The 2023 Mississippi Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the Attorney General of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Lynn Fitch was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger Greta Kemp Martin in a landslide.

Republican primary

Candidates Nominee Lynn Fitch, incumbent attorney general (2020–present)

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates Nominee Greta Kemp Martin, attorney and Disability Rights Mississippi litigation director

Results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball June 21, 2023

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error LynnFitch (R) GretaMartin (D) Other UndecidedMississippi Today/Siena CollegeMississippi Today/Siena CollegeAugust 20–28, 2023650 (LV)± 4.0%54%35%2%9%

Results

By county CountyLynn FitchRepublicanGreta Kemp MartinDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams3,98343.06%5,26756.94%-1,284-13.88%9,250Alcorn6,80681.84%1,51018.16%5,29663.68%8,316Amite3,22363.76%1,83236.24%1,39127.52%5,055Attala3,43758.64%2,42441.36%1,01317.28%5,861Benton1,84766.61%92633.39%92133.21%2,773Bolivar2,91136.55%5,05363.45%-2,142-26.90%7,964Calhoun3,25672.79%1,21727.21%2,03945.58%4,473Carroll2,50167.58%1,20032.42%1,30135.15%3,701Chickasaw2,97153.35%2,59846.65%3736.70%5,569Choctaw2,00872.41%76527.59%1,24344.83%2,773Claiborne54918.09%2,48681.91%-1,937-63.82%3,035Clarke3,87665.72%2,02234.28%1,85431.43%5,898Clay3,06843.78%3,94056.22%-872-12.44%7,008Coahoma1,58931.53%3,45168.47%-1,862-36.94%5,040Copiah4,58449.50%4,67650.50%-92-0.99%9,260Covington3,97163.38%2,29436.62%1,67726.77%6,265DeSoto23,13762.93%13,63037.07%9,50725.86%36,767Forrest10,28756.41%7,94943.59%2,33812.82%18,236Franklin2,09365.84%1,08634.16%1,00731.68%3,179George4,12087.77%57412.23%3,54675.54%4,694Greene2,76480.00%69120.00%2,07360.00%3,455Grenada4,43956.12%3,47143.88%96812.24%7,910Hancock7,97476.28%2,48023.72%5,49452.55%10,454Harrison26,46062.13%16,12737.87%10,33324.26%42,587Hinds17,14525.36%50,45874.64%-33,313-49.28%67,603Holmes1,22721.53%4,47378.47%-3,246-56.95%5,700Humphreys89330.23%2,06169.77%-1,168-39.54%2,954Issaquena21049.88%21150.12%-1-0.24%421Itawamba5,96886.93%89713.07%5,07173.87%6,865Jackson19,12467.67%9,13832.33%9,98635.33%28,262Jasper2,98050.22%2,95449.78%260.44%5,934Jefferson46917.64%2,18982.36%-1,720-64.71%2,658Jefferson Davis1,72940.98%2,49059.02%-761-18.04%4,219Jones14,72472.26%5,65227.74%9,07244.52%20,376Kemper1,52541.78%2,12558.22%-600-16.44%3,650Lafayette8,82259.91%5,90440.09%2,91819.82%14,726Lamar12,47274.84%4,19225.16%8,28049.69%16,664Lauderdale10,96660.98%7,01639.02%3,95021.97%17,982Lawrence2,86764.46%1,58135.54%1,28628.91%4,448Leake3,90159.69%2,63440.31%1,26719.39%6,535Lee15,42067.08%7,56932.92%7,85134.15%22,989Leflore2,15830.72%4,86769.28%-2,709-38.56%7,025Lincoln7,88469.78%3,41530.22%4,46939.55%11,299Lowndes9,22852.61%8,31147.39%9175.23%17,539Madison21,91056.75%16,69943.25%5,21113.50%38,609Marion4,87166.16%2,49133.84%2,38032.33%7,362Marshall4,80454.03%4,08745.97%7178.06%8,891Monroe7,15463.98%4,02836.02%3,12627.96%11,182Montgomery1,72054.34%1,44545.66%2758.69%3,165Neshoba5,00172.96%1,85327.04%3,14845.93%6,854Newton4,30368.55%1,97431.45%2,32937.10%6,277Noxubee88625.71%2,56074.29%-1,674-48.58%3,446Oktibbeha6,35250.61%6,19949.39%1531.22%12,551Panola6,34556.10%4,96543.90%1,38012.20%11,310Pearl River8,93381.22%2,06618.78%6,86762.43%10,999Perry2,90576.45%89523.55%2,01052.89%3,800Pike5,78749.08%6,00450.92%-217-1.84%11,791Pontotoc7,39282.36%1,58317.64%5,80964.72%8,975Prentiss4,85178.97%1,29221.03%3,55957.94%6,143Quitman84438.93%1,32461.07%-480-22.14%2,168Rankin30,95870.50%12,95529.50%18,00341.00%43,913Scott4,58158.15%3,29741.85%1,28416.30%7,878Sharkey48232.55%99967.45%-517-34.91%1,481Simpson4,76963.01%2,80036.99%1,96926.01%7,569Smith3,76576.08%1,18423.92%2,58152.15%4,949Stone3,96577.85%1,12822.15%2,83755.70%5,093Sunflower1,92432.63%3,97267.37%-2,048-34.74%5,896Tallahatchie1,79046.91%2,02653.09%-236-6.18%3,816Tate5,71467.18%2,79132.82%2,92334.37%8,505Tippah4,51980.41%1,10119.59%3,41860.82%5,620Tishomingo4,72183.51%93216.49%3,78967.03%5,653Tunica66733.62%1,31766.38%-650-32.76%1,984Union6,23283.13%1,26516.87%4,96766.25%7,497Walthall2,95158.51%2,09341.49%85817.01%5,044Warren6,87251.46%6,48248.54%3902.92%13,354Washington3,08230.38%7,06369.62%-3,981-39.24%10,145Wayne4,79764.08%2,68935.92%2,10828.16%7,486Webster2,72679.78%69120.22%2,03559.56%3,417Wilkinson1,10537.62%1,83262.38%-727-24.75%2,937Winston3,62656.81%2,75743.19%86913.61%6,383Yalobusha2,52258.42%1,79541.58%72716.84%4,317Yazoo3,47849.79%3,50850.21%-30-0.43%6,986Totals470,87058.07%339,94841.93%130,92216.15%810,818 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Jasper (largest city: Bay Springs) Marshall (largest city: Holly Springs) Oktibbeha (largest city: Starkville)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Pike (largest city: McComb)

By congressional district Fitch won three of four congressional districts.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::2a63d0b3-58db-4e59-9b3b-436b221e078a

District Fitch Martin Representative 67% 33%Trent Kelly 38% 62%Bennie Thompson 62% 38%Michael Guest 69% 31%Mike Ezell

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