Jump to content

2007 Mississippi elections: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m →Results: table edit
Line 288: Line 288:
==== Results ====
==== Results ====
{{Election box begin no change| title=2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election{{sfn|Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|2009|p=623}}}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election{{sfn|Mississippi Official and Statistical Register|2009|p=623}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Delbert Hosemann]]|votes=425,228|percentage=58.2}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=[[Delbert Hosemann]]|votes=425,228|percentage=58.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Robert Smith|votes=304,917|percentage=41.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Robert Smith|votes=304,917|percentage=41.8}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=730145|percentage=100.0}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=730145|percentage=100.0}}

Revision as of 17:47, 10 May 2023

Elections in Mississippi
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
State government
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
State Senate elections
House of Representatives elections
Attorney General elections
Ballot measures
2001
2004
2020
City of Jackson
Mayoral elections
Gulfport
Mayoral elections
Southaven
Mayoral elections
Biloxi
Mayoral elections
Hattiesburg
Mayoral elections
Meridian
Mayoral elections
Madison
Mayoral elections
Philadelphia
Mayoral elections

A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to 4 year terms for all members of the Mississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the Transportation Commission and Mississippi Public Service Commission.[1]

The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission.

Mississippi State Legislature

All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the Mississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate, usually after the federal U.S. Census. There are no term limits for members of both houses of the legislature.

Results for the Mississippi Senate

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
  Democratic 171,993 28 +3
  Republican 161,042 24 -3
  Constitution 10,881 0 0
  Independent 3,818 0 0
Total 347,734 52 0 100.0%

Results for House of Representatives

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
  Democratic 75 0
  Republican 47 0
  Constitution 0 0
  Independent 0 0
Total 122 0

Statewide officer elections

According to the state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected.

The number of electoral votes equals the number of Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them.

In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race will go to the Democratic candidate.

Governor

Main article: 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
  • William Compton, Jr.
  • Fred T. Smith
  • Louis Fondren

Results

Democratic primary - Governor[2]
Candidate Votes Vote %
John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 314,012 70.3%
William Compton, Jr. 52,343 11.7%
Fred T. Smith 49,170 11.0%
Louis Fondren 31,197 7.0%
TOTALS 446,722 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Haley Barbour, incumbent
  • Frederick Jones

Results

Republican primary - Governor[3]
Candidate Votes Vote %
Haley Barbour (i) 184,036 93.1%
Frederick Jones 13,611 6.9%
TOTALS 197,647 100%

Lieutenant governor

Mississippi Lieutentant Gubernatorial election, 2007
← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
 
Nominee Phil Bryant Jamie Franks
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 432,152 305,409
Percentage 58.6% 41.4%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Amy Tuck
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Franks 288,942 100%
Total votes 288,942 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Bryant 112,140 57.3%
Republican Charlie Ross 83,660 42.7%
Total votes 195,800 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Lieutenant Governor election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Bryant 432,152 58.6
Democratic Jamie Franks 305,409 41.4
Total votes 737,561 100.0

Secretary of State

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robert H. Smith
  • Jabari A. Toins
  • John Windsor

Results

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert H. Smith 307,991 72.2%
Democratic John O. Windsor 81,464 19.2%
Democratic Jabari A. Toins 34,409 8.1%
Total votes 423,864 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Delbert Hosemann, lawyer
  • Mike Lott, state representative
  • Jeffrey Rupp
  • Gene Sills

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann 102,093 53.8%
Republican Mike Lott 64,879 34.2%
Republican Jeffrey Rupp 17,838 9.4%
Republican Gene Sills 4,982 2.6%
Total votes 189,792 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann 425,228 58.2
Democratic Robert Smith 304,917 41.8
Total votes 730,145 100.0

Attorney general

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.[2]

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hood 316,781 100%
Total votes 316,781 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

  • Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.

Results

Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Al Hopkins 132,910 100%
Total votes 132,910 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Hood (Incumbent) 440,017 59.8 −2.9
Republican Al Hopkins 295,516 40.2 +2.9

State Auditor

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Todd Brand
  • Jacob Ray
  • Mike Sumrall

Results

Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Sumrall 196,108 46.6%
Democratic Todd Brand 152,246 36.2%
Democratic Jacob Ray 72,404 17.2%
Total votes 420,758 100.0

Runoff

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Sumrall 164,980 52.9%
Democratic Todd Brand 146,807 47.1%
Total votes 311,787 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

Results

Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering 129,561 100%
Total votes 129,561 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi State Auditor election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Stacey Pickering 399,279 55.0 −21.3
Democratic Mike Sumrall 327,033 45.0 +21.3

State Treasurer

Democratic nomination

Candidate

  • Shawn O'Hara[2]

Results

Democratic primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 278,819 100%
Total votes 278,819 100.0

Republican nomination

Candidate

  • Tate Reeves, incumbent

Results

Republican primary results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves 136,145 100%
Total votes 136,145 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi State Treasurer election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 436,833 60.5 +8.7
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 284,789 39.5 −7.1

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Lester Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican ahead of the 2007 elections.

Democratic nomination

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rickey Cole 284,923 100%
Total votes 284,923 100.0

Republican primary

Candidate

  • Lester Spell, incumbent
  • Max Phillips

Results

Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lester Spell 102,422 54.5%
Republican Max Phillips 85,478 45.5%
Total votes 187,900 100.0

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lester Spell (incumbent) 371,191 51.0 n/a
Democratic Ricky Cole 308,693 42.4 n/a
Constitution Paul Riley 47,647 6.6 n/a

Commissioner of Insurance

General election

Results

2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Chaney 414,718 56.5 +31.7
Democratic Gary Anderson 319,287 43.5 −27.9

Public Service Commission

Northern District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brandon Presley 134,405 57.9
Republican Mabel Murphree 97,892 42.1

Central District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lynn Posey 122,417 50.6
Republican Charles Barbour 112,782 46.6
Independent Lee Dilworth 6,833 2.8

Southern District

2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leonard Bentz (incumbent) 139,124 55.9
Democratic Mike Collier 109,737 44.1

Transportation Commission

Northern District

Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.

Central District

2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Hall (incumbent) 126,145 52.2
Democratic Rudolph Warnock 115,534 47.8

Southern District

2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne Brown (incumbent) 133,029 52.5
Republican Larry Benefield 120,293 47.5

References

  1. ^ "A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections". Picayune Item. March 2, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Mississippi Democratic Primary Results" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Mississippi Democratic Election Committee. August 17, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Herring, James H. (August 20, 2007). "Mississippi Republican Party Primary Results" (PDF). Mississippi Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 554.
  5. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 588.
  6. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 621.
  7. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 555.
  8. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 590.
  9. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 623.
  10. ^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 557.
  11. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 591.
  12. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 615.
  13. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 594.
  14. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 558.
  15. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 592.
  16. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 562.
  17. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 597.

Works cited

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2007_Mississippi_elections&oldid=1154166441"