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1959 Mississippi governor election

Ross R. Barnett (Democrat) won in Mississippi in 1959 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1955, when James P. Coleman won.

Democrats led in 82 of the 82 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hinds, cast 10,283 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Issaquena, where 54 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ross R. Barnett won Democratic 57,671 100.0%
Total57,671

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 10,283 100.0% 0 0.0% 10,283 D+100.0
Jackson 3,130 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,130 D+100.0
Lauderdale 2,709 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,709 D+100.0
Tallahatchie 1,633 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,633 D+100.0
Winston 1,613 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,613 D+100.0
Pike 1,365 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,365 D+100.0
Leake 1,133 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,133 D+100.0
Scott 1,124 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,124 D+100.0
Harrison 1,025 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,025 D+100.0
Neshoba 1,008 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,008 D+100.0
Rankin 1,000 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,000 D+100.0
Jones 962 100.0% 0 0.0% 962 D+100.0
Simpson 858 100.0% 0 0.0% 858 D+100.0
Newton 849 100.0% 0 0.0% 849 D+100.0
Holmes 838 100.0% 0 0.0% 838 D+100.0
Smith 788 100.0% 0 0.0% 788 D+100.0
Jasper 775 100.0% 0 0.0% 775 D+100.0
Prentiss 730 100.0% 0 0.0% 730 D+100.0
Monroe 713 100.0% 0 0.0% 713 D+100.0
Union 690 100.0% 0 0.0% 690 D+100.0
Lee 675 100.0% 0 0.0% 675 D+100.0
Itawamba 670 100.0% 0 0.0% 670 D+100.0
Lincoln 665 100.0% 0 0.0% 665 D+100.0
Hancock 662 100.0% 0 0.0% 662 D+100.0
Copiah 623 100.0% 0 0.0% 623 D+100.0
Clarke 607 100.0% 0 0.0% 607 D+100.0
Franklin 605 100.0% 0 0.0% 605 D+100.0
Forrest 591 100.0% 0 0.0% 591 D+100.0
Tippah 574 100.0% 0 0.0% 574 D+100.0
Attala 573 100.0% 0 0.0% 573 D+100.0
Pontotoc 550 100.0% 0 0.0% 550 D+100.0
Pearl River 549 100.0% 0 0.0% 549 D+100.0
Kemper 548 100.0% 0 0.0% 548 D+100.0
Marion 536 100.0% 0 0.0% 536 D+100.0
De Soto 532 100.0% 0 0.0% 532 D+100.0
Marshall 517 100.0% 0 0.0% 517 D+100.0
Lafayette 497 100.0% 0 0.0% 497 D+100.0
Covington 493 100.0% 0 0.0% 493 D+100.0
Carroll 483 100.0% 0 0.0% 483 D+100.0
Walthall 479 100.0% 0 0.0% 479 D+100.0
Calhoun 463 100.0% 0 0.0% 463 D+100.0
Yazoo 445 100.0% 0 0.0% 445 D+100.0
Lawrence 443 100.0% 0 0.0% 443 D+100.0
Oktibbeha 435 100.0% 0 0.0% 435 D+100.0
Sunflower 421 100.0% 0 0.0% 421 D+100.0
Tate 419 100.0% 0 0.0% 419 D+100.0
Panola 401 100.0% 0 0.0% 401 D+100.0
Montgomery 397 100.0% 0 0.0% 397 D+100.0
Jefferson Davis 391 100.0% 0 0.0% 391 D+100.0
George 382 100.0% 0 0.0% 382 D+100.0
Warren 381 100.0% 0 0.0% 381 D+100.0
Alcorn 379 100.0% 0 0.0% 379 D+100.0
Lowndes 364 100.0% 0 0.0% 364 D+100.0
Amite 363 100.0% 0 0.0% 363 D+100.0
Stone 362 100.0% 0 0.0% 362 D+100.0
Yalobusha 350 100.0% 0 0.0% 350 D+100.0
Madison 347 100.0% 0 0.0% 347 D+100.0
Webster 345 100.0% 0 0.0% 345 D+100.0
Grenada 343 100.0% 0 0.0% 343 D+100.0
Lamar 342 100.0% 0 0.0% 342 D+100.0
Tishomingo 331 100.0% 0 0.0% 331 D+100.0
Wayne 321 100.0% 0 0.0% 321 D+100.0
Greene 320 100.0% 0 0.0% 320 D+100.0
Bolivar 317 100.0% 0 0.0% 317 D+100.0
Benton 306 100.0% 0 0.0% 306 D+100.0
Choctaw 299 100.0% 0 0.0% 299 D+100.0
Chickasaw 298 100.0% 0 0.0% 298 D+100.0
Coahoma 296 100.0% 0 0.0% 296 D+100.0
Clay 290 100.0% 0 0.0% 290 D+100.0
Jefferson 280 100.0% 0 0.0% 280 D+100.0
Leflore 276 100.0% 0 0.0% 276 D+100.0
Adams 229 100.0% 0 0.0% 229 D+100.0
Humphreys 222 100.0% 0 0.0% 222 D+100.0
Perry 214 100.0% 0 0.0% 214 D+100.0
Washington 214 100.0% 0 0.0% 214 D+100.0
Quitman 210 100.0% 0 0.0% 210 D+100.0
Noxubee 177 100.0% 0 0.0% 177 D+100.0
Tunica 164 100.0% 0 0.0% 164 D+100.0
Wilkinson 161 100.0% 0 0.0% 161 D+100.0
Sharkey 144 100.0% 0 0.0% 144 D+100.0
Claiborne 120 100.0% 0 0.0% 120 D+100.0
Issaquena 54 100.0% 0 0.0% 54 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1959; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Mississippi governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2023 Tate Reeves (R) R+3.2
2019 Tate Reeves (R) R+5.1
2015 Phil Bryant (R) R+33.9
2011 Phil Bryant (R) R+22.0
2007 Haley Barbour (R) R+15.8
2003 Haley Barbour (R) R+6.8
1999 Ronnie Musgrove (D) D+1.1
1995 Kirk Fordice (R) R+11.1
1991 Kirk Fordice (R) R+3.2
1987 Ray Mabus (D) D+6.9
1983 William A. Allain (D) D+16.2
1979 William Winter (D) D+22.1
1975 Cliff Finch (D) D+7.1
1971 William L. Waller (D) D+77.0
1967 John Bell Williams (D) D+40.5
1963 Paul B. Johnson Jr. (D) D+23.9
1959 Ross R. Barnett (D) D+100.0
1955 James P. Coleman (D) D+100.0
1951 Hugh L. White (D) D+100.0
1947 Fielding L. Wright (D) D+95.2
1943 Thomas L. Bailey (D) D+100.0
1939 Paul B. Johnson (D) D+100.0
1935 Hugh L. White (D) D+100.0
1931 Martin S. Conner (D) D+100.0
1927 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) D+100.0
1923 Henry L. Whitfield (D) D+100.0
1919 Lee M. Russell (D) D+96.9
1915 Theodore G. Bilbo (D) D+92.6
1911 Earl Brewer (D) D+95.2
1907 Edmond Noel (D) D+100.0
1903 James K. Vardaman (D) D+100.0
1899 Andrew H. Longino (D) D+87.4
1895 Anselm J. McLaurin (D) D+72.1
1889 John M. Stone (D) D+100.0
1885 Robert Lowry (D) D+99.0
1881 Robert Lowry (D) D+59.9
1877 John M. Stone (D) D+100.0
1873 Adelbert Ames (R) R+58.1
1869 James L. Alcorn (R) R+66.7
1868 Beroth B. Eggleston (R) R+46.6
1865 Benjamin G. Humphreys (other)