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Election 1971 Results

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1971 Mississippi governor election

William L. Waller (Democrat) beat Charles Evers (independent) in Mississippi in 1971, 77.0% to 22.1%, a margin of 54.9 points and 428,460 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1967, when John Bell Williams won.

Democrats led in 78 of the 82 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 4. The largest, Hinds, cast 71,931 votes and went to the Democrat by 73.6 points. The closest was Wilkinson, where 65 votes separated the top two.

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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
William L. Waller won Democratic 601,222 77.0%
Charles Evers Independent 172,762 22.1%
All other candidates 6,653 0.9%
Total780,637

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 52,944 73.6% 0 0.0% 18,987 71,931 D+73.6
Harrison 30,139 85.3% 0 0.0% 5,189 35,328 D+85.3
Jones 19,811 84.7% 0 0.0% 3,565 23,376 D+84.7
Jackson 20,515 88.3% 0 0.0% 2,708 23,223 D+88.3
Lauderdale 19,227 83.7% 0 0.0% 3,747 22,974 D+83.7
Forrest 16,144 83.1% 0 0.0% 3,289 19,433 D+83.1
Washington 10,905 66.1% 0 0.0% 5,602 16,507 D+66.1
Lee 14,416 89.1% 0 0.0% 1,758 16,174 D+89.1
Warren 11,466 71.2% 0 0.0% 4,636 16,102 D+71.2
Rankin 13,056 83.9% 0 0.0% 2,512 15,568 D+83.9
Adams 9,314 62.0% 0 0.0% 5,703 15,017 D+62.0
Bolivar 7,841 56.6% 0 0.0% 6,002 13,843 D+56.6
Lowndes 10,121 78.1% 0 0.0% 2,833 12,954 D+78.1
Coahoma 7,762 60.1% 0 0.0% 5,148 12,910 D+60.1
Alcorn 10,933 89.5% 0 0.0% 1,283 12,216 D+89.5
Pike 8,446 69.4% 0 0.0% 3,729 12,175 D+69.4
Lincoln 9,640 82.0% 0 0.0% 2,110 11,750 D+82.0
Leflore 7,884 68.4% 0 0.0% 3,649 11,533 D+68.4
Madison 5,825 50.6% 0 0.0% 5,695 11,520 D+50.6
Monroe 9,894 86.0% 0 0.0% 1,604 11,498 D+86.0
Yazoo 6,974 64.4% 0 0.0% 3,854 10,828 D+64.4
Marion 8,152 79.4% 0 0.0% 2,121 10,273 D+79.4
Copiah 6,664 65.6% 0 0.0% 3,487 10,151 D+65.6
Pearl River 8,982 88.5% 0 0.0% 1,164 10,146 D+88.5
Sunflower 6,494 64.6% 0 0.0% 3,560 10,054 D+64.6
De Soto 8,315 85.5% 0 0.0% 1,411 9,726 D+85.5
Scott 6,973 76.1% 0 0.0% 2,187 9,160 D+76.1
Simpson 7,352 80.3% 0 0.0% 1,806 9,158 D+80.3
Panola 6,253 69.3% 0 0.0% 2,768 9,021 D+69.3
Holmes 3,989 45.8% 0 0.0% 4,725 8,714 Others
Neshoba 7,824 89.9% 0 0.0% 876 8,700 D+89.9
Oktibbeha 6,338 73.3% 0 0.0% 2,314 8,652 D+73.3
Union 7,966 94.3% 0 0.0% 484 8,450 D+94.3
Prentiss 8,059 95.9% 0 0.0% 341 8,400 D+95.9
Winston 6,283 77.4% 0 0.0% 1,835 8,118 D+77.4
Attala 6,192 76.9% 0 0.0% 1,859 8,051 D+76.9
Newton 6,834 85.7% 0 0.0% 1,141 7,975 D+85.7
Marshall 5,166 65.5% 0 0.0% 2,723 7,889 D+65.5
Itawamba 7,377 95.4% 0 0.0% 352 7,729 D+95.4
Grenada 5,794 75.7% 0 0.0% 1,855 7,649 D+75.7
Lafayette 6,019 80.4% 0 0.0% 1,467 7,486 D+80.4
Pontotoc 6,873 91.9% 0 0.0% 607 7,480 D+91.9
Hancock 6,198 89.7% 0 0.0% 715 6,913 D+89.7
Tippah 6,418 93.4% 0 0.0% 452 6,870 D+93.4
Leake 4,853 72.0% 0 0.0% 1,885 6,738 D+72.0
Wayne 5,481 81.6% 0 0.0% 1,239 6,720 D+81.6
Clay 4,676 70.0% 0 0.0% 2,007 6,683 D+70.0
Tishomingo 6,374 96.6% 0 0.0% 227 6,601 D+96.6
Lamar 5,922 92.8% 0 0.0% 462 6,384 D+92.8
Chickasaw 5,198 81.6% 0 0.0% 1,173 6,371 D+81.6
Clarke 5,073 79.8% 0 0.0% 1,286 6,359 D+79.8
Smith 5,884 92.9% 0 0.0% 453 6,337 D+92.9
Jasper 4,446 73.0% 0 0.0% 1,641 6,087 D+73.0
Calhoun 5,648 94.3% 0 0.0% 344 5,992 D+94.3
Covington 4,860 81.3% 0 0.0% 1,116 5,976 D+81.3
Tallahatchie 4,246 71.5% 0 0.0% 1,689 5,935 D+71.5
Amite 3,964 68.3% 0 0.0% 1,837 5,801 D+68.3
Tate 4,277 73.8% 0 0.0% 1,516 5,793 D+73.8
Jefferson Davis 3,544 65.3% 0 0.0% 1,884 5,428 D+65.3
Montgomery 4,058 75.5% 0 0.0% 1,318 5,376 D+75.5
Walthall 3,916 72.9% 0 0.0% 1,459 5,375 D+72.9
George 4,799 93.6% 0 0.0% 328 5,127 D+93.6
Webster 4,402 90.0% 0 0.0% 488 4,890 D+90.0
Lawrence 3,797 79.1% 0 0.0% 1,004 4,801 D+79.1
Wilkinson 2,365 49.3% 0 0.0% 2,430 4,795 Others
Yalobusha 3,857 80.5% 0 0.0% 934 4,791 D+80.5
Noxubee 2,641 56.3% 0 0.0% 2,046 4,687 D+56.3
Humphreys 2,688 59.5% 0 0.0% 1,832 4,520 D+59.5
Claiborne 1,803 39.9% 0 0.0% 2,713 4,516 Others
Quitman 3,191 71.4% 0 0.0% 1,276 4,467 D+71.4
Perry 3,636 84.0% 0 0.0% 694 4,330 D+84.0
Greene 3,534 85.6% 0 0.0% 595 4,129 D+85.6
Kemper 2,952 72.3% 0 0.0% 1,133 4,085 D+72.3
Franklin 2,977 75.3% 0 0.0% 975 3,952 D+75.3
Jefferson 1,517 38.8% 0 0.0% 2,391 3,908 Others
Choctaw 3,258 85.3% 0 0.0% 561 3,819 D+85.3
Carroll 2,615 72.9% 0 0.0% 972 3,587 D+72.9
Stone 2,936 87.1% 0 0.0% 434 3,370 D+87.1
Benton 2,207 78.8% 0 0.0% 593 2,800 D+78.8
Tunica 1,601 60.1% 0 0.0% 1,062 2,663 D+60.1
Sharkey 1,534 59.0% 0 0.0% 1,064 2,598 D+59.0
Issaquena 620 55.3% 0 0.0% 501 1,121 D+55.3

Counties as they stood in 1971; 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.

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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)