2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election
November 6, 2007
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The 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected to serve a four-year term as governor of Mississippi from January 15, 2008, through January 10, 2012.[1] The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is also on the ballot and elected for the same time period. This was the first time that Panola County and Yalobusha County voted Republican for governor since Reconstruction.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Haley Barbour, incumbent governor
- Frederick Jones
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Haley Barbour (incumbent) | 184,036 | 93.11 | |
| Republican | Frederick Jones | 13,611 | 6.89 | |
| Total votes | 197,647 | 100 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- William Compton, teacher
- John Arthur Eaves Jr., attorney
- Louis Fondren, former Mississippi State Representative, former mayor of Moss Point
- Fred Smith
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Arthur Eaves, Jr. | 314,012 | 70.29 | |
| Democratic | William Compton | 52,343 | 11.72 | |
| Democratic | Fred Smith | 49,170 | 11.01 | |
| Democratic | Louis Fondren | 31,197 | 6.98 | |
| Total votes | 446,722 | 100 | ||
General election
Polling
| Source | Date | Haley Barbour (R) |
John Eaves (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Education Association[4] | April 7, 2007 | 50% | 35% |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Safe R | November 1, 2007 |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Popular vote | Electoral vote | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Haley Barbour (incumbent) | Republican Party | 430,807 | 57.90 | 78 | 63.93 | |
| John Arthur Eaves Jr. | Democratic Party | 313,232 | 42.10 | 44 | 36.07 | |
| Total | 744,039 | 100.00 | 122 | 100.00 | ||
| Source: Mississippi Secretary of State | ||||||
By county
| County[6] | Haley Barbour Republican |
John Arthur Eaves Jr. Democratic |
Margin | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 4,487 | 54.82% | 3,698 | 45.18% | 789 | 9.64% | 8,185 |
| Alcorn | 5,363 | 59.21% | 3,695 | 40.79% | 1,668 | 18.41% | 9,058 |
| Amite | 2,589 | 52.54% | 2,339 | 47.46% | 250 | 5.07% | 4,928 |
| Attala | 3,148 | 57.62% | 2,315 | 42.38% | 833 | 15.25% | 5,463 |
| Benton | 1,103 | 48.10% | 1,190 | 51.90% | -87 | -3.79% | 2,293 |
| Bolivar | 3,620 | 41.95% | 5,010 | 58.05% | -1,390 | -16.11% | 8,630 |
| Calhoun | 2,732 | 52.65% | 2,457 | 47.35% | 275 | 5.30% | 5,189 |
| Carroll | 2,550 | 63.13% | 1,489 | 36.87% | 1,061 | 26.27% | 4,039 |
| Chickasaw | 2,340 | 43.13% | 3,085 | 56.87% | -745 | -13.73% | 5,425 |
| Choctaw | 1,788 | 59.70% | 1,207 | 40.30% | 581 | 19.40% | 2,995 |
| Claiborne | 823 | 24.36% | 2,556 | 75.64% | -1,733 | -51.29% | 3,379 |
| Clarke | 3,149 | 55.67% | 2,508 | 44.33% | 641 | 11.33% | 5,657 |
| Clay | 3,427 | 45.62% | 4,085 | 54.38% | -658 | -8.76% | 7,512 |
| Coahoma | 2,359 | 48.89% | 2,466 | 51.11% | -107 | -2.22% | 4,825 |
| Copiah | 3,862 | 49.65% | 3,917 | 50.35% | -55 | -0.71% | 7,779 |
| Covington | 3,651 | 51.79% | 3,398 | 48.21% | 253 | 3.59% | 7,049 |
| DeSoto | 14,206 | 76.61% | 4,337 | 23.39% | 9,869 | 53.22% | 18,543 |
| Forrest | 9,839 | 61.22% | 6,232 | 38.78% | 3,607 | 22.44% | 16,071 |
| Franklin | 1,472 | 55.99% | 1,157 | 44.01% | 315 | 11.98% | 2,629 |
| George | 3,093 | 58.49% | 2,195 | 41.51% | 898 | 16.98% | 5,288 |
| Greene | 1,907 | 54.10% | 1,618 | 45.90% | 289 | 8.20% | 3,525 |
| Grenada | 3,750 | 56.62% | 2,873 | 43.38% | 877 | 13.24% | 6,623 |
| Hancock | 7,261 | 71.97% | 2,828 | 28.03% | 4,433 | 43.94% | 10,089 |
| Harrison | 23,978 | 71.40% | 9,604 | 28.60% | 14,374 | 42.80% | 33,582 |
| Hinds | 26,746 | 43.98% | 34,074 | 56.02% | -7,328 | -12.05% | 60,820 |
| Holmes | 1,574 | 28.92% | 3,868 | 71.08% | -2,294 | -42.15% | 5,442 |
| Humphreys | 1,436 | 37.09% | 2,436 | 62.91% | -1,000 | -25.83% | 3,872 |
| Issaquena | 364 | 45.73% | 432 | 54.27% | -68 | -8.54% | 796 |
| Itawamba | 3,826 | 52.66% | 3,439 | 47.34% | 387 | 5.33% | 7,265 |
| Jackson | 22,188 | 69.55% | 9,715 | 30.45% | 12,473 | 39.10% | 31,903 |
| Jasper | 2,164 | 40.16% | 3,225 | 59.84% | -1,061 | -19.69% | 5,389 |
| Jefferson | 597 | 20.11% | 2,372 | 79.89% | -1,775 | -59.78% | 2,969 |
| Jefferson Davis | 2,425 | 40.92% | 3,501 | 59.08% | -1,076 | -18.16% | 5,926 |
| Jones | 11,928 | 60.44% | 7,807 | 39.56% | 4,121 | 20.88% | 19,735 |
| Kemper | 1,578 | 41.82% | 2,195 | 58.18% | -617 | -16.35% | 3,773 |
| Lafayette | 5,621 | 67.60% | 2,694 | 32.40% | 2,927 | 35.20% | 8,315 |
| Lamar | 9,915 | 74.47% | 3,399 | 25.53% | 6,516 | 48.94% | 13,314 |
| Lauderdale | 11,858 | 65.19% | 6,331 | 34.81% | 5,527 | 30.39% | 18,189 |
| Lawrence | 2,276 | 55.16% | 1,850 | 44.84% | 426 | 10.32% | 4,126 |
| Leake | 3,216 | 55.22% | 2,608 | 44.78% | 608 | 10.44% | 5,824 |
| Lee | 12,191 | 59.24% | 8,389 | 40.76% | 3,802 | 18.47% | 20,580 |
| Leflore | 3,458 | 45.36% | 4,165 | 54.64% | -707 | -9.27% | 7,623 |
| Lincoln | 5,673 | 59.52% | 3,858 | 40.48% | 1,815 | 19.04% | 9,531 |
| Lowndes | 9,900 | 62.65% | 5,901 | 37.35% | 3,999 | 25.31% | 15,801 |
| Madison | 18,207 | 68.81% | 8,254 | 31.19% | 9,953 | 37.61% | 26,461 |
| Marion | 5,446 | 59.42% | 3,720 | 40.58% | 1,726 | 18.83% | 9,166 |
| Marshall | 3,570 | 49.88% | 3,587 | 50.12% | -17 | -0.24% | 7,157 |
| Monroe | 5,884 | 53.47% | 5,121 | 46.53% | 763 | 6.93% | 11,005 |
| Montgomery | 2,289 | 52.02% | 2,111 | 47.98% | 178 | 4.05% | 4,400 |
| Neshoba | 4,825 | 63.95% | 2,720 | 36.05% | 2,105 | 27.90% | 7,545 |
| Newton | 3,924 | 63.59% | 2,247 | 36.41% | 1,677 | 27.18% | 6,171 |
| Noxubee | 1,180 | 34.21% | 2,269 | 65.79% | -1,089 | -31.57% | 3,449 |
| Oktibbeha | 6,223 | 58.73% | 4,373 | 41.27% | 1,850 | 17.46% | 10,596 |
| Panola | 4,588 | 56.66% | 3,509 | 43.34% | 1,079 | 13.33% | 8,097 |
| Pearl River | 9,011 | 68.89% | 4,070 | 31.11% | 4,941 | 37.77% | 13,081 |
| Perry | 1,881 | 53.05% | 1,665 | 46.95% | 216 | 6.09% | 3,546 |
| Pike | 5,594 | 50.98% | 5,380 | 49.02% | 214 | 1.95% | 10,974 |
| Pontotoc | 4,676 | 54.90% | 3,841 | 45.10% | 835 | 9.80% | 8,517 |
| Prentiss | 3,379 | 47.99% | 3,662 | 52.01% | -283 | -4.02% | 7,041 |
| Quitman | 1,021 | 43.41% | 1,331 | 56.59% | -310 | -13.18% | 2,352 |
| Rankin | 27,928 | 78.59% | 7,609 | 21.41% | 20,319 | 57.18% | 35,537 |
| Scott | 4,019 | 56.84% | 3,052 | 43.16% | 967 | 13.68% | 7,071 |
| Sharkey | 828 | 39.77% | 1,254 | 60.23% | -426 | -20.46% | 2,082 |
| Simpson | 5,158 | 59.79% | 3,469 | 40.21% | 1,689 | 19.58% | 8,627 |
| Smith | 3,640 | 61.79% | 2,251 | 38.21% | 1,389 | 23.58% | 5,891 |
| Stone | 2,765 | 58.67% | 1,948 | 41.33% | 817 | 17.34% | 4,713 |
| Sunflower | 2,448 | 38.62% | 3,890 | 61.38% | -1,442 | -22.75% | 6,338 |
| Tallahatchie | 1,976 | 41.67% | 2,766 | 58.33% | -790 | -16.66% | 4,742 |
| Tate | 4,508 | 67.54% | 2,167 | 32.46% | 2,341 | 35.07% | 6,675 |
| Tippah | 4,034 | 58.04% | 2,916 | 41.96% | 1,118 | 16.09% | 6,950 |
| Tishomingo | 3,484 | 53.45% | 3,034 | 46.55% | 450 | 6.90% | 6,518 |
| Tunica | 1,237 | 48.55% | 1,311 | 51.45% | -74 | -2.90% | 2,548 |
| Union | 3,990 | 55.99% | 3,136 | 44.01% | 854 | 11.98% | 7,126 |
| Walthall | 2,378 | 55.06% | 1,941 | 44.94% | 437 | 10.12% | 4,319 |
| Warren | 7,894 | 59.81% | 5,305 | 40.19% | 2,589 | 19.62% | 13,199 |
| Washington | 4,020 | 43.18% | 5,289 | 56.82% | -1,269 | -13.63% | 9,309 |
| Wayne | 3,440 | 47.82% | 3,754 | 52.18% | -314 | -4.36% | 7,194 |
| Webster | 2,601 | 64.73% | 1,417 | 35.27% | 1,184 | 29.47% | 4,018 |
| Wilkinson | 1,169 | 42.43% | 1,586 | 57.57% | -417 | -15.14% | 2,755 |
| Winston | 3,678 | 49.32% | 3,779 | 50.68% | -101 | -1.35% | 7,457 |
| Yalobusha | 2,024 | 55.53% | 1,621 | 44.47% | 403 | 11.06% | 3,645 |
| Yazoo | 4,459 | 57.04% | 3,359 | 42.96% | 1,100 | 14.07% | 7,818 |
| Totals | 430,807 | 57.90% | 313,232 | 42.10% | 117,575 | 15.80% | 744,039 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adams (largest city: Natchez)
- Monroe (largest city: Amory)
- Panola (largest city: Batesville)
- Pike (largest city: McComb)
- Yalobusha (largest city: Water Valley)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
- Winston (largest city: Louisville)
See also
References
- ^ Sundheim, Chris (November 6, 2007). "Miss. Governor Easily Wins 2nd Term". Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
- ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "Primary certification documents" (PDF). www.sos.state.ms.us. 2007. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Mississippi Education Association
- ^ "22007 Gubernatorial Contests and Virginia General Assembly Update". crystalball.centerforpolitics.org.
- ^ Clark, Eric (December 13, 2007). "Governor" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 23, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2026.