2007 Mississippi elections

A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to 4 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 Transportation Commission and Mississippi Public Service Commission.[1]

2007 Mississippi elections
Elections in Mississippi
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U.S. House
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House of Representatives elections
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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
Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
  Democratic 171,993 28 +3
  Republican 161,042 24 -3
  Constitution 10,881 0 0
  Independent 3,818 0 0
Total 347,734 52 0 100.0%

Results for House of Representatives
Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
  Democratic 75 0
  Republican 47 0
  Constitution 0 0
  Independent 0 0
Total 122 0

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 will go to the Democratic candidate.

Governor
Main article: 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
November 6, 2007
 
Nominee Haley Barbour John Arthur Eaves Jr.
Party Republican Democratic
Electoral vote 78 44
Popular vote 430,807 313,232
Percentage 57.90% 42.10%
County results
Barbour:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Eaves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Haley Barbour
Republican

 Elected Governor

Haley Barbour
Republican

Candidates
  • John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
  • William Compton, Jr.
  • Fred T. Smith
  • Louis Fondren

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

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 Lieutentant Gubernatorial election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Phil Bryant Jamie Franks
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 432,152 305,409
Percentage 58.6% 41.4%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Amy Tuck
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Tate Reeves
Republican

Candidates

Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jamie Franks 288,942 100
Total votes 288,942 100.0

Candidates

Results
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

Results
2007 Mississippi Lieutenant Governor election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phil Bryant 432,152 58.6
Democratic Jamie Franks 305,409 41.4
Total votes 737,561 100.0

Secretary of State
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Delbert Hosemann Robert Smith
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 425,228 304,917
Percentage 58.2% 41.8%
Secretary of State before election

Eric Clark
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of State

Delbert Hosemann
Republican

Candidates
  • Robert H. Smith
  • Jabari A. Toins
  • John Windsor

Results
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

Candidates
  • Delbert Hosemann, lawyer
  • Mike Lott, state representative
  • Jeffrey Rupp
  • Gene Sills

Results
Republican primary results[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann 102,093 53.8
Republican Mike Lott 64,879 34.2
Republican Jeffrey Rupp 17,838 9.4
Republican Gene Sills 4,982 2.6
Total votes 189,792 100.0

Results
2007 Mississippi Secretary of State election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Delbert Hosemann 425,228 58.2
Democratic Robert Smith 304,917 41.8
Total votes 730,145 100.0

Attorney general
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Jim Hood Al Hopkins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 439,668 295,791
Percentage 59.8% 40.2%
County Results:
Hood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hopkins:      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election

Jim Hood
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Jim Hood
Democratic

Candidate
  • Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.[2]

Results
Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Hood 316,781 100
Total votes 316,781 100.0

Candidate
  • Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.

Results
Republican primary results[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Al Hopkins 132,910 100
Total votes 132,910 100.0

Results
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

State Auditor
Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Stacey Pickering Mike Sumrall
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 399,721 327,033
Percentage 55.0% 45.0%
State Auditor before election

Phil Bryant
Republican

 Elected State Auditor

Stacey Pickering
Republican

Candidates
  • Todd Brand
  • Jacob Ray
  • Mike Sumrall

Results
Democratic primary results[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Sumrall 196,108 46.6
Democratic Todd Brand 152,246 36.2
Democratic Jacob Ray 72,404 17.2
Total votes 420,758 100.0

Runoff
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

Candidate

Results
Republican primary results[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering 129,561 100
Total votes 129,561 100.0

Results
2007 Mississippi State Auditor election[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stacey Pickering 399,721 55.0
Democratic Mike Sumrall 327,033 45.0
Total votes 726,754 100.0

State Treasurer
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Tate Reeves Shawn O'Hara
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 436,833 284,789
Percentage 60.5% 39.5%
State Treasurer before election

Tate Reeves
Republican

 Elected State Treasurer

Tate Reeves
Republican

Candidate
  • Shawn O'Hara[2]

Results
Democratic primary results[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 278,819 100
Total votes 278,819 100.0

Candidate
  • Tate Reeves, incumbent

Results
Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves 136,145 100
Total votes 136,145 100.0

Results
2007 Mississippi State Treasurer election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tate Reeves (incumbent) 436,833 60.5
Democratic Shawn O'Hara 284,789 39.5
Total votes 721,622 100.0

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Lester Spell Ricky Cole
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 371,191 308,693
Percentage 51.0% 42.4%
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce before election

Lester Spell
Republican

 Elected Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Lester Spell
Republican

Lester Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican ahead of the 2007 elections.

Candidate

Results
Democratic primary results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rickey Cole 284,923 100
Total votes 284,923 100.0

Candidate

Results
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

Results
2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lester Spell (incumbent) 371,191 51.0
Democratic Ricky Cole 308,693 42.4
Constitution Paul Riley 47,647 6.6
Total votes 727,531 100.0

Commissioner of Insurance
Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06)
 
Nominee Mike Chaney Gary Anderson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 415,242 319,287
Percentage 56.5% 43.5%
Commissioner of Insurance before election

George Dale
Democratic

 Elected Commissioner of Insurance

Mike Chaney
Republican

Candidates
  • Gary Anderson
  • George Dale

Results
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

Candidates

Results
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

Results
2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Chaney 415,242 56.5
Democratic Gary Anderson 319,287 43.5
Total votes 734,529 100.0

Public Service Commission

Northern District
2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brandon Presley 134,405 57.9
Republican Mabel Murphree 97,892 42.1

Central District
2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lynn Posey 122,417 50.6
Republican Charles Barbour 112,782 46.6
Independent Lee Dilworth 6,833 2.8

Southern District
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

Northern District

Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.

Central District
2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Hall (incumbent) 126,145 52.2
Democratic Rudolph Warnock 115,534 47.8

Southern District
2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne Brown (incumbent) 133,029 52.5
Republican Larry Benefield 120,293 47.5

References
  1. "A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections". Picayune Item. March 2, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 554.
  5. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 588.
  6. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 621.
  7. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 555.
  8. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 590.
  9. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 623.
  10. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 557.
  11. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 591.
  12. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 624.
  13. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 615.
  14. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 594.
  15. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 627.
  16. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 558.
  17. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 592.
  18. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 626.
  19. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 562.
  20. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 597.
  21. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 630.
  22. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 561.
  23. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 595.
  24. Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009, p. 629.

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