2007 Mississippi elections
2007 Mississippi elections
A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to four-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 Mississippi 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
Results for House of Representatives
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 would go to the Democratic candidate.
Governor
2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
County resultsBarbour: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Eaves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic primary
Candidates
William Compton, Jr.
John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
Louis Fondren
Fred T. Smith
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 Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007
County resultsBryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Franks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Secretary of State
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007
County resultsHosemann: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Robert H. Smith
Jabari A. Toins
John Windsor
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Delbert Hosemann , lawyerMike Lott, state representative
Jeffrey Rupp
Gene Sills
Results
General election
Results
Attorney general
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
County results:Hood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hopkins: 50–60% 60–70%
Democratic nomination
Candidate
Jim Hood , the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.[ 2]
Results
Republican nomination
Candidate
Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.
Results
General election
Results
State Auditor
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007
County resultsPickering: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Sumrall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Todd Brand
Jacob Ray
Mike Sumrall
Results
Runoff
Republican nomination
Candidate
Results
General election
Results
State Treasurer
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007
County resultsReeves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%O'Hara: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
Candidate
Results
Republican nomination
Candidate
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007
County resultsSpell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%Cole: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
General election
Results
Commissioner of Insurance
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Gary Anderson
George Dale
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
Public Service Commission
Northern District
Central District
Southern District
Transportation Commission
Northern District
Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.
Central District
Southern District
References
^ "A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections" . Picayune Item . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .^ 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.^ 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. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 554.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 588.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 621.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 555.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 590.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 623.^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 557.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 591.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 624.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 615.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 594.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 627.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 558.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 592.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 626.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 562.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 597.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 630.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 561.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 595.^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 629.
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