2007 Mississippi elections
A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to four-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 Mississippi Transportation Commission and Mississippi 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 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.
Statewide officer elections [ edit ] 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 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
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
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
Delbert Hosemann , lawyerMike Lott, state representative
Jeffrey Rupp
Gene Sills
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
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
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
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 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
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
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
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 [ edit ] Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007
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
County resultsChaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Gary Anderson
George Dale
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
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 [ edit ] Transportation Commission [ edit ]
Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.
↑ "A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections" . Picayune Item . Retrieved March 13, 2023 .1 2 3 4 5 "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.↑ 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. ↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 554.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 588.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 621.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 555.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 590.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 623.1 2 Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 557.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 591.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 624.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 615.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 594.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 627.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 558.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 592.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 626.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 562.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 597.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 630.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 561.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 595.↑ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 , p. 629.
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