1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1915, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Earl L. Brewer was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election
November 2, 1915
 
Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo J. T. Lester
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 50,541 4,046
Percentage 92.59% 7.41%
County Results


Bilbo:      60-70%      80-90%

     90-100%
Governor before election

Earl L. Brewer
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor Theodore G. Bilbo received just over 50% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff. He defeated 4 other candidates to win the nomination.

Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1915[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 74,573 50.36
Democratic M. W. Riley 47,717 32.23
Democratic John R. Tally 11,451 7.73
Democratic Mr. Quinn 7,627 5.15
Democratic Peter Simpson Stovall 6,706 4.53
Total votes 148,074 100.00

General election

In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester.

Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1919[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 50,541 92.59
Socialist J. T. Lester 4,046 7.41
Total votes 54,587 100.00
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor 1915". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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