Yesterday, voters turned out across Mississippi to vote for local and state offices. Hotty Toddy News has gathered the results for Lafayette County and Mississippi Statewide elections:
Statewide Election Results:
MS Governor:
Winner- Phil Bryant (R)
MS Lieutenant Governor:
Winner- Tate Reeves (R)
MS Secretary of State:
Winner- Delbert Hosemann Jr. (R)
MS Attorney General:
Winner- Jim Hood (D)
MS State Treasurer:
Winner- Lynn Finch (R)
MS State Auditor:
Winner- Stacey Pickering (R)
MS State Agriculture and Commerce Commissioner:
Winner- Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS State Insurance Commissioner:
Winner- Mike Chaney (R)
MS Initiative 42 and 42A
Against: 346,344 votes, 52%
Approval 42A: 318,625 votes, 48%
MS Initiative 42 or 42A
42: 310,241 votes, 59%
42A: 219,084 votes, 41%
Mississippi has 52 state Senators. State senator terms last 4 years.
20 Democrats
32 Republicans
Mississippi has 122 House of Representatives. House of Representative terms are 2 years.
58 Democrats
64 Republicans
2015 Lafayette County Election Results:
State Senate District 9
Tollison, Gray (i) (GOP) 7,858 votes, 59%
Hemmins, Cristen (D) 5,382 votes, 41%
State House District 12
Hughes, J.P. (D) 2,439 votes, 55%
Mayo, Brad (i) (GOP) 1,983 votes, 45%
Lafayette Supervisor District 1
Babb, Rickey (GOP) 833 votes, 37%
Frye, Kevin W. (D) 1,006 votes, 44%
Hyneman, Brian (IND) 425 votes, 19%
Lafayette Supervisor District 3
Carey, Zach (IND) 60 votes, 2%
Gordon, Dale Timothy (DEM) 1,440 votes, 49%
Rikard, David (GOP) 1,451 votes, 49%
Lafayette Supervisor District 5
Fortner, Johnny Mike (GOP) 457 votes, 37%
Roberts, Mike (DEM) 766 votes, 63%
Lafayette Justice Court Judge Northern
Bell, Carolyn Pettis- 2,358 votes, 53%
Johnson, Jeffery M.- 2,054 votes, 47%
Lafayette County, Mississippi Intiative 42 and 42A Education Funding
Against both: 5,291 (49.6%)
Against of either: 5,377 (50.4%)
Lafayette County, Mississippi Intiative 42 or 42A Education Funding
Initiative 42: 5,278 (63.2%)
Initiative 42A: 3,073 (36.8%)
Emily Newton is a staff writer for hottytoddy.com and the magazine editor for Experience Oxford. She can be reached at emily.newton@hottytoddy.com. For more news and fun visit hottytoddy.com. Go Rebs!
