Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007
Mississippi
November 6, 2007
 
Candidate Haley Barbour John Eaves
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 430,807 313,232
Percentage 57.90% 42.10%
Governor before election

Haley Barbour
Republican

 Elected Governor

Haley Barbour
Republican

Elections in Mississippi

The Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007 was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected to serve a four-year term as Governor of Mississippi from January 15, 2008 through January 10, 2012.[1] The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is also on the ballot and elected for the same time period.

Republican Primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Haley Barbour (inc.) 184,036 93.11
Republican Frederick Jones 13,611 6.89
Total votes 197,647 100

Democratic Primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 314,012 70.29
Democratic William Compton 52,343 11.72
Democratic Fred Smith 49,170 11.01
Democratic Louis Fondren 31,197 6.98
Total votes 446,722 100

General Election

Polling

Source Date Barbour (R) Eaves (D)
Mississippi Education Association Apr 7, 2007 50% 35%

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Haley Barbour (inc.) 430,807 57.90% +5.31%
Democratic John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 313,232 42.10% -3.71%
Majority 117,575 15.80% +9.03%
Turnout 744,039
Republican hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sundheim, Chris (2007-11-06). "Miss. Governor Easily Wins 2nd Term". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. ↑ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideRP.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideDM.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/Statewide%20Results/Governor.pdf

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