Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves Wins Reelection Over Challenger Brandon Presley

Mississippi bucked the blue wave to keep their state in Republican hands in all statewide offices.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves delivers a victory speech in Flowood, Miss., on Nov. 7. 2023. Lawrence Wilson / The Epoch Times

JACKSON, Miss.—Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi has been reelected, fending off a strong challenge from Democrat Brandon Presley to continue the GOP’s 20-year occupancy of the state’s executive mansion.

The Oct. 7 victory bucked a Blue Wave of Democratic victories elsewhere in the country as Mississippians, who are fiercely proud of their culture trusted Mr. Reeves to defend it against perceived liberal influences exercised in the form of campaign contributions from out-of-state donors.