1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election
The 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. 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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![]() County results Conner: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% White: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
editNo 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 Martin S. Conner, who defeated Mayor of Columbia Hugh L. White.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hugh L. White | 108,022 | 34.51 | |
Democratic | Martin S. Conner | 92,089 | 29.42 | |
Democratic | Paul B. Johnson Sr. | 58,668 | 18.75 | |
Democratic | George Mitchell | 54,202 | 17.32 | |
Total votes | 312,981 | 100.00 |
Runoff
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin S. Conner | 170,690 | 54.08 | |
Democratic | Hugh L. White | 144,918 | 45.92 | |
Total votes | 315,608 | 100.00 |
General election
editIn the general election, Conner ran unopposed.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Martin S. Conner | 45,942 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 45,942 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
edit- ^ "MS Governor D Primary 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "MS Governor 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.