2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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Nominee Haley Barbour John Eaves
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 430,807 313,232
Percentage 57.90% 42.10%

2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Barbour:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Eaves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Haley Barbour
Republican

Elected Governor

Haley Barbour
Republican

The 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election 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[]

  • Haley Barbour, incumbent Governor
  • Frederick Jones

Results[]

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

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

  • William Compton, teacher
  • John Arthur Eaves, Jr., attorney
  • Louis Fondren, former Mississippi State Representative, former Mayor of Moss Point
  • Fred Smith

Results[]

Results by county
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 Haley
Barbour (R)
John
Eaves (D)
Mississippi Education Association April 7, 2007 50% 35%

Results[]

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Haley Barbour (incumbent) 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[]

  • State of Mississippi
  • Governors of Mississippi

References[]

  1. ^ Sundheim, Chris (2007-11-06). "Miss. Governor Easily Wins 2nd Term". Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  3. ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  4. ^ "Results" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

External links[]

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