Since the 1890s, governors and other statewide candidates have had to win a two-tiered contest — securing not only a majority of the votes statewide, but also carrying most of the 122 state House districts. A State's version of the electoral college.
Jim Crow law still shapes Mississippi's Election. Unconstitutional but, it's still the law 129 years later
Last week, a federal district court declined to grant a preliminary injunction blocking a provision of Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow constitution that could prevent Democratic state Attorney General Jim Hood from becoming governor even if he wins more votes than Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on Tuesday. However, the judge hearing the case, Daniel Jordan, sent a strong signal that he would bar the law if it comes into play after the election.
The provision in question requires candidates for statewide office to win both blocking a provision of Mississippi's 1890 Jim Crow constitution that could prevent Democratic state Attorney General Jim Hood from becoming governor