1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1955 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

← 1951 November 8, 1955 1959 →
 
Nominee James P. Coleman Paul B. Johnson Jr.
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 233,237 185,924
Percentage 55.64% 44.36%

County results
Coleman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

Johnson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Hugh L. White
Democratic

Elected Governor

James P. Coleman
Democratic

The 1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1955, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Hugh L. White was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed 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 1931 that the winner of the gubernatorial election was of a different party than the incumbent president.


1955 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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