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.

1999 United States gubernatorial elections

October 23 and November 2, 1999
3 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 31 17 Seats after 30 18 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 2 1 Seats won 1 2
Map of the results      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Democratic gain      No election

The Democratic Party had a net gain of one seat, picking up an open seat in Mississippi. As of 2024, this is the last time a Democrat was elected governor of Mississippi.

Summary

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Paul E. Patton	Democratic	1995	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Paul E. Patton (Democratic) 60.7% Peppy Martin (Republican) 22.2% Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 15.3% Nailah Jumoke-Yarbrough (Natural Law) 1.2%
Louisiana	Mike Foster	Republican	1995	Incumbent re-elected.	Y Mike Foster (Republican) 62.2% Bill Jefferson (Democratic) 29.5% Tom Greene (Republican) 2.7% Phil Preis (Democratic) 1.8%
Mississippi	Kirk Fordice	Republican	1991	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Ronnie Musgrove (Democratic) 49.6% Michael Parker (Republican) 48.5% Jerry Ladner (Reform) 1.1%

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

1. Mississippi, 1.1%

See also

• 1999 United States elections
  • 1999 United States House of Representatives elections