The 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice, a member of the Republican Party who had been first elected in 1991, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits.
In the general election, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won a plurality of the vote over Republican Congressman Mike Parker. Per the Mississippi Constitution, since no candidate had received a majority of the vote, the election was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a contingent election. On January 4, 2000, the House voted 86–36, which was nearly along partisan lines, to elect Musgrove governor.[1] As to date, this remains the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Mississippi.
With neither candidate winning the required popular and electoral majority, the House of Representatives, where the Democrats had a supermajority at the time, decided between the two candidates with the highest popular vote. Parker refused to concede, and the House elected Musgrove 86-36 along partisan lines.[1]
1999, mississippi, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 1999, elect, governor, mississippi, incumbent, governor, kirk, fordice, member, republican, party, been, first, elected, 1991, ineligible, reelection, term, limits, 1995, november, 1999, januar. The 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2 1999 to elect the Governor of Mississippi Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice a member of the Republican Party who had been first elected in 1991 was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1995 November 2 1999 January 4 2000 contingent election 2003 Nominee Ronnie Musgrove Michael ParkerParty Democratic RepublicanElectoral vote 61 61House vote 86 36Popular vote 379 033 370 691Percentage 49 6 48 5 County resultsMusgrove 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Parker 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionKirk FordiceRepublican Elected Governor Ronnie MusgroveDemocratic via contingent electionIn the general election Democrat Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won a plurality of the vote over Republican Congressman Mike Parker Per the Mississippi Constitution since no candidate had received a majority of the vote the election was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a contingent election On January 4 2000 the House voted 86 36 which was nearly along partisan lines to elect Musgrove governor 1 As to date this remains the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Mississippi Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Results 2 Republican primary 2 1 Results 3 General election 3 1 Results 4 ReferencesDemocratic primary editLieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won the Democratic primary defeating former Commissioner of Public Safety Jim Roberts and 5 other candidates Results edit Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary 1999 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ronnie Musgrove 309 519 56 74Democratic Jim Roberts 142 617 26 14Democratic Richard Barrett 32 383 5 94Democratic Katie Perrone 16 476 3 02Democratic Charles Bell 13 159 2 41Democratic Carrie Harris 11 645 2 14Democratic James W Bootie Hunt 11 572 2 12Total votes 537 371 100 00Republican primary editFormer U S Representative Michael Parker won the Republican primary defeating former Lieutenant Governor Eddie Briggs and four other candidates Results edit Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary 1999 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Mike Parker 77 674 50 72Republican Eddie Briggs 42 763 27 92Republican Charlie Williams 17 176 11 22Republican Dan Gibson 11 348 7 41Republican George Wagon Wheel Blair 2 453 1 60Republican Shawn O Hara 1 728 1 13Total votes 153 142 100 00General election editResults edit Under the 1890 Constitution of Mississippi gubernatorial candidates must win a majority of the popular vote In addition the Mississippi House of Representatives acts as an electoral college a candidate must win both a majority of the vote and a majority of the state house districts to be elected With neither candidate winning the required popular and electoral majority the House of Representatives where the Democrats had a supermajority at the time decided between the two candidates with the highest popular vote Parker refused to concede and the House elected Musgrove 86 36 along partisan lines 1 Candidate Party Popular vote Electoral vote House voteVotes Votes Votes Ronnie Musgrove Democratic Party 379 033 49 62 61 50 00 86 70 49Michael Parker Republican Party 370 691 48 52 61 50 00 36 29 51Jerry Ladner Reform Party 8 208 1 07Helen Perkins Independent 6 005 0 79Total 763 937 100 00 122 100 00 122 100 00Source 4 5 References edit a b Almanac of American Politics 2002 Gov Ronnie Musgrove D Mississippi Governor Archived from the original on October 22 2012 Retrieved October 20 2012 MS Governor D Primary 1999 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 2 2016 MS Governor R Primary 1999 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 2 2016 MS Governor 1999 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 2 2016 1999 Gubernatorial General Election Results Mississippi David Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved December 2 2016 nbsp nbsp This Mississippi elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election amp oldid 1175729106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
