82 Senate nominee Haley Barbour (R) 53.0%, |
Sherman Lee Dillon (G) 0.4%, |
| '00 & '02 Senate nominee / evangelist Shawn O'Hara (Rfm) 0.4%, |
| John Thomas Cripps (C) 0.7%, |
Lt. Governor, 53% in 1999 as a Democrat, next election in 2003
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| St. Sen. Barbara Blackmon (D) 36.6%, |
Amy Tuck (R) 61.4%, |
Anna J. Reives (Rfm) 2.0%, |
Attorney General, 63% in 1999, next election in 2003, Mike Moore (D) retiring and might run for Senate
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| D.A. Jim Hood (D) 62.3%, |
ex-Ass't. U.S. Att. / ex-FBI agent Scott Newton (R) 37.7%, |
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Secretary of State, 68% in 1999, next election in 2003
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Eric Clark (D) 70.7%, |
activist Julio Del Castillo (R) 23.7%, |
'02 Congressional nominee Brenda Blackburn (Rfm) 5.6%, |
Treasurer, unopposed in 1999, next election in 2003, Marshall Bennett (D) resigned, Peyton Prospere not seeking election
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| ex-banker / st. finance dept. adm. Gary Anderson (D) 46.3%, |
investment banker Tate Reeves (R) 52.1%, |
'00 & '02 Congressional nominee / photographer / artist Lee F. Dilworth (Rfm) 1.5%, |
Auditor, 55% in 1999, next election in 2003
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Phil Bryant (R) 76%, |
Billy Blackburn (Rfm) 24%, |
Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner, unopposed in 1999, next election in 2003
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Lester Spell (D) 65.7%, |
teacher / '95 candidate Max Phillips (R) 32.4%, |
'98 Congressional nominee Robert "Bob" Claunch (Rfm) 1.8%, |
Insurance Commissioner, 74% in 1999, next election in 2003
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| George Dale (D) 70.9%, |
insurance agent Aaron "Lucky" Dupuy, III (R) 25.2%, |
Barbara Dale Washer (Rfm) 3.9%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Mississippi Political Parties:
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