1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1927 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

November 8, 1927

Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo Dennis Murphree Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 153,669 137,130 Percentage 52.84% 47.16%

County results Bilbo:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      100% Murphree:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Anderson:      40-50%      50-60%      70-80% Conner:      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election Dennis Murphree Democratic Elected Governor Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic

The 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1927, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree, as he had not served a full term, was eligible for and ran for election. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election; therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured four contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Governor Theodore G. Bilbo, who defeated incumbent Governor Dennis Murphree.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1927

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore G. Bilbo	135,065	46.93
	Democratic	Dennis Murphree (incumbent)	71,836	24.96
	Democratic	Martin S. Conner	57,402	19.94
	Democratic	A. C. Anderson	23,528	8.17
Total votes			287,831	100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1927

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore G. Bilbo	153,669	52.84
	Democratic	Dennis Murphree (incumbent)	137,130	47.16
Total votes			290,799	100.00

General election

In the general election, Bilbo ran unopposed.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1927

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore G. Bilbo	31,717	100.00
Total votes			31,717	100.00
	Democratic hold