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1999 election for Mississippi Governor

Governor · Mississippi

Ronnie Musgrove (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Michael Parker (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Ronnie MusgroveDemocrat · winner
50.6%379,034
Michael ParkerRepublican
49.4%370,691
749,725 votes

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1999

Races before and after

EvenD+6.91987R+3.31991R+11.11995D+1.11999R+6.92003R+15.82007

Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET