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Election 1987 Results

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1987 Mississippi governor election

Ray Mabus (Democrat) beat Jack R. Reed (Republican) in Mississippi in 1987, 53.4% to 46.6%, a margin of 6.9 points and 49,683 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1983, when William A. Allain won.

Democrats led in 60 of the 82 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 22. The largest, Hinds, cast 68,968 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.1 points. The closest was Attala, where 25 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
Ray Mabus won Democratic 385,689 53.4%
Jack R. Reed Republican 336,006 46.6%
Total721,695

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hinds 36,250 52.6% 32,718 47.4% 68,968 D+5.1
Harrison 20,901 57.8% 15,254 42.2% 36,155 D+15.6
Jackson 16,979 55.2% 13,777 44.8% 30,756 D+10.4
Rankin 9,599 42.1% 13,218 57.9% 22,817 R+15.9
Jones 8,918 45.3% 10,788 54.7% 19,706 R+9.5
Lauderdale 9,692 51.1% 9,269 48.9% 18,961 D+2.2
Lee 6,939 40.4% 10,243 59.6% 17,182 R+19.2
Forrest 8,030 47.7% 8,795 52.3% 16,825 R+4.5
Madison 8,425 54.6% 7,011 45.4% 15,436 D+9.2
Warren 8,060 54.2% 6,820 45.8% 14,880 D+8.3
Washington 8,889 59.7% 5,990 40.3% 14,879 D+19.5
Lowndes 6,420 47.1% 7,222 52.9% 13,642 R+5.9
Lincoln 6,154 53.1% 5,440 46.9% 11,594 D+6.2
Leflore 5,899 52.6% 5,311 47.4% 11,210 D+5.2
Adams 6,334 58.7% 4,465 41.3% 10,799 D+17.3
Pike 6,341 58.8% 4,449 41.2% 10,790 D+17.5
Bolivar 6,633 62.0% 4,060 38.0% 10,693 D+24.1
Pearl River 4,833 49.7% 4,898 50.3% 9,731 R+0.7
Marion 5,062 54.7% 4,189 45.3% 9,251 D+9.4
Yazoo 5,352 58.6% 3,782 41.4% 9,134 D+17.2
Oktibbeha 4,478 49.9% 4,504 50.1% 8,982 R+0.3
Coahoma 5,418 60.8% 3,494 39.2% 8,912 D+21.6
Lamar 3,236 36.8% 5,569 63.2% 8,805 R+26.5
Panola 5,264 62.6% 3,143 37.4% 8,407 D+25.2
Simpson 3,855 46.5% 4,435 53.5% 8,290 R+7.0
Marshall 5,657 68.7% 2,577 31.3% 8,234 D+37.4
Hancock 4,729 58.4% 3,371 41.6% 8,100 D+16.8
Sunflower 4,689 58.0% 3,398 42.0% 8,087 D+16.0
De Soto 4,713 59.5% 3,207 40.5% 7,920 D+19.0
Alcorn 4,809 61.4% 3,029 38.6% 7,838 D+22.7
Copiah 4,675 60.3% 3,078 39.7% 7,753 D+20.6
Monroe 3,874 50.4% 3,819 49.6% 7,693 D+0.7
Neshoba 3,501 46.3% 4,061 53.7% 7,562 R+7.4
Scott 3,450 46.3% 4,000 53.7% 7,450 R+7.4
Holmes 5,069 68.4% 2,347 31.6% 7,416 D+36.7
Winston 3,951 53.5% 3,428 46.5% 7,379 D+7.1
Grenada 4,275 58.5% 3,038 41.5% 7,313 D+16.9
Lafayette 3,275 45.7% 3,887 54.3% 7,162 R+8.5
Newton 2,844 41.8% 3,967 58.2% 6,811 R+16.5
Wayne 3,081 46.3% 3,570 53.7% 6,651 R+7.4
Prentiss 3,989 60.1% 2,653 39.9% 6,642 D+20.1
Union 3,189 48.2% 3,428 51.8% 6,617 R+3.6
Tishomingo 4,338 65.9% 2,246 34.1% 6,584 D+31.8
Clarke 3,324 50.5% 3,253 49.5% 6,577 D+1.1
Pontotoc 2,735 41.6% 3,832 58.4% 6,567 R+16.7
Itawamba 3,449 53.2% 3,031 46.8% 6,480 D+6.5
Jasper 3,676 57.0% 2,777 43.0% 6,453 D+13.9
Attala 3,076 49.8% 3,101 50.2% 6,177 R+0.4
Clay 3,375 56.0% 2,649 44.0% 6,024 D+12.1
Smith 2,473 41.8% 3,443 58.2% 5,916 R+16.4
Leake 2,910 51.2% 2,777 48.8% 5,687 D+2.3
Covington 2,528 47.0% 2,846 53.0% 5,374 R+5.9
Tallahatchie 3,151 59.0% 2,191 41.0% 5,342 D+18.0
Tippah 2,932 55.8% 2,323 44.2% 5,255 D+11.6
Noxubee 2,802 55.9% 2,207 44.1% 5,009 D+11.9
Chickasaw 2,747 55.1% 2,235 44.9% 4,982 D+10.3
Humphreys 3,216 66.2% 1,640 33.8% 4,856 D+32.5
Claiborne 3,449 71.6% 1,365 28.4% 4,814 D+43.3
Jefferson Davis 2,767 57.5% 2,047 42.5% 4,814 D+15.0
Amite 2,624 55.2% 2,133 44.8% 4,757 D+10.3
Calhoun 2,362 51.1% 2,263 48.9% 4,625 D+2.1
Lawrence 2,523 55.9% 1,987 44.1% 4,510 D+11.9
George 2,330 53.4% 2,031 46.6% 4,361 D+6.9
Stone 2,382 55.2% 1,934 44.8% 4,316 D+10.4
Walthall 2,255 54.6% 1,872 45.4% 4,127 D+9.3
Yalobusha 2,266 55.2% 1,841 44.8% 4,107 D+10.3
Webster 1,588 39.1% 2,472 60.9% 4,060 R+21.8
Tate 2,372 59.2% 1,638 40.8% 4,010 D+18.3
Montgomery 2,266 56.6% 1,740 43.4% 4,006 D+13.1
Quitman 2,391 62.5% 1,437 37.5% 3,828 D+24.9
Perry 1,533 41.3% 2,179 58.7% 3,712 R+17.4
Carroll 1,859 50.6% 1,814 49.4% 3,673 D+1.2
Kemper 1,932 53.3% 1,696 46.7% 3,628 D+6.5
Choctaw 2,014 59.9% 1,349 40.1% 3,363 D+19.8
Franklin 1,700 51.5% 1,599 48.5% 3,299 D+3.1
Greene 1,395 43.0% 1,846 57.0% 3,241 R+13.9
Jefferson 2,566 80.1% 639 19.9% 3,205 D+60.1
Sharkey 1,933 66.0% 997 34.0% 2,930 D+31.9
Benton 1,606 63.1% 941 36.9% 2,547 D+26.1
Tunica 1,417 64.2% 789 35.8% 2,206 D+28.5
Wilkinson 1,137 57.9% 828 42.1% 1,965 D+15.7
Issaquena 559 63.9% 316 36.1% 875 D+27.8

Counties as they stood in 1987; 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)