2007 Mississippi elections
Ageneral election was held inMississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to four-year terms for all members of theMississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices ofGovernor of Mississippi ,Lieutenant Governor ,Secretary of State ,Attorney General ,State Auditor ,State Treasurer ,Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce , andCommissioner of Insurance , plus all three members of theMississippi Transportation Commission andMississippi 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 GeneralJim 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 [ edit ] All 122 representatives and 52 senators of theMississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for theMississippi House of Representatives and theMississippi Senate , usually after the federalU.S. Census . There are noterm limits for members of both houses of the legislature.
Results for the Mississippi Senate [ edit ] Results for House of Representatives [ edit ] Statewide officer elections [ edit ] According to thestate 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 ofMississippi 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. TheDemocrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race would go to the Democratic candidate.
William Compton, Jr. John Arthur Eaves, Jr. Louis Fondren Fred T. Smith 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
Haley Barbour, incumbent Frederick Jones 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 [ edit ] Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County resultsBryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Franks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 4] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jamie Franks 288,942 100 Total votes 288,942 100.0
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
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County resultsHosemann: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Robert H. Smith Jabari A. Toins John Windsor 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
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County results:Hood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hopkins: 50–60% 60–70%
Democratic nomination [ edit ] Jim Hood , the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.[ 2] Democratic primary results[ 10] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jim Hood 316,781 100 Total votes 316,781 100.0
Republican nomination [ edit ] Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed. Republican primary results[ 11] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Al Hopkins 132,910 100 Total votes 132,910 100.0
2007 Mississippi Attorney General election[ 12] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jim Hood (incumbent)439,668 59.8 Republican Al Hopkins 295,791 40.2 Total votes 735,459 100.0
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County resultsPickering: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Sumrall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Todd Brand Jacob Ray Mike Sumrall Democratic primary runoff results[ 13] 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 [ edit ] Republican primary results[ 14] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Stacey Pickering 129,561 100 Total votes 129,561 100.0
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County resultsReeves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%O'Hara: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 16] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Shawn O'Hara 278,819 100 Total votes 278,819 100.0
Republican nomination [ edit ] Republican primary results[ 17] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tate Reeves 136,145 100 Total votes 136,145 100.0
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce [ edit ] Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
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 [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Rickey Cole 284,923 100 Total votes 284,923 100.0
Republican primary results[ 20] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lester Spell 102,422 54.5 Republican Max Phillips 85,478 45.5 Total votes 187,900 100.0
Commissioner of Insurance [ edit ] Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007 ← 2003 November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06 ) 2011 →
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary results[ 22] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Gary Anderson 242,941 51.3% Democratic George Dale 230,782 48.7 Total votes 473,723 100.0
Republican primary results[ 23] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Mike Chaney 137,685 79.0 Republican Ronnie D. English 36,646 21.0 Total votes 174,331 100.0
Public Service Commission [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.
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