The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election, occurred on November 8 of that year. Incumbent Governor Haley Barbour

Haley Barbour

Haley Reeves Barbour is an American Republican politician currently serving as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi. He gained a national spotlight in August 2005 after Mississippi was hit by Hurricane Katrina. Barbour won re-election as Governor in 2007...

 was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

The Mississippi Constitution

Mississippi Constitution

The Constitution of the State of Mississippi is the governing document of Mississippi. It describes the structure and function of the state's government. The constitution was adopted November 1, 1890.- Contents :...

 requires the winning candidate to receive a majority (not just a plurality) of votes cast; otherwise, the Mississippi House of Representatives

Mississippi House of Representatives

The Mississippi House of Representatives is the lower house of the Mississippi Legislature, the lawmaking body of the U.S. state of Mississippi....

 would have selected the winner.

Republican Primary

• James Broadwater, author, small business owner, ordained Baptist minister, and former state employee
• Phil Bryant, Lt. Governor of Mississippi
• Dave Dennis, former New Orleans Federal Reserve Board Chairman
• Hudson Holliday
  Hudson Holliday
  Laughlin Hudson Holliday is a two-star General from Poplarville, Mississippi. Holliday is currently serving as a Pearl River County Supervisor, and has announced his candidacy for the office of Governor of Mississippi.-Education:...
  
  , Pearl River County
  Pearl River County, Mississippi
  -National protected areas:*Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge *De Soto National Forest -Demographics:The census estimates of 2006 place the county population over 57,000 and place it among the 10 fastest growing counties in the U.S. As of the census of 2000, there were 48,621 people, 18,078...
  
   District Supervisor
• Ron Williams, Businessman

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	James Broadwater	Phil Bryant	Dave Dennis	Hudson Holliday	Ron Williams	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	March 24-27, 2011	400	± 4.9%	1%	63%	14%	2%	0%	—	20%

Results

Democratic Primary

• Bill Compton Jr., Teacher
• Johnny DuPree
  Johnny DuPree
  Johnny DuPree is an American politician who serves as mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and was the 2011 Democratic Party nominee for Governor of Mississippi, but was defeated by Republican nominee Phil Bryant...
  
  , Hattiesburg mayor
• Bill Luckett
  Bill Luckett (businessman)
  William Oliver “Bill” Luckett is a Clarksdale, MS businessman, attorney, and candidate in the Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011...
  
  , businessman and attorney
• Guy Shaw

Results

* Note: Since no candidate received 50% of the vote on August 2nd, state law allows a runoff

Two-round system

The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...

 . This runoff was held on Tuesday, August 23.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Phil Bryant (R)	Johnny DuPree (D)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	November 4-6, 2011	796	± 3.5%	54%	40%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	March 24-27, 2011	817	± 3.4%	56%	25%	—	19%

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Results

External links

Candidates

• Phil Bryant for Governor
• Johnny Dupree for Governor
• Bobby Kearan for Governor

Information

• Elections at the Mississippi Secretary of State
  • Statewide Sample Ballot
• Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011 at Ballotpedia
  Ballotpedia
  Ballotpedia is a wiki-style website billed as "an interactive almanac of state politics". InfoWorld has called it one of the "Top 20 Election Day Web sites and online tools".-Purpose:...
  
  
• Mississippi Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart
  Project Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
  
  
• Campaign contributions for 2011 Mississippi Governor from Follow the Money
• Mississippi Governor 2011 from OurCampaigns.com