Tommy Duff might attempt what few have done: win a governor’s race in first campaign

If ultra successful businessman Tommy Duff does run for governor of Mississippi in 2027, history will not be on his side.

Duff of Hattiesburg, who along with his brother James are listed as the state’s only billionaires, according to Forbes Magazine, has made no secret of the fact he is considering a run for governor.

If he does, it will mark the first time for Duff’s name to be placed on ballot for public office. The 68-year-old would be starting his political career vying for the highest office in Mississippi.

Combustible Vicksburg contractor Kirk Fordice, a unique politician in Mississippi on many levels, is the only person in the modern era to win the Mississippi governorship in his first venture as a candidate.

All other successful candidates for governor in the modern era have he