Election Name: | 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg |
Previous Election: | 1915 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1915 |
Next Election: | 1923 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1923 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 4, 1919 |
Nominee1: | Lee M. Russell |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 39,241 |
Percentage1: | 96.96% |
Nominee2: | J. T. Lester |
Party2: | Socialist Party of America |
Popular Vote2: | 1,231 |
Percentage2: | 3.04% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Theodore G. Bilbo |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Lee M. Russell |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
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.
In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester, who was also the party's nominee in 1915.