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1955-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for Mississippi


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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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(House elections)

Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout James Coleman
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
County data not available.
TOTAL 3% 40,707100.0% 00.0% 40,707 40,707
Total R vote: 0 (0.0%)      Total D vote: 40,707 (100.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Paul Johnson, Jr. 122,423 28.1%
2   James Coleman 104,140 23.9%
3   Fielding Wright 94,410 21.6%
4   Ross Barnett 92,785 21.3%
5   Mary Cain 22,469 5.2%
TOTAL VOTES 436,227  
Democrat Runoff
1   James Coleman 223,237 54.6%
2   Paul Johnson, Jr. 185,924 45.4%