A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to four-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]
2007 Mississippi elections
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
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Statewide officer elections
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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 would go to the Democratic candidate.
2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
County resultsBarbour: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Eaves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
William Compton, Jr.
John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
Louis Fondren
Fred T. Smith
Democratic primary - Governor[ 2]
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 314,012
70.3
William Compton, Jr.
52,343
11.7
Fred T. Smith
49,170
11.0
Louis Fondren
31,197
7.0
TOTALS
446,722
100
Haley Barbour, incumbent
Frederick Jones
Republican primary - Governor[ 3]
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Haley Barbour (i)184,036
93.1
Frederick Jones
13,611
6.9
TOTALS
197,647
100
Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007
County resultsBryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Franks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
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Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007
County resultsHosemann: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Robert H. Smith
Jabari A. Toins
John Windsor Delbert Hosemann , lawyerMike Lott, state representative
Jeffrey Rupp
Gene Sills
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
County results:Hood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hopkins: 50–60% 60–70%
Democratic nomination
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Jim Hood , the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.[ 2] Republican nomination
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Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007
County resultsPickering: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Sumrall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Todd Brand
Jacob Ray
Mike Sumrall Republican nomination
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Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007
County resultsReeves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%O'Hara: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
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Republican nomination
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Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
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Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007
County resultsSpell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Cole: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Lester Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican ahead of the 2007 elections.
Democratic nomination
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Commissioner of Insurance
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Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Gary Anderson
George Dale Public Service Commission
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Transportation Commission
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Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.
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