1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 1943 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary runoff presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1939 1947 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1947 no August 24, 1943 Fielding L. Wright, 1948.jpg 150x150px Fielding L. Wright Democratic Party (United States) 153,265 58.51% 3x4.svg John Lumpkin Democratic Party (United States) 108,661 41.49% 1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic Primary election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsWright: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Lumpkin: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% #008080 80–90% Lieutenant governor Dennis Murphree Democratic Party (United States) Fielding L. Wright Democratic Party (United States) The 1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree decided to run for governor instead of seeking another 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 four contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Fielding L. Wright, who defeated John Lumpkin.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49761057/clarion-ledger/ Wright Leads With Lumpkin Second For Lieutenant Governor August 5, 1943 The Clarion-Ledger Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49761047/hattiesburg-american/ Bailey's Official Majority 17,271 August 31, 1943 Hattiesburg American Newspapers.com Results August 3, 1943 Democratic primaryMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1943-1945] - Page 213 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi December 31, 1945 Democratic Party (US) Fielding L. Wright 91,182 33.73% Democratic Party (US) John Lumpkin 75,352 27.87% Democratic Party (US) Paul Spearman 61,000 22.56% Democratic Party (US) Charles G. Hamilton 42,814 15.84% 270,348 100.00% Runoff August 24, 1943 Democratic primary runoffMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1943-1945] - Page 219 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi December 31, 1945 Democratic Party (United States) Fielding L. Wright 153,265 58.51% Democratic Party (US) John Lumpkin 108,661 41.49% 261,926 100.00% General election In the general election, Wright won unopposed. Results November 2, 1943 General ElectionMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1943-1945] - Page 226 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi December 31, 1945 Democratic Party (United States) Fielding L. Wright 48,988 100.00% 48,988 100.00% References Lieutenant Mississippi 1943 Category:August 1943 in the United States