2007 Mississippi elections

none February 2026 January 2023 2007 Mississippi elections Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential yes 2003 Mississippi elections 2003 2011 Mississippi elections 2011 A general election was held in Mississippi on November 6, 2007, to elect to four-year terms for all members of the Mississippi State Legislature (122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of Governor of Mississippi, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State Auditor, State Treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and Mississippi Public Service Commission. 2007-03-02 A glance at 2007 Mississippi elections https://www.picayuneitem.com/2007/03/a-glance-at-2007-mississippi-elections/ 2023-03-13 Picayune Item en The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission. 2 Mississippi State Legislature All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the Mississippi State Legislature are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate, usually after the federal U.S. Census. There are no term limits for members of both houses of the legislature. Results for the Mississippi Senate Party Votes Seats Loss/gain Share of vote (%)  Democratic 171,993 28 +3   Republican 161,042 24 -3   Constitution 10,881 0 0   Independent 3,818 0 0 Total 347,734 52 0 100.0% Results for House of Representatives Party Votes Seats Loss/gain Share of vote (%)  Democratic 75 0   Republican 47 0   Constitution 0 0   Independent 0 0 Total 122 0 Statewide officer elections According to the state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected. The number of electoral votes equals the number of Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them. In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race would go to the Democratic candidate. Governor 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election Democratic primary Candidates William Compton, Jr. John Arthur Eaves, Jr. Louis Fondren Fred T. Smith Results Democratic primary - GovernorAugust 17, 2007 Mississippi Democratic Primary Results http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideDM.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080731191802/http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideDM.pdf July 31, 2008 Mississippi Secretary of State Mississippi Democratic Election Committee Candidate Votes Vote % John Arthur Eaves, Jr. 314,012 70.3 William Compton, Jr. 52,343 11.7 Fred T. Smith 49,170 11.0 Louis Fondren 31,197 7.0 TOTALS 446,722 100 Republican primary Candidates Haley Barbour, incumbent Frederick Jones Results Republican primary - GovernorHerring James H. August 20, 2007 Mississippi Republican Party Primary Results http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideRP.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151217032319/http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/2007/PrimaryCert/Statewide/2007StatewideRP.pdf December 17, 2015 Mississippi Secretary of State Candidate Votes Vote % Haley Barbour (i) 184,036 93.1 Frederick Jones 13,611 6.9 TOTALS 197,647 100 Lieutenant governor Mississippi Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#Lieutenant governor 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#Lieutenant governor 2011 Phil Bryant Jamie Franks Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Amy Tuck Republican Party (United States) Phil Bryant Republican Party (United States) Lieutenant Governor 432,152 305,409 58.6% 41.4% File:Governor Phil Bryant (cropped).jpg Jamie Franks (cropped).jpg 2007 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsBryant: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Franks: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Democratic nomination Candidates Jamie Franks Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 554 Jamie Franks Mississippi Democratic Party 288,942 100 288,942 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Phil Bryant, State Auditor Charlie Ross, state senator Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 588 Phil Bryant Mississippi Republican Party 112,140 57.3 Charlie Ross Mississippi Republican Party 83,660 42.7 195,800 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi Lieutenant Governor electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 621 Republican Party (United States) Phil Bryant 432,152 58.6 Democratic Party (United States) Jamie Franks 305,409 41.4 737561 100.0 Secretary of State Mississippi Secretary of State election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#Secretary of State 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#Secretary of State 2011 Delbert Hosemann Robert Smith Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Eric Clark Democratic Party (United States) Delbert Hosemann Republican Party (United States) Secretary of State 425,228 304,917 58.2% 41.8% Delbert Hosemann.jpg 3x4.svg 2007 Mississippi secretary of state election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsHosemann: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Smith: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Democratic primary Candidates Robert H. Smith Jabari A. Toins John Windsor Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 555 Robert H. Smith Mississippi Democratic Party 307,991 72.2 John O. Windsor Mississippi Democratic Party 81,464 19.2 Jabari A. Toins Mississippi Democratic Party 34,409 8.1 423864 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Delbert Hosemann, lawyer Mike Lott, state representative Jeffrey Rupp Gene Sills Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 590 Delbert Hosemann Mississippi Republican Party 102,093 53.8 Mike Lott Mississippi Republican Party 64,879 34.2 Jeffrey Rupp Mississippi Republican Party 17,838 9.4 Gene Sills Mississippi Republican Party 4,982 2.6 189792 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi Secretary of State electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 623 Republican Party (United States) Delbert Hosemann 425,228 58.2 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Smith 304,917 41.8 730145 100.0 Attorney general Mississippi Attorney General election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#Attorney general 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#Attorney General 2011 Jim Hood Al Hopkins Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Jim Hood Democratic Party (United States) Jim Hood Democratic Party (United States) Attorney General 439,668 295,791 59.8% 40.2% Jim Hood 2007 (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg 2007 Mississippi attorney general election results map by county.svg 170px County results: Hood: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Hopkins: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Democratic nomination Candidate Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed. Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 557 Jim Hood Mississippi Democratic Party 316,781 100 316,781 100.0 Republican nomination Candidate Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed. Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 591 Al Hopkins Mississippi Republican Party 132,910 100 132,910 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi Attorney General electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 624 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Hood (incumbent) 439,668 59.8 Republican Party (United States) Al Hopkins 295,791 40.2 735459 100.0 State Auditor Mississippi State Auditor election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#State Auditor 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#State Auditor 2011 Stacey Pickering Mike Sumrall Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Phil Bryant Republican Party (United States) Stacey Pickering Republican Party (United States) State Auditor 399,721 327,033 55.0% 45.0% Stacey_E._Pickering.jpg 3x4.svg 2007 Mississippi auditor election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsPickering: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Sumrall: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Democratic primary Candidates Todd Brand Jacob Ray Mike Sumrall Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 557 Mike Sumrall Mississippi Democratic Party 196,108 46.6 Todd Brand Mississippi Democratic Party 152,246 36.2 Jacob Ray Mississippi Democratic Party 72,404 17.2 420,758 100.0 Runoff Democratic primary runoff resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 615 Mike Sumrall Mississippi Democratic Party 164,980 52.9 Todd Brand Mississippi Democratic Party 146,807 47.1 311,787 100.0 Republican nomination Candidate Stacey Pickering Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 594 Stacey Pickering Mississippi Republican Party 129,561 100 129,561 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi State Auditor electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 627 Republican Party (United States) Stacey Pickering 399,721 55.0 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Sumrall 327,033 45.0 726754 100.0 State Treasurer Mississippi State Treasurer election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#State Treasurer 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#State Treasurer 2011 Tate Reeves Shawn O'Hara Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Tate Reeves Republican Party (United States) Tate Reeves Republican Party (United States) State Treasurer 436,833 284,789 60.5% 39.5% Tate Reeves.jpg 3x4.svg 2007 Mississippi state treasurer election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsReeves: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%O'Hara: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Democratic nomination Candidate Shawn O'Hara Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 558 Shawn O'Hara Mississippi Democratic Party 278,819 100 278,819 100.0 Republican nomination Candidate Tate Reeves, incumbent Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 592 Tate Reeves Mississippi Republican Party 136,145 100 136,145 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi State Treasurer electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 626 Republican Party (United States) Tate Reeves (incumbent) 436,833 60.5 Democratic Party (United States) Shawn O'Hara 284,789 39.5 721622 100.0 Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 2011 Lester Spell Ricky Cole Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Lester Spell Republican Party (United States) Lester Spell Republican Party (United States) Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 371,191 308,693 51.0% 42.4% Lester Spell cropped.jpg Rickey Cole cropped.jpg 2007 Mississippi ag commissioner election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsSpell: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Cole: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lester Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican ahead of the 2007 elections. Democratic nomination Candidate Rickey Cole Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 562 Rickey Cole Mississippi Democratic Party 284,923 100 284,923 100.0 Republican primary Candidate Max Phillips Lester Spell, incumbent Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 597 Lester Spell Mississippi Republican Party 102,422 54.5 Max Phillips Mississippi Republican Party 85,478 45.5 187900 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 630 Republican Party (United States) Lester Spell (incumbent) 371,191 51.0 Democratic Party (United States) Ricky Cole 308,693 42.4 Constitution Party (United States) Paul Riley 47,647 6.6 727531 100.0 Commissioner of Insurance Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance election, 2007 2007 11 06 Flag of Mississippi (1996–2020).svg presidential 2003 Mississippi elections#Commissioner of Insurance 2003 2011 Mississippi elections#Commissioner of Insurance 2011 Mike Chaney Gary Anderson Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) George Dale Democratic Party (United States) Mike Chaney Republican Party (United States) Commissioner of Insurance 415,242 319,287 56.5% 43.5% Mike_Chaney_2022_(cropped).jpg 3x4.svg 2007 Mississippi insurance commissioner election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsChaney: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Anderson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Democratic primary Candidates Gary Anderson George Dale Results Democratic primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 561 Gary Anderson Mississippi Democratic Party 242,941 51.3% George Dale Mississippi Democratic Party 230,782 48.7 473723 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Mike Chaney, state senator Ronnie D. English Results Republican primary resultsMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 595 Mike Chaney Mississippi Republican Party 137,685 79.0 Ronnie D. English Mississippi Republican Party 36,646 21.0 174331 100.0 General election Results 2007 Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance electionMississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 629 Republican Party (United States) Mike Chaney 415,242 56.5 Democratic Party (United States) Gary Anderson 319,287 43.5 734529 100.0 Public Service Commission Northern District 2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Northern District election Democratic Party (United States) Brandon Presley 134,405 57.9 Republican Party (United States) Mabel Murphree 97,892 42.1 Central District 2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Central District election Democratic Party (United States) Lynn Posey 122,417 50.6 Republican Party (United States) Charles Barbour 112,782 46.6 Independent (politician) Lee Dilworth 6,833 2.8 Southern District 2007 Mississippi Public Service Commissioner, Southern District election Republican Party (United States) Leonard Bentz (incumbent) 139,124 55.9 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Collier 109,737 44.1 Transportation Commission Northern District Democratic incumbent Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election. Central District 2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Central District election Republican Party (United States) Dick Hall (incumbent) 126,145 52.2 Democratic Party (United States) Rudolph Warnock 115,534 47.8 Southern District 2007 Mississippi Transportation Commissioner, Southern District election Democratic Party (United States) Wayne Brown (incumbent) 133,029 52.5 Republican Party (United States) Larry Benefield 120,293 47.5 References Works cited http://naacpms.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2008-2012-Blue-Book-Web.pdf Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2008–2012 Mississippi Secretary of State 2009 Jackson Mississippi Official and Statistical Register 2009 Category:Mississippi Legislature elections Category:2007 state legislature elections in the United States