2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 2027 Mississippi gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2027. Incumbent Republican governor Tate Reeves is ineligible to run for re-election after serving two full terms.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andy Gipson, agriculture and commerce commissioner of Mississippi
- Shad White, state auditor of Mississippi
Publicly expressed interest
- Thomas Duff, businessman
- Delbert Hosemann, incumbent lieutenant governor
Potential
- Lynn Fitch, attorney general of Mississippi
- Philip Gunn, former speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives
- Gregg Harper, former U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
- Trent Kelly, U.S. representative for Mississippi's 1st congressional district
- David McRae, treasurer of Mississippi
- Michael Watson, secretary of state of Mississippi
Polling
Gipson vs. Hosemann vs. White vs. Fitch vs. Duff| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Andy Gipson | Delbert Hosemann | Lynn Fitch | Tommy Duff | Shad White | Undecided |
| Tarrance Group | October 27 – 30, 2025 | 600 | ± 4.1% | 17% | 15% | 9% | 2% | 15% | 42% |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Potential
- Brandon Presley, former Mississippi Public Service Commissioner and Democratic nominee for governor in 2023
Independents
Candidates
Publicly expressed interest
- Thomas Duff, businessman ''''
General election
Polling
Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat| Poll source | Date administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Republican | Generic Democrat | Undecided |
| Tarrance Group | October 27 – 30, 2025 | 600 | ± 4.1% | 60% | 39% | 1% |