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1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election

← 1911 November 2, 1915 1919 →
 
Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo J. T. Lester
Party Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 50,541 4,046
Percentage 92.59% 7.41%

County results


Bilbo:      60-70%      80-90%      90-100%

Governor before election

Earl L. Brewer
Democratic

Elected Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

The 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1915, to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Earl L. Brewer was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election, so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election. This election was the first Mississippi gubernatorial election since 1895 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.

Democratic primary

In the Democratic primary, Lieutenant Governor Theodore G. Bilbo received just over 50% of the vote, eliminating the need for a runoff. He defeated 4 other candidates to win the nomination.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 3 August 1915[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 74,573 50.36
Democratic M. W. Riley 47,717 32.23
Democratic John R. Tally 11,451 7.73
Democratic Mr. Quinn 7,627 5.15
Democratic Peter Simpson Stovall 6,706 4.53
Total votes 148,074 100.00

General election

In the general election, Bilbo easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester.

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1915[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 50,541 92.59
Socialist J. T. Lester 4,046 7.41
Total votes 54,587 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Centennial Edition 1917. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 478–479.
  2. ^ The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, Centennial Edition 1917. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. pp. 482–483.


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