1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1951 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential 1947 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1947 1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1955 no November 6, 1951 Hugh L. White.jpg Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) 201,222 51.18% Inauguration, Johnson, 1964 (12209883836) (cropped).jpg Paul B. Johnson Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 191,966 48.82% 1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County results White: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Johnson: #51c2c2 50–60% #2aacac 60–70% Governor Fielding L. Wright Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) The 1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1951, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Fielding L. Wright was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second full term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election; therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election. Democratic primary No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured seven contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Governor Hugh L. White, who defeated lawyer Paul B. Johnson Jr., son of former Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1951http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385135 MS Governor D Primary 1951 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 94,721 23.19 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Jr. 86,152 21.09 Democratic Party (United States) Sam Lumpkin 84,401 20.66 Democratic Party (United States) Ross Barnett 81,674 19.99 Democratic Party (United States) Mary D. Cain 24,757 6.06 Democratic Party (United States) Jesse M. Byrd 23,676 5.80 Democratic Party (United States) Kelly Hammond 6,952 1.70 402,333 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1951http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385137 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1951 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 201,222 51.18 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Jr. 191,966 48.82 393,188 100.00 General election In the general election, White ran unopposed. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1951http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173271 MS Governor 1951 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 43,422 100.00 43,422 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1951 1951 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1951 in the United States