Mississippi primary election, 2007
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The Mississippi Primary Election of 2007 was held on 7 Aug to determine the party nominees of various statewide and legislative offices. Races where held only for contested nominations. A run-off election will be held on 28 Aug for those races where no candidate received a majority of the vote.

Governor

Republican
Candidate Votes Vote %
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...

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184,036 93.1%
Frederick Jones
Frederick Jones
Frederick Jones was a New Zealand Member of Parliament and the Defence Minister during WW2.-Member of Parliament:...

13,611 6.9%
TOTALS 197,647 100%

Democratic
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%

Lieutenant Governor

Republican
Candidate Votes Vote %
Phil Bryant  112,140 57.1%
Charlie Ross 84,110 42.9%
TOTALS 196,250 100%


Jamie Franks
Jamie Franks
James "Jamie" Franks was a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, representing the state's 19th district from 2000 through 2007. His district included Lee, Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties...

, the Democratic Party candidate, ran unopposed.

Secretary of State

Republican
Candidate Votes Vote %
Delbert Hosemann
Delbert Hosemann
Delbert Hosemann, Jr. is the Republican Secretary of State of Mississippi. Hosemann received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Notre Dame University in 1969. He then went on to earn his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi Law School in 1972. He completed his...

102,093 53.8%
Mike Lott 61,697 32.5%
Jeffrey Rupp 17,838 9.4%
Gene Sills 8,128 4.3%
TOTALS 189,756 100%

Democratic
Candidate Votes Vote %
Robert H. Smith
Robert H. Smith
Robert Hilton Smith was a successful builder-developer, and philanthropist.-Business:...

308,003 72.7%
Jabari A. Toins 34,409 8.1%
John Windsor 81,464 19.2%
TOTALS 423,876 100%

Attorney General

Jim Hood
Jim Hood
James Matthew "Jim" Hood is the Attorney General of the U.S. state of Mississippi. A Democrat, he was elected in 2003, having defeated the Republican nominee Scott Newton. A former District Attorney, Hood succeeded Mike Moore....

, the incumbent Democrat Attorney General, ran unopposed.

Al Hopkins
Al Hopkins
Albert Green Hopkins was an American musician, a pioneer of what later came to be called country music; in 1925 he originated the earlier designation of this music as "hillbilly music", though not without qualms about its pejorative connotation.Hopkins played piano, an unusual instrument for...

, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.

House of Representatives

The Democrats did not run candidates in Districts 6, 7, 8, 35, 40, 46, 52, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 64, 74, 81, 83, 88, 95, 97, 101, 104, 106, 108, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, and 118. Therefore, barring a successful contest by a write-in candidate, the Republican primary winners in each District will win the general election.

Senate

The Democrats did not run candidates in Districts 1, 14, 15, 17, 20, 30, 33, 35, 40, 44, 45, 49, and 50. Therefore, barring a successful contest by a write-in candidate, the Republican primary winners in each District will win the general election.
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