1907 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1907 Mississippi Democratic Party gubernatorial runoff

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Nominee Edmond Noel Earl L. Brewer Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 58,407 56,405 Percentage 50.87% 49.13%

County results Noel:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Brewer:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Governor before election James K. Vardaman Democratic Elected Governor Edmond Noel Democratic

The 1907 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1907, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat James K. Vardaman was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on August 1, 1907, with the runoff held on August 22, 1907.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1907 ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edmond Noel	29,380	24.16
	Democratic	Earl L. Brewer	28,111	23.11
	Democratic	Charles Scott	26,941	22.15
	Democratic	Thomas U. Sisson	20,107	16.53
	Democratic	Jeff Truly	15,687	12.90
	Democratic	Emmet N. Thomas [6]	1,394	1.15
Total votes			121,620	100.00

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1907 ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edmond Noel	58,407	50.87
	Democratic	Earl L. Brewer	56,405	49.13
Total votes			114,812	100.00

General election

In the general election, Democratic candidate Edmond Noel, a former state senator, ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1907 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edmond Noel	29,528	100.00
Total votes			29,528	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "The Official Vote For Governor". The Sea Coast Echo. Bay Saint Louis, Miss. August 10, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
2. "Official Returns for State Officers". The Semi-Weekly Leader. Brookhaven, Miss. August 10, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
3. "Williams a winner". The Columbus Commercial. Columbus, Miss. August 13, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
4. "Williams Nominated". The Weekly Corinthian. Corinth, Miss. August 15, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
5. "Official Returns State Primary Election, August 1, 1907". The Aberdeen Weekly. Aberdeen, Miss. August 16, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
6. "Thomas to Speak". Greenville Times. Greenville, Mississippi. June 29, 1907. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
7. J. W. Power, Secretary of State (1908). Biennial Report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi from October 1, 1905 to October 1, 1907. Nashville, Tenn.: Brandon Printing Company. pp. 101–103.
8. "Official Count". The Columbus commercial. Columbus, Miss. September 3, 1907. p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
9. "The state executive committee". Okolona messenger. Okolona, Miss. September 4, 1907. p. 4. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
10. "Governor". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. November 28, 1999. p. 12. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
11. "MS Governor 1907". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 9, 2016.