Mississippi gubernatorial candidates report fundraising totals from first quarter of 2019


Candidates running in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Mississippi governor submitted campaign finance reports for the first quarter of 2019 (Jan. 1 through April 30).
 
Lieutenant Gov. Tate Reeves $1 million, the most of the Republican candidates, and reported $6.7 million in cash on hand. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr., who raised $583,000 and reported $513,000 in cash on hand, followed Reeves. State Rep. Robert Foster raised $73,000 and had $18,900 in cash on hand.
 
Attorney General Jim Hood was the only Democratic candidate to raise more than $20,000. He brought in $755,000 and reported $1.2 million in cash on hand. The other Democratic candidates who reported contributions were Hinds County DA Robert Shuler Smith ($11,000), Velesha Williams ($18,000), and William Bond Compton ($1,000). Only Smith reported cash on hand with $300.
 
The primaries will be held August 6 with possible runoffs on August 27. The general election will be held November 5.
 
Click the links below to view coverage of the Democratic and Republican primaries.
 
https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_gubernatorial_election,_2019_(August_6_Democratic_primary)
https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_gubernatorial_election,_2019_(August_6_Republican_primary)