Election Name: | 1935 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | Mississippi |
Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg |
Previous Election: | 1931 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1931 |
Next Election: | 1939 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1939 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 5, 1935 |
Candidate1: | Hugh L. White |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 182,771 |
Percentage1: | 51.71% |
Candidate2: | Paul B. Johnson Sr. |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 170,705 |
Percentage2: | 48.29% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Martin S. Conner |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hugh L. White |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1935 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1935, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Martin S. Conner was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed 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 5 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Mayor of Columbia Hugh L. White, who defeated former U.S. Representative Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
In the general election, White ran unopposed.