1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1939 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary
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  1935 August 8, 1939 1943  
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Candidate Dennis Murphree Clarence E. Morgan
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote172,20194,028
Percentage56.76%30.99%

Lieutenant governor before election

J.B. Snider
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant governor

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

The 1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1939, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat J. B. Snider chose not to seek reelection to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

Contents

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

Candidates

Results

August 8, 1939 Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis Murphree 172,201 56.76%
Democratic Clarence E. Morgan94,02830.99%
Democratic Nelson T. Levings22,4517.40%
Democratic James C. Notgrass14,7224.85%
Total votes303,402 100.00%

General election

In the general election, Murphree won unopposed.

Results

November 7, 1939 General Election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dennis Murphree 60,235 100.00%
Total votes60,235 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Judge Johnson Leads Conner 10,000 Votes". The Tuscaloosa News . August 9, 1939.
  2. "Clarence E. Morgan : candidate for lieutenant governor. Side 1". Mississippi Department of Archives and History . 1939.
  3. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1939-1941] - Page 245". University of Mississippi .
  4. "Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1939-1941] - Page 265". University of Mississippi .