1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1919 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
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  1915 August 26, 1919 1923  
  Lee M. Russell.jpg Oscar Johnston.JPG
Nominee Lee M. Russell Oscar G. Johnston
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote77,42769,565
Percentage52.67%47.33%

Governor before election

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lee M. Russell
Democratic

The 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1919, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

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Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Lieutenant Governor Lee M. Russell, who defeated Oscar G. Johnston.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 5 August 1919 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee M. Russell 48,348 32.58
Democratic Oscar G. Johnston 39,206 26.42
Democratic Andrew H. Longino 30,83120.77
Democratic Ross A. Collins 30,02620.23
Total votes148,411 100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 26 August 1919 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee M. Russell 77,427 52.67
Democratic Oscar G. Johnston 69,56547.33
Total votes146,992 100.00

General election

In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester, who was also the party's nominee in 1915.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1919 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lee M. Russell 39,241 96.96
Socialist J. T. Lester1,2313.04
Total votes40,472 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 369.
  2. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 378.
  3. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 380.