Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1919

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1919

November 4, 1919

Nominee Lee M. Russell Party Democratic Popular vote 39,239 Percentage 96.96%

Governor before election Theodore G. Bilbo Democratic Elected Governor Lee M. Russell Democratic

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The 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1919, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Lieutenant Governor Lee M. Russell, who defeated Oscar G. Johnston.

General election

In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester, who was also the party's nominee in 1915.

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