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 .
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
Results for House of Representatives
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 would go to the Democratic candidate.
Governor
Main article: 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
Barbour: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Eaves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic primary
Candidates
William Compton, Jr.
John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
Louis Fondren
Fred T. Smith Results
Democratic primary - Governor
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
Republican primary
Candidates
Haley Barbour, incumbent
Frederick Jones Results
Republican primary - Governor
Candidate
Votes
Vote %
Haley Barbour (i)184,036
93.1
Frederick Jones
13,611
6.9
TOTALS
197,647
100
Lieutenant governor
Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007
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Bryant: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Franks: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jamie Franks
288,942
100
Total votes
288,942
100.0
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Phil Bryant
112,140
57.3
Republican
Charlie Ross
83,660
42.7
Total votes
195,800
100.0
General election
Results
Secretary of State
Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007
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Hosemann: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Robert H. Smith
Jabari A. Toins
John Windsor Results
Democratic primary results
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
Republican primary
Candidates
Delbert Hosemann , lawyerMike Lott, state representative
Jeffrey Rupp
Gene Sills Results
Republican primary results
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
General election
Results
Attorney general
Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007
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November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
Hood: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hopkins: 50–60% 60–70%
Democratic nomination
Candidate
Jim Hood , the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jim Hood
316,781
100
Total votes
316,781
100.0
Republican nomination
Candidate
Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed. Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Al Hopkins
132,910
100
Total votes
132,910
100.0
General election
Results
2007 Mississippi Attorney General election
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
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November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
Pickering: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sumrall: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Todd Brand
Jacob Ray
Mike Sumrall Results
Democratic primary results
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
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
Candidate
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Stacey Pickering
129,561
100
Total votes
129,561
100.0
General election
Results
State Treasurer
Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007
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November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
Reeves: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%O'Hara: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Democratic nomination
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Shawn O'Hara
278,819
100
Total votes
278,819
100.0
Republican nomination
Candidate
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Tate Reeves
136,145
100
Total votes
136,145
100.0
General election
Results
2007 Mississippi State Treasurer election
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
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November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
Spell: 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
Candidate
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Rickey Cole
284,923
100
Total votes
284,923
100.0
Republican primary
Candidate
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Lester Spell
102,422
54.5
Republican
Max Phillips
85,478
45.5
Total votes
187,900
100.0
General election
Results
2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election
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
← 2003
November 6, 2007 (2007-11-06) 2011 →
Chaney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Gary Anderson
George Dale Results
Democratic primary results
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
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Mike Chaney
137,685
79.0
Republican
Ronnie D. English
36,646
21.0
Total votes
174,331
100.0
General election
Results
2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election
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
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
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
"A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections" . Picayune Item ^ "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.
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