1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1999 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999 to elect the governor of Mississippi. Republican incumbent Kirk Fordice was ineligible to run for reelection due to term limits. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election was decided by the Mississippi House of Representatives, which elected Democratic lieutenant governor Ronnie Musgrove over U.S. representative Mike Parker.

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, which was nearly along partisan lines, to elect Musgrove governor. As of 2026, this remains the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Mississippi.