1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1931 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1927 1935 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1935 no November 3, 1931 File:MS Gov Conner.jpg 150x150px Martin S. Conner Democratic Party (United States) 170,690 54.08% File:Hugh L. White.jpg Hugh L. White Democratic Party (United States) 144,918 45.92% 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County results Conner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%White: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% #a0892c 70–80% Governor Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner Democratic Party (United States) The 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo 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. Democratic primary No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured four contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former state representative Martin S. Conner, who defeated Mayor of Columbia Hugh L. White. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1931http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377236 MS Governor D Primary 1931 Our Campaigns December 8, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 108,022 34.51 Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 92,089 29.42 Democratic Party (United States) Paul B. Johnson Sr. 58,668 18.75 Democratic Party (United States) George Mitchell 54,202 17.32 312,981 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1931http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=377238 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1931 Our Campaigns December 8, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 170,690 54.08 Democratic Party (United States) Hugh L. White 144,918 45.92 315,608 100.00 General election In the general election, Conner ran unopposed. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1931http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262986 MS Governor 1931 Our Campaigns December 8, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 45,942 100.00 45,942 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30emcollapsed 1931 1931 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1931 in the United States