1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Paul B. Johnson Sr. was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term (he died less than two months after the election was held). 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.

1943 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
August 24, 1943
 
Nominee Thomas L. Bailey Martin S. Conner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 143,153 125,882
Percentage 53.21% 46.79%
Governor before election

Paul B. Johnson Sr.
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Thomas L. Bailey
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 state representative Thomas L. Bailey, who defeated former Governor Martin S. Conner.

Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1943[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin S. Conner 110,917 36.90
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 83,963 27.93
Democratic Dennis Murphree 68,510 22.79
Democratic Lester C. Franklin 37,240 12.39
Total votes 300,630 100.00

Runoff
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1943[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 143,153 53.21
Democratic Martin S. Conner 125,882 46.79
Total votes 269,035 100.00

General election

In the general election, Bailey ran unopposed.

Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1943[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas L. Bailey 50,488 100.00
Total votes 50,488 100.00
Democratic hold
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References
  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. "MS Governor 1943". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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