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This was the reason the Democratic Party dominated state and federal elections in Mississippi into the 1960s. From 1876 to 1980, Mississippi was essentially a one-party state, electing Democratic governors, federal representatives, and most state officials. When Mississippi's constitution passed a Supreme Court challenge in Williams v.
The attorney general of Mississippi is a statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The attorney general is a constitutional officer responsible for representing state agencies in legal matters, supplying other state officials and prosecutors with legal advice, and bringing lawsuits on behalf of the state. They serve a four-year ...
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Mississippi: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Secretary of State; Attorney General; State Auditor; State Treasurer; Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce; Commissioner of Insurance; Land Commissioner; The table also indicates the historical party composition in ...
The Mississippi Legislature initially elected the holders of the office, [4] with the first secretary of state, Daniel Williams, being chosen on December 11, 1817. [5] The 1832 constitution stipulated that the secretary was to be popularly elected to serve a two-year term. [ 6 ]
The lieutenant governor of Mississippi is the second-highest ranking elected executive officer in the U.S. state of Mississippi, below the governor of Mississippi, and is the only official in the state to be a member of two branches of state government. The office of lieutenant governor was established when Mississippi became a state in 1817 ...
“If there are 82 counties in the state of Mississippi, there are 82 ways to do things. ... People waited up to two hours to vote as election officials made frantic trips to office supply stores ...
Under Article 5, Section 134, of the Mississippi Constitution, the state auditor is elected every four years.Candidates for the office must meet the same constitutional qualifications as candidates for the position of secretary of state; they must be at least 25 years old and have lived in the state for at least five years. [19]
Owens was first elected as Hinds County DA in 2019. Previously, he was the managing attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center's Mississippi office.