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. This was the first time that Panola County and Yalobusha County voted Republican for governor since Reconstruction.
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County results Barbour: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Eaves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Haley Barbour, incumbent Governor
- Frederick Jones
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Haley Barbour (incumbent) | 184,036 | 93.11 | |
Republican | Frederick Jones | 13,611 | 6.89 | |
Total votes | 197,647 | 100 |
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- William Compton, teacher
- John Arthur Eaves Jr., attorney
- Louis Fondren, former Mississippi State Representative, former Mayor of Moss Point
- Fred Smith
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
editPolling
editSource | Date | Haley Barbour (R) |
John Eaves (D) |
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Mississippi Education Association[4] | April 7, 2007 | 50% | 35% |
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | November 1, 2007 |
Results
editCandidate | Party | Popular vote | Electoral vote | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Haley Barbour (incumbent) | Republican Party | 430,807 | 57.90 | 78 | 63.93 | |
John Arthur Eaves Jr. | Democratic Party | 313,232 | 42.10 | 44 | 36.07 | |
Total | 744,039 | 100.00 | 122 | 100.00 | ||
Source: Mississippi Secretary of State |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
edit- Adams (Largest city: Natchez)
- Monroe (Largest city: Amory)
- Panola (Largest city: Batesville)
- Pike (Largest city: McComb)
- Yalobusha (Largest city: Water Valley)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
edit- Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
- Winston (Largest city: Louisville)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sundheim, Chris (November 6, 2007). "Miss. Governor Easily Wins 2nd Term". Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Mississippi Education Association
- ^ "22007 Gubernatorial Contests and Virginia General Assembly Update". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org.