1975 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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The 1975 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1975, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bill Waller was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As of 2022[update], this was the last time Washington County voted for the Republican candidate.
Democratic primary
No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 6 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by former state representative
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William Winter
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286,652 | 36.29 | |
Democratic | Cliff Finch | 253,829 | 32.14 | |
Democratic | Maurice Dantin | 179,472 | 22.72 | |
Democratic | John Arthur Eaves | 50,606 | 6.41 | |
Democratic | Leman Gandy | 11,966 | 1.52 | |
Democratic | David Perkins | 7,369 | 0.93 | |
Total votes | 789,894 | 100.00 |
Runoff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cliff Finch | 442,865 | 57.69 | |
Democratic | William Winter
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324,749 | 42.31 | |
Total votes | 767,614 | 100.00 |
General election
Campaign
During the campaign, Finch forged a coalition of
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cliff Finch | 369,568 | 52.19 | |
Republican | Gil Carmichael | 319,632 | 45.14 | |
Independent
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Henry Jay Kirksey | 18,883 | 2.67 | |
Total votes | 708,083 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
Analysis
Historian David Sansing described Mississippi's 1975 gubernatorial election as "one of the most unusual in the state's history".[4]
References
- ^ "MS Governor D Primary 1975". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1975". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ "MS Governor 1975". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
- ^ Sansing 2016, p. 215.
Works cited
- Sansing, David G. (2016). Mississippi Governors: Soldiers, Statesmen, Scholars, Scoundrels (first ed.). Oxford: Nautilus Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-936946-81-5.