1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1987 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1987 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1995 no November 5, 1991 File:KirkFordice (cropped).jpg Kirk Fordice Republican Party (United States) 361,500 50.83% File:Ray Mabus (MS) (cropped).png 150x150px Ray Mabus Democratic Party (United States) 338,459 47.59% 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County results Fordice: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Mabus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Ray Mabus Democratic Party (United States) Kirk Fordice Republican Party (United States) The 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Ray Mabus unsuccessfully ran for reelection to a second term. This election marked the first time a Republican was elected Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction, when Adelbert Ames won the office in 1873. This is the last gubernatorial election where the Democratic candidate carried any of three counties (Hancock, Harrison and Jackson) along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Democratic primary Incumbent Democrat Ray Mabus won the Democratic primary, defeating former U.S. Representative Wayne Dowdy and George "Wagon Wheel" Blair. According to The New York Times, Mabus had to fend off charges that he was "arrogant and out of touch with Mississippi politically", and was perceived as a "Porsche politician in a Chevy pickup state".Applebome Peter Mississippi Governor's Record at Issue https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/16/us/mississippi-governor-s-record-at-issue.html New York Times 16 September 1991 Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1991https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=16454 MS Governor D Primary 1991 Our Campaigns December 2, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Ray Mabus (incumbent) 368,679 50.75 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne Dowdy 299,172 41.18 Democratic Party (United States) George "Wagon Wheel" Blair 58,614 8.07 726,465 100.00 Republican primary No candidate received a majority in the Republican primary, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by businessman Kirk Fordice, who defeated State Auditor Pete Johnson. Results Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary, 1991https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=16455 MS Governor R Primary 1991 Our Campaigns December 2, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Kirk Fordice 28,411 44.64 Republican Party (United States) Pete Johnson 27,651 43.44 Republican Party (United States) Bobby Clanton 7,589 11.92 63,651 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary runoff, 1991https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=16456 MS Governor R Primary Runoff 1991 Our Campaigns December 2, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Kirk Fordice 31,753 60.63 Republican Party (United States) Pete Johnson 20,622 39.37 52,375 100.00 General election Fordice won 65 legislative districts against the 54 won by Mabus. This was above the 62 districts required to win.November 27, 1991 Fordice wins by tally of legislative districts, 65-54 4 Enterprise-Journal https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal/104167992/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240724024948/https://www.newspapers.com/article/enterprise-journal/104167992/ July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com Fordice spent $901,823 during the campaign while Mabus spent $3.59 million. Fordice was the first successful gubernatorial candidate since 1975 to spend less than $1 million during their campaign.January 12, 1996 Governor's race cost near $5.5 million 5 Greenwood Commonwealth https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth/104293622/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240724024829/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth/104293622/ July 24, 2024 Newspapers.com Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1991https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=16346 MS Governor 1991 Our Campaigns December 2, 2016https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ 1991 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Mississippi David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections December 2, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Kirk Fordice 361,500 50.83% Democratic Party (United States) Ray Mabus (incumbent) 338,459 47.59% Independent (politician) Shawn O'Hara 11,253 1.58% 711,212 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 30em 1991 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1991 in the United States Category:1991 in Mississippi