1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election

Summary

The 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, 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 ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

1931 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

← 1927 November 3, 1931 1935 →
 
Nominee Martin S. Conner Hugh L. White
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 170,690 144,918
Percentage 54.08% 45.92%

County results
Conner:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
White:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

Elected Governor

Martin S. Conner
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

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 former state representative Martin S. Conner, who defeated Mayor of Columbia Hugh L. White.

Results edit

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1931[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hugh L. White 108,022 34.51
Democratic Martin S. Conner 92,089 29.42
Democratic Paul B. Johnson Sr. 58,668 18.75
Democratic George Mitchell 54,202 17.32
Total votes 312,981 100.00

Runoff edit

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1931[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin S. Conner 170,690 54.08
Democratic Hugh L. White 144,918 45.92
Total votes 315,608 100.00

General election edit

In the general election, Conner ran unopposed.

Results edit

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1931[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Martin S. Conner 45,942 100.00
Total votes 45,942 100.00
Democratic hold

References edit

  1. ^ "MS Governor D Primary 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "MS Governor 1931". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2016.