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.
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.
1927, mississippi, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 1927, order, elect, governor, mississippi, incumbent, democrat, dennis, murphree, served, full, term, eligible, election, common, time, democratic, candidate, unopposed, general, election, ther. 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 1923 November 8 1927 1931 Nominee Theodore G Bilbo Dennis MurphreeParty Democratic DemocraticPopular vote 153 669 137 130Percentage 52 84 47 16 Democratic primary first round results by countyDemocratic primary runoff results by countyGeneral election results by countyCounty resultsBilbo 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 100 Murphree 30 40 40 50 50 60 60 70 Anderson 40 50 50 60 70 80 Conner 30 40 40 50 Governor before electionDennis MurphreeDemocratic Elected Governor Theodore G BilboDemocratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Results 1 2 Runoff 2 General election 2 1 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic 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 Governor Theodore G Bilbo who defeated incumbent Governor Dennis Murphree Results edit Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary 1927 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Theodore G Bilbo 135 065 46 93Democratic Dennis Murphree incumbent 71 836 24 96Democratic Martin S Conner 57 402 19 94Democratic A C Anderson 23 528 8 17Total votes 287 831 100 00Runoff edit Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff 1927 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Theodore G Bilbo 153 669 52 84Democratic Dennis Murphree incumbent 137 130 47 16Total votes 290 799 100 00General election editIn the general election Bilbo ran unopposed Results edit Mississippi gubernatorial election 1927 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Theodore G Bilbo 31 717 100 00Total votes 31 717 100 00Democratic holdReferences edit MS Governor D Primary 1927 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 8 2016 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1927 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 8 2016 MS Governor 1927 Our Campaigns Retrieved December 8 2016 nbsp nbsp This Mississippi elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election amp oldid 1177955343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
