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| leader_title1 = [[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi|Lieutenant Governor]] | | leader_title1 = [[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi|Lieutenant Governor]] | ||
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[[File:Governors of Mississippi.jpg|thumb|Five Governors of Mississippi in 1976, from left: [[Ross Barnett]], [[James P. Coleman]], [[William L. Waller]], [[John Bell Williams]], and [[Paul B. Johnson Jr.]]]] | [[File:Governors of Mississippi.jpg|thumb|Five Governors of Mississippi in 1976, from left: [[Ross Barnett]], [[James P. Coleman]], [[William L. Waller]], [[John Bell Williams]], and [[Paul B. Johnson Jr.]]]] | ||
As with all other U.S. states and the federal government, Mississippi's government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power. Executive authority in the state rests with the Governor, currently [[Tate Reeves]] ( | As with all other U.S. states and the federal government, Mississippi's government is based on the separation of legislative, executive and judicial power. Executive authority in the state rests with the Governor, currently [[Tate Reeves]] (R). The lieutenant governor, currently [[Delbert Hosemann]] (R), is elected on a separate ballot. Both the governor and lieutenant governor are elected to four-year terms of office. Unlike the federal government, but like many other U.S. states, most of the heads of major executive departments are elected by the citizens of Mississippi rather than appointed by the governor. | ||
Mississippi is one of five states that elects its state officials in odd-numbered years (the others are [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Virginia]]). Mississippi holds elections for these offices every four years, always in the year preceding presidential elections. | Mississippi is one of five states that elects its state officials in odd-numbered years (the others are [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[New Jersey]] and [[Virginia]]). Mississippi holds elections for these offices every four years, always in the year preceding presidential elections. | ||