1947 United States gubernatorial elections

1947 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1946 November 4, 1947 (KY and MS); April 20, 1948 (LA) 1948  →
3 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 25 23 Seats after 24 24 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 2 Seats won 0 3
Democratic hold      Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1947, in three states. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi hold their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky	Simeon Willis	Republican	1943	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Earle Clements (Democratic) 57.24% Eldon S. Dummit (Republican) 42.48% W. A. Sandefur (Socialist) 0.29% [1]
Louisiana	Jimmie Davis	Democratic	1944	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Earl Long (Democratic) Unopposed [2]
Mississippi	Fielding L. Wright	Democratic	1946 [a]	Incumbent elected to full term.	Y Fielding L. Wright (Democratic) 97.59% George L. Sheldon (Independent Republican) 2.41% [3]

Notes

1. Wright took office after his predecessor (Thomas L. Bailey) died.

References

1. "KY Governor, 1947". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
2. "LA Governor, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
3. "MS Governor, 1947". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 28, 2019.