1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1927 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

November 8, 1927
 
Nominee Theodore G. Bilbo Dennis Murphree
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 153,669 137,130
Percentage 52.84% 47.16%

Bilbo:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      100%
Murphree:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%
Anderson:      40-50%      50-60%      70-80%
Conner:      30-40%      40-50%

Governor before election

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

Elected Governor

Theodore G. Bilbo
Democratic

The 1927 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1927, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree, as he had not served a full term, was eligible for and ran for election. 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.