1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1951, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Fielding L. Wright was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second full term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

1951 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff
November 6, 1951
 
Nominee Hugh L. White Paul B. Johnson Jr.
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 201,222 191,966
Percentage 51.18% 48.82%
County results

White:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Johnson:      50-60%      60-70%
Governor before election

Fielding L. Wright
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Hugh L. White
Democratic

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Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 7 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Governor Hugh L. White, who defeated lawyer Paul B. Johnson Jr., son of former Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.

Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1951[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh L. White 94,721 23.19
Democratic Paul B. Johnson Jr. 86,152 21.09
Democratic Sam Lumpkin 84,401 20.66
Democratic Ross Barnett 81,674 19.99
Democratic Mary D. Cain 24,757 6.06
Democratic Jesse M. Byrd 23,676 5.80
Democratic Kelly Hammond 6,952 1.70
Total votes 402,333 100.00

Runoff
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1951[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh L. White 201,222 51.18
Democratic Paul B. Johnson Jr. 191,966 48.82
Total votes 393,188 100.00

General election

In the general election, White ran unopposed.

Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1951[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh L. White 43,422 100.00
Total votes 43,422 100.00
Democratic hold

References
  1. "MS Governor D Primary 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. "MS Governor 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.


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