Campaign Finance: See where Mississippi state, commission candidates stand ahead of Tuesday’s election

The final campaign finance reports ahead of the Mississippi General Election were filed last week.

Candidates for state offices in this year’s Mississippi elections were required to submit a pre-election campaign finance report on October 31, 2023, showing donations and expenditures between October 1st and October 29th.

Mississippi’s General Election is Tuesday, November 7th.

Below is a rundown of the latest campaign finance filings from each statewide and state commission candidate on the General Election ballot as filed by their campaigns with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s office.

Click on the candidate’s name to be redirected to their updated filing. Some reports either have not been filed at the time of this article or may not yet be loaded on the Secretary of State’s website.

Governor

• Republican
  • Tate Reeves (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $1.12 million
    • Raised calendar year to date: $6.3 million
    • Spent this period: $4.13 million
    • Spent calendar year to date: $10.98 million
    • Cash on hand: $3.15 million
• Democrat
  • Brandon Presley
    • Raised this period: $3.4 million
    • Raised calendar year to date: $11.3 million
    • Spent this period: $3.97 million
    • Spent calendar year to date: $10.76 million
    • Cash on hand: $1.26 million
• Independent
  • Gwendolyn Gray (withdrew but will remain on the ballot)
    • Filed her Termination Report on November 2nd.

Lt. Governor

• Republican
  • Delbert Hosemann (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $321,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $2.63 million
    • Spent this period: $245,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $5.77 million
    • Cash on hand: $379,000
• Democrat
  • D. Ryan Grover (Not Showing)
    • Raised this period: $
    • Raised calendar year to date: $
    • Spent this period: $
    • Spent calendar year to date: $
    • Cash on hand: $

Attorney General

• Republican
  • Lynn Fitch (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $181,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $1.13 million
    • Spent this period: $118,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $429,000
    • Cash on hand: $1.77 million
• Democrat
  • Greta Martin
    • Raised this period: $13,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $179,000
    • Spent this period: $46,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $177,000
    • Cash on hand: $2,500

Secretary of State

• Republican
  • Michael Watson (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $165,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $574,000
    • Spent this period: $23,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $126,000
    • Cash on hand: $1.1 million
• Democrat
  • Ty Pinkins (replacement candidate after Shuwaski Young withdrew)
    • Raised this period: $16,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $31,000
    • Spent this period: $19,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $21,000
    • Cash on hand: $10,000

State Treasurer

• Republican
  • David McRae (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $500
    • Raised calendar year to date: $102,000
    • Spent this period: $28,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $47,000
    • Cash on hand: $194,000
• Democrat
  • Addie Green
    • Raised this period: $4,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $6,100
    • Spent this period: $0
    • Spent calendar year to date: $0
    • Cash on hand: $6,100

Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner

• Republican
  • Andy Gipson (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $50,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $214,000
    • Spent this period: $12,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $102,000
    • Cash on hand: $255,000
• Democrat
  • Robert Bradford
    • Raised this period: $4,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $16,000
    • Spent this period: $1,00
    • Spent calendar year to date: $11,000
    • Cash on hand: $6,000

State Auditor

• Republican
  • Shad White (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $46,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $642,000
    • Spent this period: $20,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $130,000
    • Cash on hand: $1.86 million
• Democrat
  • Larry Bradford (Not Showing)
    • Raised this period: $
    • Raised calendar year to date: $
    • Spent this period: $
    • Spent calendar year to date: $
    • Cash on hand: $

Insurance Commissioner

• Republican
  • Mike Chaney (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $6,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $256,000
    • Spent this period: $15,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $245,000
    • Cash on hand: $247,000
• Democrat
  • Bruce Burton
    • Raised this period: $0
    • Raised calendar year to date: $0
    • Spent this period: $0
    • Spent calendar year to date: $0
    • Cash on hand: $0

Public Service Commissioners

Northern District

• Republican
  • Chris Brown
    • Raised this period: $0
    • Raised calendar year to date: $833,000
    • Spent this period: $8,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $713,000
    • Cash on hand: $120,000

Central District

• Republican
  • Brent Bailey (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $21,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $95,000
    • Spent this period: $11,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $47,000
    • Cash on hand: $54,000
• Democrat
  • Dekeither Stamps
    • Raised this period: $12,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $44,000
    • Spent this period: $19,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $38,000
    • Cash on hand: $6,000

Southern District

• Republican
  • Nelson Wayne Carr
    • Raised this period: $15,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $171,000
    • Spent this period: $6,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $154,000
    • Cash on hand: $17,000

Transportation Commissioners

Northern District

• Republican
  • John Caldwell (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $5,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $
    • Spent this period: $1,500
    • Spent calendar year to date: $
    • Cash on hand: $118,000

Central District

• Republican
  • Rickey Pennington Jr.
    • Raised this period: $0
    • Raised calendar year to date: $0
    • Spent this period: $0
    • Spent calendar year to date: $0
    • Cash on hand: -$1,700
• Democrat
  • Willie Simmons (incumbent)
    • Raised this period: $38,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $96,000
    • Spent this period: $43,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $110,000
    • Cash on hand: $103,000

Southern District

• Republican
  • Charles Busby
    • Raised this period: $33,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $74,000
    • Spent this period: $3,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $24,000
    • Cash on hand: $228,000
• Independent
  • Steven Brian Griffin (Not Showing)
    • Raised this period: $25,000
    • Raised calendar year to date: $25,000
    • Spent this period: $11,000
    • Spent calendar year to date: $11,000
    • Cash on hand: $14,000