1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1943 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1939 1947 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1947 no November 2, 1943 File:Governor Thomas L. Bailey, Jan. 18, 1944 to Nov. 2, 1946 (13936315729).jpg 150x150px Thomas L. Bailey Democratic Party (United States) 143,153 53.21% File:Governor Martin S. Conner, Jan. 19, 1932 to Jan. 21, 1936 (14123298914).jpg Martin S. Conner Democratic Party (United States) 125,882 46.79% 170px First round result by county 170px Runoff results by county 2 Bailey: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Conner:#ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51c2c2 50–60% #2aacac 60–70% #009696 70–80%Murphree:#f1e9c5 30–40% #e9ddaf 40–50% #a0892c 70–80%ranklin:#ffe9ff 30–40% Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Thomas L. Bailey Democratic Party (United States) The 1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Paul B. Johnson Sr. was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term (he died less than two months after the election was held). 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 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former state representative Thomas L. Bailey, who defeated former Governor Martin S. Conner. Results Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1943https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384446 MS Governor D Primary 1943 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 110,917 36.90 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas L. Bailey 83,963 27.93 Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Murphree 68,510 22.79 Democratic Party (United States) Lester C. Franklin 37,240 12.39 300,630 100.00 Runoff Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1943https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384447 MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1943 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas L. Bailey 143,153 53.21 Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 125,882 46.79 269,035 100.00 General election In the general election, Bailey ran unopposed. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1943https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261922 MS Governor 1943 Our Campaigns December 7, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas L. Bailey 50,488 100.00 50,488 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30emcollapsed 1943 1943 gubernatorial Mississippi Mississippi gubernatorial election