1907 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1907 Mississippi Democratic Party gubernatorial runoff
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  1903 November 5, 1907 1911  
  Edmond Noel.jpg Earl Leroy Brewer.jpg
Nominee Edmond Noel Earl L. Brewer
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote58,40756,405
Percentage50.87%49.13%

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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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edmond Noel 29,380 24.16
Democratic Earl L. Brewer 28,111 23.11
Democratic Charles Scott26,94122.15
Democratic Thomas U. Sisson 20,10716.53
Democratic Jeff Truly15,68712.90
Democratic Emmet N. Thomas [6] 1,3941.15
Total votes121,620 100.00
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1907 [7] [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edmond Noel 58,407 50.87
Democratic Earl L. Brewer 56,40549.13
Total votes114,812 100.00

General election

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

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1907 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edmond Noel 29,528 100.00
Total votes29,528 100.00
Democratic hold

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