1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

February 2026 December 2025 1931 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1927 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1927 1935 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1935 no August 4, 1931 Dennis Herron Murphree in 1927.jpg 150x150px Dennis Murphree Democratic Party (United States) 173,339 57.22% Bidwell Adam.jpg Bidwell Adam Democratic Party (United States) 129,614 42.78% 1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic Primary election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsMurphree: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Adam: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% Lieutenant governor Bidwell Adam Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree Democratic Party (United States) The 1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bidwell Adam ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the primary by Dennis Murphree.WHITE LEADS IN MISSISSIPPI https://books.google.com/books?id=eiwsAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=Murphree+adam+lieutenant&article_id=863,1221081&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja2vPNvqqRAxW4M1kFHUwlIaQQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=Murphree%20adam%20lieutenant&f=false Times Daily August 7, 1931 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 Results August 4, 1931 Democratic primaryMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] - Page 143 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 173,339 57.22% Democratic Party (US) Bidwell Adam (incumbent) 129,614 42.78% 302,953 100.00% General election In the general election, Murphree won unopposed. Results November 3, 1931 General ElectionMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] - Page 110 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 44,095 100.00% 44,095 100.00% References Lieutenant Mississippi 1933 Category:August 1931 in the United States