1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1927 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
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  1923 November 8, 1927 1931  
  Theodore Bilbo (cropped).jpg Dennis Herron Murphree in 1927.jpg
Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo Dennis Murphree
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote153,669137,130
Percentage52.84%47.16%

1927 Mississippi gubernatorial Democratic primary election first round results map by county.svg
1927 Mississippi gubernatorial Democratic primary election runoff results map by county.svg
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Bilbo:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     100%
Murphree:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%
Anderson:     40-50%     50-60%     70-80%
Conner:     30-40%     40-50%

Governor before election

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

Elected Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

The 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1927, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree, as he had not served a full term, was eligible for and ran for election. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election; 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 four contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated incumbent Governor Dennis Murphree.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1927 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 135,065 46.93
Democratic Dennis Murphree (incumbent) 71,836 24.96
Democratic Martin S. Conner 57,40219.94
Democratic A. C. Anderson 23,5288.17
Total votes287,831 100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1927 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 153,669 52.84
Democratic Dennis Murphree (incumbent)137,13047.16
Total votes290,799 100.00

General election

In the general election, Bilbo ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1927 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 31,717 100.00
Total votes31,717 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "MS Governor 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.