1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1951 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

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| <- 1947 | November 6, 1951 | 1955 ->

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Nominee  | Hugh L. White | Paul B. Johnson Jr. |
Party  | Democratic | Democratic
Popular vote  | 201,222 | 191,966
Percentage  | 51.18% | 48.82%

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County results
White: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Johnson: 50-60% 60-70%

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| Governor before election

Fielding L. Wright
Democratic

| Elected Governor

Hugh L. White
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The 1951 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1951, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Fielding L. Wright was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second full term. 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

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No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured seven contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former Governor Hugh L. White, who defeated lawyer Paul B. Johnson Jr., son of former Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.

### Results

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Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1951[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hugh L. White | 94,721  | 23.19
| Democratic | Paul B. Johnson Jr. | 86,152  | 21.09
| Democratic | Sam Lumpkin | 84,401  | 20.66
| Democratic | Ross Barnett | 81,674  | 19.99
| Democratic | Mary D. Cain | 24,757  | 6.06
| Democratic | Jesse M. Byrd  | 23,676  | 5.80
| Democratic | Kelly Hammond  | 6,952  | 1.70
Total votes  | 402,333  | 100.00

### Runoff

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Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1951[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hugh L. White | 201,222  | 51.18
| Democratic | Paul B. Johnson Jr. | 191,966  | 48.82
Total votes  | 393,188  | 100.00

## General election

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In the general election, White ran unopposed.

### Results

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Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1951[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Hugh L. White | 43,422  | 100.00
Total votes  | 43,422  | 100.00
| Democratic hold

## References

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1. ^ "MS Governor D Primary 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
2. ^ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
3. ^ "MS Governor 1951". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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