Mississippi 2007 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: Mississippi 2007 Off Year Election

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Mississippi
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 7 August 2007
Second Primary (Runoff) Auditor-D: Tuesday 28 August 2007
General: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Electoral Votes:	6	(1.12% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	4	(0.92% of 435)
2000 Census:	2,852,927	(1.01% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,047,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,739,858
Capital:	Jackson
Tuesday 7 August 2007 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 28 August 2007 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 7:00p CDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2007 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p CST (0100 UTC).

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Mississippi State and Local Government

Off-Year General Election Day

Tuesday 6 November 2007

Mississippi General Election
for Governor: Barbour (R) re-elected;
Lieutenant Governor: Bryant (R) elected;
Secretary of State: Hosemann (R) elected;
Attorney General: Hood (D) re-elected;
Treasurer: Reeves (R) re-elected;
Auditor of Public Accounts: Pickering (R) elected;
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce: Spell (R) re-elected;
Commissioner of Insurance: Chaney (R) elected.

MISSISSIPPI General Election results from a media source.
MISSISSIPPI General Election results from another media source.

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Mississippi Auditor of Public Accounts Runoff Election

Since no candidate received 50% of the vote in the 7 August 2007 Democratic Primary, The top two vote getters, Mike Sumrall (47%) and Todd Brand (36%) proceeded to a 28 August runoff. Mike Sumrall won the Democratic nomination for Auditor of Public Accounts with 53% of the vote.

MISSISSIPPI Runoff Election results from a media source

Tuesday 7 August 2007

MISSISSIPPI State PRIMARY

MISSISSIPPI Primary results from a media source
MISSISSIPPI Primary results from another media source

If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first primary, the 2 candidates who receive the highest popular vote shall advance to a second primary (that is, a runoff) on Tuesday 28 August 2007, and the candidate who leads in this second primary shall be nominated as a Party's candidate for the office.

for Governor:

Democrat:
- John Arthur Eaves has been nominated

Republican:

incumbent Haley Barbour has been renominated

for Lieutenant Governor:

Republican:
- Phil Bryant has been nominated

for Secretary of State:

Democrat:
- Robert Smith has been nominated

Republican:
- Delbert Hosemann has been nominated

for Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce:

Republican:
- incumbent Lester Spell, Jr. has been renominated

for Auditor of Public Accounts:

Democrat:
- The top two vote getters, Mike Sumrall (47%) and Todd Brand (36%) will proceed to a 28 August runoff.

for Commissioner of Insurance:

Democrat:
- Gary Anderson has been nominated. He defeated incumbent George Dale 51% to 49%.

Republican:
- Mike Chaney has been nominated

To win a statewide office, a candidate must receive 50% or more of the vote and carry 62 or more of the 122 House districts. Otherwise, the House chooses between the top two vote-getters in January.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Republican	Senator Roger F. Wicker • Appointed 31 December 2007 to fill the vacancy caused by the 18 December 2007 resignation of Senator Trent Lott • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Senator Trent Lott who was first elected in 1988 and re-elected in 1994, 2000, and 2006 announced his retirment on 26 November 2007 and resigned on Tuesday 18 December 2007. On 31 December 2007 Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour Wicker announced his choice for former Senator Lott's replacement to be Congressman Roger Wicker (Congressman CD 1), 56. Senator Wicker will serve until a 4 November 2008 special election is held.

Class 2		Republican	Senator Thad Cochran • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007. Term Limit: No one can serve more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Haley Barbour • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2007 • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Republican	415,512	58.07%	Governor Haley Barbour

		Democratic	300,078	41.93%	John Arthur Eaves, Jr.
		~~Democratic~~			~~William Bond Compton, Jr. - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~			~~former state Representative Elmer L. "Louis" Fondren - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~			~~Fred T. Smith - lost primary~~

		~~Republican~~			~~Frederick L. Jones - lost primary~~
Total			715,590	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Amy Tuck • First elected: 1999 (ran as a Democrat); re-elected (as a Republican): 2003 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007 • Open Seat - At term limit. 26 July 2006: Lt. Governer Tuck announced she will not seek political office in 2007.

		Republican	416,211	58.73%	Auditor of Public Accounts Phil Bryant

		Democratic	292,443	41.27%	state Representative James R. "Jamie" Franks, Jr.

		~~Republican~~			~~state Senator Charles Edwin "Charlie" Ross - lost primary~~
Total			708,654	100.00%

110^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Democratic (2 Undetermined); 1 Republican (1 Open); 1 Vacancy

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Roger F. Wicker • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Vacant Office - On 31 December 2007, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour chose Congressman Roger Wicker to fill the vacant U.S. Senate Class 1 seat until the 4 November 2008 special election is held.

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Bennie G. Thompson • First elected in Special Election, 13 April 1993, re: resignation of Congressman Mike Espy, 21 January 1993 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

CD 3 {map}		Republican	Congressman Charles W. "Chip" Pickering, Jr. • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Open Seat - On 16 August 2007, Congressman Pickering stated that he will not seek re-election in 2008.

CD 4 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Gene Taylor • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

Open		Democratic	Secretary of State Eric Clark • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999, 2003 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007 • Open Seat - Retiring in 2007

		Republican	410,745	58.50%	Delbert Hosemann

		Democratic	291,363	41.50%	Robert H. "Rob" Smith
		~~Democratic~~			~~Jabari A. Toins - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~			~~John O. Windsor - lost primary~~

		~~Republican~~			~~state Representative Michael A. "Mike" Lott - lost primary~~
		~~Republican~~			~~Jeffrey Rupp - lost primary~~
		~~Republican~~			~~Gene Sills - lost primary~~
Total			702,108	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

		Democratic	Attorney General Jim Hood • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2007 • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

		Democratic	421,525	59.61%	Attorney General Jim Hood

		Republican	285,600	40.39%	Al Hopkins
Total			707,125	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

		Republican	Treasurer Tate Reeves • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2007 • First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

		Republican	421,307	60.72%	Treasurer Tate Reeves

		Democratic	272,600	39.28%	Shawn O'Hara • Most recently ran for Governor in 2003 under the banner of the Reform Party. Filed to run for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, Auditor of Public Accounts, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and Commissioner of Insurance as a Democrat in 2008. The Mississippi Democratic Executive Committee ruled on 17 March 2007 that Shawn O'Hara could be on the primary ballot for only one statewide office - that of State Treasurer.
Total			693,907	100.00%

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

Open		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Phil Bryant • Appointed: 1996; first elected: 1999; re-elected: 2003 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007 • Open Seat - Ran for and won the contest for Lt. Governor in 2007

		Republican	385,858	55.25%	Stacey E. Pickering

		Democratic	312,484	44.75%	Mike Sumrall • Received 47% in the 7 August primary. Won the 28 August runoff with 53% of the vote.
		~~Democratic~~			~~Todd Brand - lost primary~~ • Received 36% in the 7 August primary. Lost the 28 August runoff with 47% of the vote.
		~~Democratic~~			~~Jacob Ray - lost primary~~ • Received 17% in the 7 August primary.
Total			698,342	100.00%

Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

		Republican	Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Lester Spell, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2007 • First elected as a Democrat: 1995; re-elected: 1999, 2003; re-elected: 2007 as a Republican • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

		Republican	356,844	50.86%	Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Lester Spell, Jr.

		Democratic	295,371	42.10%	Rickey L. Cole

		Constitution	49,418	7.04%	Paul Leslie Riley, Jr.

		~~Republican~~			~~Max Phillips - lost primary~~
Total			701,633	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner George Dale • First elected: 1975, re-elected: 1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

		Republican	400,695	56.78%	state Senator Michael Jackson "Mike" Chaney

		Democratic	305,050	43.22%	Gary Anderson
		~~Democratic~~			~~Insurance Commissioner George Dale - lost primary~~ • On 17 March 2007, the state Democratic Executive Committee denied ballot certification to Insurance Commissioner George Dale because the committee "questioned his loyalty to the Democratic Party" because Mr. Dale publicly supported President Bush's re-election in 2004. Mr. Dale filed a lawsuit and at a 27 April 2007 hearing stated he desired to appear on the ballot as an Independent candidate. On 14 May 2007 Calhoun County Circuit Judge Henry Lackey ordered that Mr. Dale's name appear on the primary ballot as a Democrat. Media Article.

		~~Republican~~			~~Ronnie D. English - lost primary~~
Total			705,745	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 5 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 9 incumbents, 8 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.

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