1903 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1903 Mississippi Democratic Party gubernatorial runoff
Vardaman 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Critz 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
Governor before election; Andrew H. Longino; Democratic	Elected Governor ; James K. Vardaman; Democratic

The 1903 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1903, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Andrew H. Longino was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on August 6, 1903, with the runoff held on August 27, 1903.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1903^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	39,679	40.19%
	Democratic	Frank A. Critz^[3]	34,813	35.26%
	Democratic	Edmond Noel	24,233	24.55%
Total votes			98,725	100.00%

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1903^[1]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	53,032	53.42%
	Democratic	Frank A. Critz	46,249	46.58%
Total votes			99,281	100.00%

General election

In the general election, Democratic candidate James K. Vardaman, a former state senator, ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1903^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James K. Vardaman	32,191	100.00
Total votes			32,191	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b Dunbar Rowland, ed. (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1904. Nashville, TN: The Brandon Printing Company. p. 445.
^ "MS Governor, 1903 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "For Governor". The Grenada Sentinel. Grenada, Mississippi. August 22, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "MS Governor, 1903 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
^ "MS Governor 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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[Register-1] Dunbar Rowland, ed. (1904). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1904. Nashville, TN: The Brandon Printing Company. p. 445.

[2] "MS Governor, 1903 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[3] "For Governor". The Grenada Sentinel. Grenada, Mississippi. August 22, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[4] "MS Governor, 1903 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 13, 2021.

[5] "MS Governor 1903". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

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