2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election

2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election
	County results; Bryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; DuPree: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Haley Barbour; Republican	Elected Governor ; Phil Bryant; Republican

The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011. Incumbent Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour was unable to run for a third term due to term limits.

Republican nominee Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant defeated the Democratic nominee, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree. Sworn in on January 10, 2012, Bryant became only the third Republican Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction.

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Dave Dennis, former New Orleans Federal Reserve Board Chairman
Ron Williams, businessman
Hudson Holliday, Pearl River County Supervisor
James Broadwater, businessman

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant	Dave Dennis	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	400	± 4.9%	63%	14%	3%^[1]	20%

Results[]

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Bryant	172,300	59.46
	Republican	Dave Dennis	74,546	25.72
	Republican	Ron Williams	25,555	8.82
	Republican	Hudson Holliday	13,761	4.75
	Republican	James Broadwater	3,626	1.25
Total votes			289,788	100.00

Democratic Primary[]

Candidates[]

Johnny DuPree, Hattiesburg Mayor
Bill Luckett, businessman and attorney
William Bond Compton, Jr., 2007 candidate for governor
Guy Dale Shaw

Results[]

Results by county

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	179,748	43.57
	Democratic	Bill Luckett	161,833	39.23
	Democratic	William Bond Compton, Jr.	40,452	9.81
	Democratic	Guy Dale Shaw	30,497	7.39
Total votes			412,530	100.00

Runoff Results[]

Results by county

Democratic primary runoff results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	177,767	54.99
	Democratic	Bill Luckett	145,517	45.01
Total votes			323,284	100.00

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
Rothenberg Political Report^[5]	Safe R	November 4, 2011

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 4–6, 2011	796	± 3.5%	54%	40%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	56%	25%	—	19%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Dennis (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	41%	28%	—	31%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hudson Holliday (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	37%	28%	—	35%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	53%	27%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dave Dennis (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	43%	27%	—	32%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Hudson Holliday (R)	Bill Luckett (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24–27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	38%	28%	—	34%

Results[]

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Phil Bryant	544,851	60.98%	+3.08%
	Democratic	Johnny DuPree	348,617	39.02%	-3.08%
Majority			196,234	21.96%	+6.16%
Turnout			893,468
	Republican hold		Swing

References[]

^ Hudson Holliday 2%, James Broadwater 1%, Ron Williams 0%
^ "Certified Republican Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Certified Democrat Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Certified Democrat Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
^ "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". www.insideelections.com.
^ "Certified Statewide Governor General Election Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

External links[]

Candidates (Archived)

Information

Elections at the Mississippi Secretary of State
- Statewide Sample Ballot
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011 at Ballotpedia
2011 Mississippi Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
Campaign contributions for 2011 Mississippi Governor from Follow the Money
Mississippi Governor 2011 from OurCampaigns.com

[1] Hudson Holliday 2%, James Broadwater 1%, Ron Williams 0%

[2] "Certified Republican Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[3] "Certified Democrat Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[4] "Certified Democrat Primary Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

[5] "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". www.insideelections.com.

[6] "Certified Statewide Governor General Election Results" (PDF). Sos.ms.gov. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

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2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Contents

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Polling[]

Results[]

Democratic Primary[]

Candidates[]

Results[]

Runoff Results[]

General election[]

Predictions[]

Polling[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]