
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.
Jamie Franks
, the Democratic Party candidate, ran unopposed.
, the incumbent Democrat Attorney General, ran unopposed.
Al Hopkins
, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.
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... (i) |
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 HoodJim 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.