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.

Contents 1 Statewide Races 1.1 Governor 1.2 Lieutenant Governor 1.3 Secretary of State 1.4 Attorney General 1.5 State Auditor 1.6 State Treasurer 1.7 Commissioner for Agriculture and Commerce 1.8 Commissioner for Insurance 2 Commissions 2.1 Public Service Commission 2.1.1 Northern District 2.1.2 Central District 2.1.3 Southern District 2.2 Transportation Commission 2.2.1 Northern District 2.2.2 Central District 2.2.3 Southern District 3 Legislative Races 3.1 House of Representatives 3.2 Senate

[edit] Statewide Races

Candidates shown in bold are the primary winners.

[edit] Governor

Republican
Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Haley Barbour (i)	184,036	93.1%
Frederick Jones	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%

[edit] Lieutenant Governor

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

Jamie Franks, the Democratic Party candidate, ran unopposed.

[edit] Secretary of State

Republican
Candidate	Votes	Vote %
Delbert Hosemann	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	308,003	72.7%
Jabari A. Toins	34,409	8.1%
John Windsor	81,464	19.2%
TOTALS	423,876	100%

[edit] Attorney General

Jim Hood, the incumbent Democrat Attorney General, ran unopposed.

Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.

[edit] State Auditor

[edit] State Treasurer

Shawn O'Hara, the Democrat candidate, ran unopposed.

[edit] Commissioner for Agriculture and Commerce

Rickey Cole, the Democrat candidate, ran unopposed.

[edit] Commissioner for Insurance

[edit] Commissions

[edit] Public Service Commission

[edit] Northern District

[edit] Central District

[edit] Southern District

[edit] Transportation Commission

[edit] Northern District

[edit] Central District

Rudy Warnock, the Democrat candidate, ran unopposed.

[edit] Southern District

[edit] Legislative Races

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.