1935 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

1935 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary runoff

←  1931 August 27, 1935 1939 →

Candidate J. B. Snider Walter N. Taylor Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 175,828 163,449 Percentage 51.82% 48.18%

County results Snider:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Taylor:     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant governor before election Dennis Murphree Democratic Elected Lieutenant governor Jacob Snider Democratic

The 1935 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1935, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree decided to run for governor instead of seeking another term. 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

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured three contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by State Representative J. B. Snider, who defeated State Senator Walter N. Taylor. ^[1]

Results

August 6, 1935 Democratic primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. B. Snider	115,083	34.55%
	Democratic	Walter N. Taylor	111,186	33.38%
	Democratic	W. W. Ramsey	106,795	32.07%
Total votes			333,064	100.00%

Runoff

August 27, 1935 Democratic primary runoff ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. B. Snider	175,828	51.82%
	Democratic	Walter N. Taylor	163,449	48.18%
Total votes			339,277	100.00%

General election

In the general election, Snider won unopposed.

Results

November 5, 1935 General Election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. B. Snider	45,276	100.00%
Total votes			45,276	100.00%

References

1. "HUEY ISSUE IN MISSISSIPPI?". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . August 9, 1935.
2. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1935-1937] - Page 148". University of Mississippi .
3. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1935-1937] - Page 156". University of Mississippi .
4. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1935-1937] - Page 161". University of Mississippi .