Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007
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The Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007 was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected and will 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.
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[edit] Republican Primary
[edit] Candidates
- Haley Barbour, 64th Governor of Mississippi
- Frederick Jones
[edit] Results
| Republican primary results[2] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Republican | Haley Barbour | 184,036 | 93.11% | |
| Republican | Frederick Jones | 13,611 | 13.91% | |
| Totals | 197,647 | 100% | ||
[edit] Democratic Primary
[edit] Candidates
- William Compton, teacher
- John Arthur Eaves, Jr., attorney
- Louis Fondren, former Mississippi State Representative, former Mayor of Moss Point
- Fred Smith
[edit] Results
| Democratic primary results[3] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Totals | 446,722 | 100% | ||
[edit] General Election
[edit] Polling
| Source | Date | Barbour (R) | Eaves (D) |
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| Mississippi Education Association | Apr 7, 2007 | 50% | 35% |
[edit] Results
| Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Haley Barbour | 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 | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sundheim, Chris (2007-11-06). "Miss. Governor Easily Wins 2nd Term". Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/06/AR2007110602289.html?hpid=topnews. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideRP.pdf
- ^ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideDM.pdf
- ^ http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/Statewide%20Results/Governor.pdf
[edit] External links
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