2007 Mississippi general election

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

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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.

Primaries

Republican primary - Governor
CandidateVotesVote %
Haley Barbour (i)184,03693.1%
Frederick Jones13,6116.9%
TOTALS197,647100%
Democratic primary - Governor
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 - Lieutenant Governor
CandidateVotesVote %
Phil Bryant 112,14057.1%
Charlie Ross84,11042.9%
TOTALS196,250100%
Republican primary - Secretary of State
CandidateVotesVote %
Delbert Hosemann 102,09353.8%
Mike Lott 61,69732.5%
Jeffrey Rupp17,8389.4%
Gene Sills8,1284.3%
TOTALS189,756100%
Democratic primary - Secretary of State
CandidateVotesVote %
Robert H. Smith308,00372.7%
Jabari A. Toins34,4098.1%
John Windsor81,46419.2%
TOTALS423,876100%
Attorney General
State Treasurer
Commissioner for Agriculture and Commerce

Results for the 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

Results for Statewide Offices

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

Lieutenant Governor

2007 Mississippi Lieutenant Governor election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Phil Bryant 431,74758.6-1.4
Democratic Jamie Franks 305,40941.4+4.3

Attorney General

2007 Mississippi Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jim Hood (Incumbent)440,01759.8-2.9
Republican Al Hopkins 295,51640.2+2.9

State Treasurer

2007 Mississippi State Treasurer election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent)436,83360.5+8.7
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 284,78939.5-7.1

State Auditor

2007 Mississippi State Auditor election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Stacey Pickering 399,27955.0-21.3
Democratic Mike Sumrall 327,03345.0+21.3

Secretary of State

2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Delbert Hosemann 425,22858.2+34.7
Democratic Robert Smith 304,91841.8-29.2

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Lester Spell (incumbent)371,19151.0n/a
Democratic Ricky Cole 308,69342.4n/a
Constitution Paul Riley 47,6476.6n/a

Note: Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican.

Commissioner of Insurance

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Mike Chaney 414,71856.5+31.7
Democratic Gary Anderson 319,28743.5-27.9

Results for Commissions

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

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 Barbour 112,78246.6
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

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