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1999 United States Gubernatorial Elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states in October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 2. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff. The Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi. As of , this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Mississippi. Summary Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: # See also * 1999 United States elections ** 1999 United States House of Representatives elections There were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives: Summary Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Newt Gingrich (R) had resigned at the end of the previous Congress.New memb ... References {{USGovElections October 1999 events in the United States November 1999 events in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to the east; Tennessee to the south; and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, and its two largest cities are Louisville and Lexington. Its population was approximately 4.5 million in 2020. Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process. It is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of green grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state. Historically, it was known for excellent farming conditions for this reason and the development of large tobacco plantations akin to those in Virginia and North Carolina i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Jefferson
William Jennings Jefferson (born March 14, 1947) is an American former politician from Louisiana whose career ended after his corruption scandal and conviction. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms from 1991 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party. He represented , which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. He was elected as the state's first black congressman since the end of Reconstruction. On November 13, 2009, Jefferson was sentenced to thirteen years in federal prison for bribery after a corruption investigation, the longest sentence ever given to a congressman. He began serving that sentence in May 2012 at a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) facility in Beaumont, Texas. He appealed his case after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on similar issues. In light of these findings, on October 5, 2017, Jefferson was ordered released, pending sentencing or other action, after a U.S. District judge threw out 7 of 10 charges against him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 United States Gubernatorial Elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states in October and November 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 2. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff. The Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi. As of , this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Mississippi. Summary Closest races States where the margin of victory was under 5%: # See also * 1999 United States elections ** 1999 United States House of Representatives elections There were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives: Summary Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Newt Gingrich (R) had resigned at the end of the previous Congress.New memb ... References {{USGovElections October 1999 events in the United States November 1999 events in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 United States House Of Representatives Elections
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There were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives: Summary Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Newt Gingrich (R) had resigned at the end of the previous Congress.New member elected February 23, 1999.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , Bob Livingston , , Republican , 1977 , , Incumbent resigned March 1, 1999.New member elected May 29, 1999.Republican hold. , nowrap , , - ! , George Brown Jr. , , Democratic , 1972 , , Incumbent died July 15, 1999.New member elected November 16, 1999. Democratic hold. , nowrap , References 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 United States Elections
The 1999 United States elections, which were held on Tuesday, November 2, were off-year elections in which no members of the Congress were standing for election. However, there were three gubernatorial races, state legislative elections in four states, numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot. Federal elections U.S. House of Representatives special elections In 1999, three special elections to fill vacancies in the House of Representatives were held. They were for , , and . State elections Gubernatorial elections Three states held elections for governor in 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi voted on November 2. Louisiana's election dates do not coincide with that of most states: Louisiana held its open primary on October 23. A runoff election was not needed. Other statewide elections In the three states which held regularly scheduled state general elections, elections for state executive branch offices of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Parker (politician)
Paul Michael Parker (born October 31, 1949) is an American businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi. He served in Congress as a member of the Democratic Party and, later, the Republican Party. He later served as Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Army, with authority over the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Biography Parker was born in Laurel, Mississippi and he graduated from William Carey College with a BA in English in 1970. Before entering politics, Parker owned and operated a funeral home business, insurance companies, land and timber companies, and a sand, clay and gravel business. Parker was elected to the House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1988 following a hard-fought primary with a wide field of contenders. The district included Jackson, Vicksburg, Natchez, McComb, and Brookhaven. Party switch As a Democratic congressman, Parker wore his party ties very loosely. His voting record was conservative even by Mississippi Democratic standards. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Musgrove
David Ronald Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and as the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004. As of 2022, he is the last Democrat to have served as Governor of Mississippi. Musgrove had made an unsuccessful political comeback in a 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the U.S. Senate, losing to incumbent Senator Roger Wicker. Musgrove is a principal at a public affairs consulting firm, Politics. In 2014, he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson, Mississippi, Musgrove/Smith Law. Early life Born in Tocowa, Mississippi (now a ghost town), Musgrove grew up in the nearby city of Batesville. When Musgrove was seven years old, his father, a road crew worker with the Mississippi Highway Department, caught pneumonia while laboring during a record snowstorm and died. His mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election
The 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice, a member of the Republican Party who had been first elected in 1991, was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. In the general election, Democrat Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won a plurality of the vote over Republican Congressman Mike Parker. Per the Mississippi Constitution, since no candidate had received a majority of the vote, the election was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives in a contingent election. On January 4, 2000, the House voted 86-36 along partisan lines to elect Musgrove governor. As to date, this remains the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Mississippi. Democratic primary Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Musgrove won the Democratic primary, defeating former Commissioner of Public Safety Jim Roberts and 5 other candidates. Results Republican primary Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election
The 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Ray Mabus unsuccessfully ran for reelection to a second term. This election marked the first time a Republican was elected Governor of Mississippi since Adelbert Ames in 1873. This is the last gubernatorial election where the Democratic candidate carried any of three counties (Hancock, Harrison and Jackson) along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Democratic primary Incumbent Democrat Ray Mabus won the Democratic primary, defeating former U.S. Representative Wayne Dowdy and George "Wagon Wheel" Blair. According to ''The New York Times,'' Mabus had to fend off charges that he was "arrogant and out of touch with Mississippi politically", and was perceived as a " Porsche politician in a Chevy pickup state". Results Republican primary No candidate received a majority in the Republican primary, so a runoff was held between the top two candida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Fordice
Daniel Kirkwood "Kirk" Fordice Jr. () (February 10, 1934 – September 7, 2004), was an American politician and businessman who served as the 61st Governor of Mississippi from 1992 to 2000. He was the first Republican governor of the state since Reconstruction-era governor Adelbert Ames, who served from 1874 to 1876, and the first governor elected to two consecutive four-year terms (following a 1987 amendment to the state constitution). Fordice was a staunch conservative, running on a pro-business, anti-crime, low-tax, family values platform. A successful businessman, Fordice took over his father's construction company and became a millionaire. He ran for governor in 1991 as a Republican, championing various conservative causes. Although initially popular among voters, Fordice gained notoriety for his controversial statements. He opposed affirmative action, championed anti-crime programs, led welfare reform efforts, and proudly touted his conservative Christian views. Many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Preis
Phillip Wesley Preis Sr., known as Phil Preis (born April 18, 1950), is an attorney and former politician, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Preis is the son of Patricia M. Preis of Newellton and Edwin Gustav Preis Sr. (1916–2011), a former Newellton mayor, who was also from 1976 to 1977 the president of the Louisiana Municipal Association. Preis graduated in 1968 from the defunct Newellton High School. In 1972, he obtained his Bachelor of Science in accounting from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He procured his Juris Doctor degree in 1975 from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He is affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma, and Phi Kappa Phi. His Baton Rouge law firm is Preis Gordon. Preis ran unsuccessfully for governor as a Democrat in both 1995 and 1999. In the October 21, 1995 gubernatorial election, he finished fifth in a fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Greene (Louisiana Politician)
Thomas Alan Greene is an American politician who served in the Louisiana Senate from 1992 to 2000. He studied at Louisiana State University."Louisiana: Thomas Alan Greene", ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2007-2008'' (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, New Jersey New Providence is a borough on the northwestern edge of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located on the Passaic River, which forms the county boundary with Morris County bordering Chatham Township. As of the 2020 United S ..., 2007), p. 660 References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Greene, Tom 1948 births Living people Louisiana Democrats Louisiana Republicans Louisiana state senators Louisiana State University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) [Baidu] |
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