2007 Mississippi elections

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2007 Mississippi elections
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A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to 4 year terms for all members of the Mississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and Mississippi Public Service Commission. [1]

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The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission.

Mississippi State Legislature

All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the Mississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate, usually after the federal U.S. Census. There are no term limits for members of both houses of the legislature.

Results for the Mississippi Senate

PartyVotesSeatsLoss/GainShare of Vote (%)
  Democratic 171,99328+3
  Republican 161,04224-3
  Constitution 10,88100
  Independent 3,81800
Total347,734520100.0%

Results for House of Representatives

PartyVotesSeatsLoss/GainShare of Vote (%)
  Democratic 750
  Republican 470
  Constitution 00
  Independent 00
Total1220

Statewide officer elections

According to the state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected.

The number of electoral votes equals the number of Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them.

In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race will go to the Democratic candidate.

Governor

2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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  Haley Barbour by Gage Skidmore.jpg John Arthur Eaves.jpg
Nominee Haley Barbour John Arthur Eaves Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote7844
Popular vote430,807313,232
Percentage57.90%42.10%

2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Barbour:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Eaves:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election

Haley Barbour
Republican

Elected Governor

Haley Barbour
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
  • William Compton, Jr.
  • Fred T. Smith
  • Louis Fondren

Results

Democratic primary - Governor [2]
CandidateVotesVote %
John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 314,01270.3
William Compton, Jr.52,34311.7
Fred T. Smith49,17011.0
Louis Fondren31,1977.0
TOTALS446,722100

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Haley Barbour, incumbent
  • Frederick Jones

Results

Republican primary - Governor [3]
CandidateVotesVote %
Haley Barbour (i)184,03693.1
Frederick Jones13,6116.9
TOTALS197,647100

Lieutenant governor

Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007
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  Governor Phil Bryant (cropped).jpg Jamie Franks (cropped).jpg
Nominee Phil Bryant Jamie Franks
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote432,152305,409
Percentage58.6%41.4%

2007 Mississippi lt gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Bryant:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Franks:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Amy Tuck
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Phil Bryant
Republican

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jamie Franks 288,942 100
Total votes288,942 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Bryant 112,140 57.3
Republican Charlie Ross83,66042.7
Total votes195,800 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Lieutenant Governor election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Phil Bryant 432,152 58.6
Democratic Jamie Franks 305,40941.4
Total votes737,561 100.0

Secretary of State

Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007
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Nominee Delbert Hosemann Robert Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote425,228304,917
Percentage58.2%41.8%

2007 Mississippi secretary of state election results map by county.svg
County results
Hosemann:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Smith:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Secretary of State before election

Eric Clark
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robert H. Smith
  • Jabari A. Toins
  • John Windsor

Results

Democratic primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert H. Smith 307,991 72.2
Democratic John O. Windsor81,46419.2
Democratic Jabari A. Toins34,4098.1
Total votes423,864 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Delbert Hosemann 102,093 53.8
Republican Mike Lott64,87934.2
Republican Jeffrey Rupp17,8389.4
Republican Gene Sills4,9822.6
Total votes189,792 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Delbert Hosemann 425,228 58.2
Democratic Robert Smith304,91741.8
Total votes730,145 100.0

Attorney general

Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
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Nominee Jim Hood Al Hopkins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote439,668295,791
Percentage59.8%40.2%

2007 Mississippi Attorney General election results map.svg
County Results:
Hood:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Hopkins:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Jim Hood
Democratic

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed. [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hood 316,781 100
Total votes316,781 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

  • Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.

Results

Republican primary results [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Al Hopkins 132,910 100
Total votes132,910 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Attorney General election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Hood (incumbent) 439,668 59.8
Republican Al Hopkins295,79140.2
Total votes735,459 100.0

State Auditor

Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007
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  Stacey E. Pickering.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Stacey Pickering Mike Sumrall
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote399,721327,033
Percentage55.0%45.0%

2007 Mississippi auditor election results map by county.svg
County results
Pickering:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Sumrall:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

State Auditor before election

Phil Bryant
Republican

Elected State Auditor

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Todd Brand
  • Jacob Ray
  • Mike Sumrall

Results

Democratic primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Sumrall 196,108 46.6
Democratic Todd Brand 152,246 36.2
Democratic Jacob Ray72,40417.2
Total votes420,758 100.0

Runoff

Democratic primary runoff results [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Sumrall 164,980 52.9
Democratic Todd Brand146,80747.1
Total votes311,787 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stacey Pickering 129,561 100
Total votes129,561 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi State Auditor election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stacey Pickering 399,721 55.0
Democratic Mike Sumrall327,03345.0
Total votes726,754 100.0

State Treasurer

Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007
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Nominee Tate Reeves Shawn O'Hara
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote436,833284,789
Percentage60.5%39.5%

2007 Mississippi treasurer election results map by county.svg
County results
Reeves:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
O'Hara:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Treasurer before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

Tate Reeves
Republican

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Shawn O'Hara [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 278,819 100
Total votes278,819 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

  • Tate Reeves, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tate Reeves 136,145 100
Total votes136,145 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi State Treasurer election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 436,833 60.5
Democratic Shawn O'Hara284,78939.5
Total votes721,622 100.0

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007
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Nominee Lester Spell Ricky Cole
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote371,191308,693
Percentage51.0%42.4%

2007 Mississippi ag commissioner election results map by county.svg
County results
Spell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Cole:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce before election

Lester Spell
Republican

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Lester Spell
Republican

Lester Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican ahead of the 2007 elections.

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Rickey Cole [2]

Results

Democratic primary results [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rickey Cole 284,923 100
Total votes284,923 100.0

Republican primary

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lester Spell 102,422 54.5
Republican Max Phillips85,47845.5
Total votes187,900 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lester Spell (incumbent) 371,191 51.0
Democratic Ricky Cole308,69342.4
Constitution Paul Riley47,6476.6
Total votes727,531 100.0

Commissioner of Insurance

Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007
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Nominee Mike Chaney Gary Anderson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote415,242319,287
Percentage56.5%43.5%

2007 Mississippi insurance commissioner election results map by county.svg
County results
Chaney:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Anderson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Commissioner of Insurance before election

George Dale
Democratic

Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Chaney
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Gary Anderson
  • George Dale

Results

Democratic primary results [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Anderson 242,941 51.3%
Democratic George Dale230,78248.7
Total votes473,723 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Chaney 137,685 79.0
Republican Ronnie D. English36,64621.0
Total votes174,331 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Chaney 415,242 56.5
Democratic Gary Anderson319,28743.5
Total votes734,529 100.0

Public Service Commission

Northern District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brandon Presley 134,40557.9
Republican Mabel Murphree 97,89242.1

Central District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lynn Posey 122,41750.6
Republican Charles Barbour112,78246.6
Independent Lee Dilworth 6,8332.8

Southern District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Leonard Bentz (incumbent)139,12455.9
Democratic Mike Collier109,73744.1

Transportation Commission

Northern District

Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.

Central District

2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dick Hall (incumbent)126,14552.2
Democratic Rudolph Warnock 115,53447.8

Southern District

2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Wayne Brown (incumbent)133,02952.5
Republican Larry Benefield 120,29347.5

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