2015 Mississippi Attorney General election

none 2015 Mississippi elections February 2026 September 2023 2015 Mississippi Attorney General election Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential no 2011 Mississippi elections#Attorney General 2011 2019 Mississippi Attorney General election 2019 November 3, 2015 File:Jim Hood 2014 (cropped).jpg x150px Jim Hood Democratic Party (United States) 400,110 55.36% File:D. Michael Hurst_Jr. official photo (cropped).jpg Mike Hurst Republican Party (United States) 322,648 44.64% Attorney General Jim Hood Democratic Party (United States) Jim Hood Democratic Party (United States) 170px County results 170px Congressional district results 170px Precinct results 250px Hood: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Hurst: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Tie: #AE8BB1 50% 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 , this is the last time Democrats won a statewide election in Mississippi. Primaries Democratic nomination Candidate Jim Hood, incumbenthttp://www.clarionledger.com/story/politicalledger/2015/02/20/hood-reelection-ag/23749677/ AG Hood qualifies for re-election The Clarion-Ledger February 20, 2015 April 18, 2015 Republican primary Candidate Mike Hurst, Assistant U.S. Attorneyhttp://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2015/02/27/gop-federal-prosecutor-to-challenge-ag-jim-hood/24129333/ The Clarion-Ledger GOP federal prosecutor to challenge Mississippi AG Jim Hood February 27, 2015 March 1, 2015 The Associated Press Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx 2015 Republican Primary Mississippi Secretary of State September 2, 2019 February 25, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225033941/https://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections-Voting/Pages/2015-Republican-Primary.aspx dead Mike Hurst Republican Party (United States) 217,201 100.00% 217,201 100.00% General election Predictions Source Ranking Governinghttps://www.governing.com/archive/gov-attorneys-general-races-2015-handicapping.html Democrats on Defense in 2015-2016 Attorneys General Races governing.com 2015-10-20 2026-09-26Tossup Results 150px|State house district results|thumb 2015 Mississippi Attorney General election Jim Hood (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 400,110 55.36% Mike Hurst Republican Party (United States) 322,648 44.64% 722,758 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) By county Countyhttps://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2015General/certified%20results/Amended%20Statewide%20Certification.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250617184739/https://sos.ms.gov/elections/electionresults/2015General/certified%20results/Amended%20Statewide%20Certification.pdf June 17, 2025 live Amended Statewide Certification Hosemann Delbert Delbert Hosemann February 14, 2016 Secretary of State of Mississippi August 30, 2025Jim HoodDemocraticMike HurstRepublicanMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams5,04668.36%2,33631.64%2,71036.71%7,382Alcorn5,27350.66%5,13649.34%1371.32%10,409Amite2,83856.41%2,19343.59%64512.82%5,031Attala3,04360.01%2,02839.99%1,01520.02%5,071Benton1,72162.74%1,02237.26%69925.48%2,743Bolivar7,17777.18%2,12222.82%5,05554.36%9,299Calhoun3,12260.77%2,01539.23%1,10721.55%5,137Carroll2,22654.96%1,82445.04%4029.93%4,050Chickasaw4,53078.77%1,22121.23%3,30957.54%5,751Choctaw1,42451.04%1,36648.96%582.08%2,790Claiborne3,09388.45%40411.55%2,68976.89%3,497Clarke3,15053.58%2,72946.42%4217.16%5,879Clay5,18071.83%2,03128.17%3,14943.67%7,211Coahoma2,97775.67%95724.33%2,02051.35%3,934Copiah4,96067.53%2,38532.47%2,57535.06%7,345Covington3,52755.61%2,81544.39%71211.23%6,342DeSoto6,65631.70%14,34468.30%-7,688-36.61%21,000Forrest8,87151.59%8,32348.41%5483.19%17,194Franklin1,84660.45%1,20839.55%63820.89%3,054George2,15535.83%3,86064.17%-1,705-28.35%6,015Greene1,70144.53%2,11955.47%-418-10.94%3,820Grenada4,15061.08%2,64438.92%1,50622.17%6,794Hancock3,34039.74%5,06560.26%-1,725-20.52%8,405Harrison14,80247.69%16,23552.31%-1,433-4.62%31,037Hinds43,46475.20%14,33524.80%29,12950.40%57,799Holmes4,27585.93%70014.07%3,57571.86%4,975Humphreys2,05878.19%57421.81%1,48456.38%2,632Issaquena40471.00%16529.00%23942.00%569Itawamba3,71253.72%3,19846.28%5147.44%6,910Jackson10,13941.13%14,51558.87%-4,376-17.75%24,654Jasper4,07364.36%2,25535.64%1,81828.73%6,328Jefferson2,48791.00%2469.00%2,24182.00%2,733Jefferson Davis2,90071.06%1,18128.94%1,71942.12%4,081Jones7,24241.40%10,25158.60%-3,009-17.20%17,493Kemper2,83074.73%95725.27%1,87349.46%3,787Lafayette5,83553.05%5,16446.95%6716.10%10,999Lamar4,69634.48%8,92365.52%-4,227-31.04%13,619Lauderdale8,81951.95%8,15748.05%6623.90%16,976Lawrence2,78857.26%2,08142.74%70714.52%4,869Leake3,34455.64%2,66644.36%67811.28%6,010Lee9,62649.68%9,74950.32%-123-0.63%19,375Leflore5,12773.79%1,82126.21%3,30647.58%6,948Lincoln5,02948.58%5,32451.42%-295-2.85%10,353Lowndes10,24158.52%7,25841.48%2,98317.05%17,499Madison12,74446.26%14,80253.74%-2,058-7.47%27,546Marion3,23743.29%4,24056.71%-1,003-13.41%7,477Marshall4,29066.76%2,13633.24%2,15433.52%6,426Monroe6,32859.38%4,32940.62%1,99918.76%10,657Montgomery2,29659.65%1,55340.35%74319.30%3,849Neshoba3,15343.23%4,14056.77%-987-13.53%7,293Newton2,48636.32%4,35963.68%-1,873-27.36%6,845Noxubee2,81780.81%66919.19%2,14861.62%3,486Oktibbeha6,49457.91%4,72042.09%1,77415.82%11,214Panola7,03063.55%4,03336.45%2,99727.09%11,063Pearl River2,79830.76%6,29969.24%-3,501-38.49%9,097Perry2,08652.20%1,91047.80%1764.40%3,996Pike7,27061.37%4,57638.63%2,69422.74%11,846Pontotoc4,54854.53%3,79345.47%7559.05%8,341Prentiss3,50754.30%2,95145.70%5568.61%6,458Quitman2,06974.96%69125.04%1,37849.93%2,760Rankin12,59037.03%21,41062.97%-8,820-25.94%34,000Scott4,12858.03%2,98541.97%1,14316.07%7,113Sharkey1,33779.39%34720.61%99058.79%1,684Simpson4,12653.07%3,64946.93%4776.14%7,775Smith2,85549.85%2,87250.15%-17-0.30%5,727Stone2,35845.22%2,85754.78%-499-9.57%5,215Sunflower4,40676.96%1,31923.04%3,08753.92%5,725Tallahatchie2,57571.51%1,02628.49%1,54943.02%3,601Tate3,04650.74%2,95749.26%891.48%6,003Tippah3,22550.23%3,19649.77%290.45%6,421Tishomingo3,21748.46%3,42151.54%-204-3.07%6,638Tunica1,70969.70%74330.30%96639.40%2,452Union3,90751.30%3,70948.70%1982.60%7,616Walthall2,81359.31%1,93040.69%88318.62%4,743Warren7,18660.05%4,78139.95%2,40520.10%11,967Washington7,26075.36%2,37424.64%4,88650.72%9,634Wayne3,45354.26%2,91145.74%5428.52%6,364Webster1,77350.89%1,71149.11%621.78%3,484Wilkinson2,61673.15%96026.85%1,65646.31%3,576Winston3,84160.64%2,49339.36%1,34821.28%6,334Yalobusha2,30660.49%1,50639.51%80020.99%3,812Yazoo4,33364.47%2,38835.53%1,94528.94%6,721Totals400,11055.36%322,64844.64%77,46210.72%722,758 By congressional district Hood won three of four congressional districts, including two that were represented by Republicans. District Hood Hurst RepresentativeMississippi 1 1st 53% 47%Trent KellyMississippi 2 2nd 72% 28%Bennie ThompsonMississippi 3 3rd 51% 49%Gregg HarperMississippi 4 4th 43% 57%Steven Palazzo Notes Attorney General Mississippi Category:Mississippi Attorney General elections