1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

1931 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

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Candidate Dennis Murphree Bidwell Adam Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 173,339 129,614 Percentage 57.22% 42.78%

County results Murphree:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Adam:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Lieutenant governor before election Bidwell Adam Democratic Elected Lieutenant governor Dennis Murphree Democratic

The 1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bidwell Adam ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the primary by Dennis Murphree. ^[1]

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.

Democratic primary

Results

August 4, 1931 Democratic primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Murphree	173,339	57.22%
	Democratic	Bidwell Adam (incumbent)	129,614	42.78%
Total votes			302,953	100.00%

General election

In the general election, Murphree won unopposed.

Results

November 3, 1931 General Election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Murphree	44,095	100.00%
Total votes			44,095	100.00%

References

1. "WHITE LEADS IN MISSISSIPPI". Times Daily. August 7, 1931.
2. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] - Page 143". University of Mississippi .
3. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] - Page 110". University of Mississippi .