How long do you have to live in Mississippi to run for governor?
Short answer: five years immediately before election day. Mississippi Constitution Article 5, Section 117 sets the residency requirement for serving as governor.
The residency requirement is five years
Mississippi governor candidates must have resided in Mississippi for the five years immediately before election day. Article 5, Section 117 of the Mississippi Constitution also requires a governor to be at least 30 years old and to have been a United States citizen for 20 years.
This page answers the residency rule only. Use the broader qualifications page when the question is about every constitutional requirement to hold the office.
Official text
The Governor shall be at least thirty years of age, and shall have been a citizen of the United States twenty years, and shall have resided in this State five years next preceding the day of his election.
Quoted from Article 5, Section 117 of the Mississippi Constitution as published by the Mississippi Secretary of State.
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FAQ
How long do you have to live in Mississippi to run for governor?
Mississippi governor candidates must have resided in Mississippi for the five years immediately before election day. Article 5, Section 117 of the Mississippi Constitution also requires a governor to be at least 30 years old and to have been a United States citizen for 20 years.
What is the Mississippi governor residency requirement?
Mississippi Constitution Article 5, Section 117 requires the governor to have resided in Mississippi for the five years immediately before election day.
Is residency the only constitutional qualification for Mississippi governor?
No. The same section requires the governor to have lived in Mississippi for the five years immediately before election day, to be at least 30 years old, and to have been a U.S. citizen for 20 years.
Sources
- Mississippi Constitution, Article 5, Section 117 - Official Mississippi Secretary of State constitution PDF: eligibility to serve as Governor, including Mississippi residency, age, and U.S. citizenship requirements.