GOP Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Wins Reelection

November 8, 2023 Politics, Republicans

Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won re-election on Tuesday in Mississippi, staving off a challenge from Democratic candidate Brandon Presley. Reeves faced an unexpectedly serious challenge from Presley in the deep-red state that has not had a Democratic governor in almost two decades.

Reeves, 49, was state treasurer for two terms and lieutenant governor for two terms. He was first elected governor in 2019. Presley, 46, was mayor of his small hometown before being elected to serve on the Mississippi Public Service Commission. Presley also boasted name recognition as the second cousin of the late Elvis Presley.

Read the full article. Presley is ardently anti-abortion.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves wins re-election, extending Republicans’ two-decade hold on the red state after Democrat Brandon Presley concedes. https://t.co/TmeHFUPBhr

— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 8, 2023

At least 9 precincts in Hinds County—Mississippi’s most populous county and the home of the 83%-Black capital city of Jackson—have run out of ballots in the statewide election.

The polls are set to close at 7 p.m., but court orders could keep them open. https://t.co/lkYQvTBFap

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) November 7, 2023

MS Gov Proclaims April As Confederate Heritage Month – https://t.co/BpgaKcq09w pic.twitter.com/d5ZfEjla06

— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) April 5, 2023