2015 Mississippi Attorney General election
November 3, 2015
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The 2015 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democrat Jim Hood, who had been the only statewide elected Democrat in Mississippi 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.
Primaries
Democratic nomination
Candidate
Republican primary
Candidate
- Mike Hurst, Assistant U.S. Attorney[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Hurst | 217,201 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 217,201 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Hood (incumbent) | 400,110 | 55.36% | |
| Republican | Mike Hurst | 322,648 | 44.64% | |
| Total votes | 722,758 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
By county
| County[4] | Jim Hood Democratic |
Mike Hurst Republican |
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
Hood won three of four congressional districts, including two that were represented by Republicans.[5]
| District | Hood | Hurst | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53% | 47% | Trent Kelly |
| 2nd | 72% | 28% | Bennie Thompson |
| 3rd | 51% | 49% | Gregg Harper |
| 4th | 43% | 57% | Steven Palazzo |
Notes
- ^ "AG Hood qualifies for re-election". The Clarion-Ledger. February 20, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ The Associated Press (February 27, 2015). "GOP federal prosecutor to challenge Mississippi AG Jim Hood". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Republican Primary". Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved September 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. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
- ^ https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=799985