2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election

See also: 2007 United States gubernatorial elections

2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election

November 6, 2007

Nominee Haley Barbour John Arthur Eaves Jr. Party Republican Democratic Electoral vote 78 44 Popular vote 430,807 313,232 Percentage 57.90% 42.10%

County results Barbour:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Eaves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Haley Barbour Republican Elected Governor Haley Barbour Republican

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. 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

Republican primary 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

Results by county

Democratic primary 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	April 7, 2007	50%	35%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball	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

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

• State of Mississippi
• Governors of Mississippi

External links

• Haley Barbour for Governor
• John Eaves for Governor