1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1955 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential 1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1951 1959 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1959 no November 8, 1955 J. P. Coleman, Mississippi Attorney General.jpg James P. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) 233,237 55.64% Inauguration, Johnson, 1964 (12209883836) (cropped).jpg Paul B. Johnson Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 185,924 44.36% 1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County results Coleman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Johnson: #51c2c2 50–60% #2aacac 60–70% #009696 70–80% Governor Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) James P. Coleman Democratic Party (United States) The 1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1955, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Hugh L. White 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, 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 1931 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of a different party than the incumbent president. 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 Attorney General James P. Coleman, who defeated lawyer Paul B. Johnson Jr., son of former Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1955http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385139 MS Governor D Primary 1955 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Jr. 122,423 28.06 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Coleman 104,140 23.87 Democratic Party (United States) Fielding L. Wright 94,410 21.64 Democratic Party (United States) Ross Barnett 92,785 21.27 Democratic Party (United States) Mary D. Cain 22,469 5.15 436,227 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1955http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=385140 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1955 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Coleman 233,237 55.64 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Jr. 185,924 44.36 419,161 100.00 General election In the general election, Coleman ran unopposed. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1955http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173272 MS Governor 1955 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) James P. Coleman 40,707 100.00 40,707 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em collapsed 1955 1955 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1955 in the United States