1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1927, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree, as he had not served a full term, was eligible for and ran for election. 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.

1927 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
August 23, 1927
 
Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo Dennis Murphree
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 153,669 137,130
Percentage 52.84% 47.16%
County Results

Bilbo:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Murphree:      50-60%      60-70%
Governor before election

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi

Democratic primary

No 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 Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated incumbent Governor Dennis Murphree.

Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1927[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 135,065 46.93
Democratic Dennis Murphree 71,836 24.96
Democratic Martin S. Conner 57,402 19.94
Democratic A. C. Anderson 23,528 8.17
Total votes 287,831 100.00

Runoff
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1927[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 153,669 52.84
Democratic Dennis Murphree 137,130 47.16
Total votes 290,799 100.00

General election

In the general election, Bilbo ran unopposed.

Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1927[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 31,717 100.00
Total votes 31,717 100.00
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. "MS Governor 1927". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
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