2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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The 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected to serve a four-year term as governor of Mississippi from January 15, 2008, through January 10, 2012.[1] The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is also on the ballot and elected for the same time period. This was the first time that Panola County and Yalobusha County voted Republican for governor since Reconstruction.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Haley Barbour, incumbent governor
- Frederick Jones
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Haley Barbour (incumbent) | Script error: No such module "string". | 93.11 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Frederick Jones | Script error: No such module "string". | 6.89 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100 | ||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- William Compton, teacher
- John Arthur Eaves Jr., attorney
- Louis Fondren, former Mississippi State Representative, former mayor of Moss Point
- Fred Smith
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Arthur Eaves, Jr. | Script error: No such module "string". | 70.29 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | William Compton | Script error: No such module "string". | 11.72 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Fred Smith | Script error: No such module "string". | 11.01 | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Louis Fondren | Script error: No such module "string". | 6.98 | |
| Total votes | Script error: No such module "string". | 100 | ||
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General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Haley Barbour (R) |
John Eaves (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Education Association[4] | April 7, 2007 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | 50% | 35% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Template:USRaceRating | November 1, 2007 |
Results
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adams (largest city: Natchez)
- Monroe (largest city: Amory)
- Panola (largest city: Batesville)
- Pike (largest city: McComb)
- Yalobusha (largest city: Water Valley)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
- Winston (largest city: Louisville)
See also
References
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External links
- Haley Barbour for Governor
- John Eaves for GovernorTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".