1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1911 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1911 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1919 no November 2, 1915 Theodore Bilbo (cropped).jpg Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) 50,541 92.59% 3x4.svg J. T. Lester Socialist Party of America 4,046 7.41% 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBilbo: #6674de 60–70% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Governor Earl L. Brewer Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) The 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1915, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Earl L. Brewer was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election, so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election. This election was the first Mississippi gubernatorial election since 1895 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president. Democratic primary In the Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor Theodore G. Bilbo received just over 50% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff. He defeated 4 other candidates to win the nomination. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 3 August 1915The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Centennial Edition 1917 Democrat Printing Company Madison, Wisconsin 478–479 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015074697197&view=1up&seq=580&skin=2021 Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo 74,573 50.36 Democratic Party (United States) M. W. Riley 47,717 32.23 Democratic Party (United States) John R. Tally 11,451 7.73 Democratic Party (United States) Mr. Quinn 7,627 5.15 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Simpson Stovall 6,706 4.53 148,074 100.00 General election In the general election, Bilbo easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1915The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Centennial Edition 1917 Democrat Printing Company Madison, Wisconsin 482–483 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015074697197&view=1up&seq=584&skin=2021 Democratic Party (United States) Theodore G. Bilbo 50,541 92.59 Socialist Party of America J. T. Lester 4,046 7.41 54,587 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 1915 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1915 in the United States