1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1943 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary election
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  1939 November 2, 1943 1947  
  Governor Thomas L. Bailey, Jan. 18, 1944 to Nov. 2, 1946 (13936315729).jpg Governor Martin S. Conner, Jan. 19, 1932 to Jan. 21, 1936 (14123298914).jpg
Nominee Thomas L. Bailey Martin S. Conner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote143,153125,882
Percentage53.21%46.79%

1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county first round.svg
1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Bailey:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Conner:     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Murphree:     30-40%     40-50%     70-80%
ranklin:     30-40%

Governor before election

Paul B. Johnson Sr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas L. Bailey
Democratic

The 1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Paul B. Johnson Sr. was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term (he died less than two months after the election was held). As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed 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 former state representative Thomas L. Bailey, who defeated former Governor Martin S. Conner.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1943 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin S. Conner 110,917 36.90
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 83,963 27.93
Democratic Dennis Murphree 68,51022.79
Democratic Lester C. Franklin 37,24012.39
Total votes300,630 100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1943 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 143,153 53.21
Democratic Martin S. Conner 125,88246.79
Total votes269,035 100.00

General election

In the general election, Bailey ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1943 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 50,488 100.00
Total votes50,488 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. "MS Governor 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.