1935 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1935 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1931 1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1939 no November 5, 1935 File:Hugh L. White.jpg 150x150px Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) 182,771 51.71% File:PBJohnson.jpg Paul B. Johnson Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 170,705 48.29% 1935 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County results White: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Johnson: #ffdd55 50–60% #ffcf18 60–70% Governor Martin S. Conner Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) The 1935 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1935, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Martin S. Conner was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second 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 five contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Mayor of Columbia Hugh L. White, who defeated former U.S. Representative Paul B. Johnson, Sr. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1935http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384450 MS Governor D Primary 1935 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Sr. 111,523 31.47 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 110,625 31.22 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 92,997 26.24 Democratic Party (United States) Lester C. Franklin 34,700 9.79 Democratic Party (United States) E. A. Copeland 4,541 1.28 354,386 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1935http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384451 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1935 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 182,771 51.71 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Sr. 170,705 48.29 353,476 100.00 General election In the general election, White ran unopposed. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1935http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262987 MS Governor 1935 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 45,881 100.00 45,881 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30emcollapsed 1935 1935 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1935 in the United States