1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1919, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election
November 4, 1919
 
Nominee Lee M. Russell J. T. Lester
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 39,241 1,231
Percentage 96.96% 3.04%
Governor before election

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Lee M. Russell
Democratic

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Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Lieutenant Governor Lee M. Russell, who defeated Oscar G. Johnston.

Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 5 August 1919[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee M. Russell 48,348 32.58
Democratic Oscar G. Johnston 39,206 26.42
Democratic Andrew H. Longino 30,831 20.77
Democratic Ross A. Collins 30,026 20.23
Total votes 148,411 100.00

Runoff
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 26 August 1919[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee M. Russell 77,427 52.67
Democratic Oscar G. Johnston 69,565 47.33
Total votes 146,992 100.00

General election

In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester, who was also the party's nominee in 1915.

Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1919[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lee M. Russell 39,241 96.96
Socialist J. T. Lester 1,231 3.04
Total votes 40,472 100.00
Democratic hold

References
  1. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 369.
  2. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 378.
  3. The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1920-1924. Jackson, Mississippi: Hederman Bros. p. 380.


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