1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 1939 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1935 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1935 1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election 1943 no August 8, 1939 Dennis Herron Murphree in 1927.jpg 150x150px Dennis Murphree Mississippi Democratic Party 172,201 56.76% 3x4.svg Clarence E. Morgan Mississippi Democratic Party 94,028 30.99% 1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic Primary election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsMurphree: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Morgan: #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% Lieutenant governor J.B. Snider Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree Democratic Party (United States) The 1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1939, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat J. B. Snider chose not to seek reelection to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor. 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 Candidates Dennis Murphree, former Lieutenant Governor.Judge Johnson Leads Conner 10,000 Votes https://books.google.com/books?id=z0xBAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=murphree+Clarence+morgan&article_id=4772,1569195&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi67q2-2bSRAxWgD1kFHRxBBtUQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q=murphree%20Clarence%20morgan&f=false The Tuscaloosa News August 9, 1939 Clarence E. Morgan, former State Senator from the 22nd district and District Attorney of the 5th circuit court district.Clarence E. Morgan : candidate for lieutenant governor. Side 1 https://da.mdah.ms.gov/series/broadsides/detail/532428 Mississippi Department of Archives and History 1939 Nelson T. Levings, future candidate for U.S. Senate in 1946. James C. Notgrass Results August 8, 1939 Democratic primaryMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1939-1941] - Page 245 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 172,201 56.76% Democratic Party (US) Clarence E. Morgan 94,028 30.99% Democratic Party (US) Nelson T. Levings 22,451 7.40% Democratic Party (US) James C. Notgrass 14,722 4.85% 303,402 100.00% General election In the general election, Murphree won unopposed. Results November 7, 1939 General ElectionMississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1939-1941] - Page 265 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1005&context=sta_msblubk University of Mississippi Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 60,235 100.00% 60,235 100.00% Mississippi Democratic Party References Lieutenant Mississippi 1939 Category:August 1939 in the United States