See also: 2007 United States gubernatorial elections.
Election Name: | 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2003 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 2003 |
Next Election: | 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Election Date: | November 6, 2007 |
Image1: | File:Haley Barbour by Gage Skidmore.jpg |
Nominee1: | Haley Barbour |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 430,807 |
Percentage1: | 57.90% |
Electoral Vote1: | 78 |
Nominee2: | John Arthur Eaves Jr. |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 313,232 |
Percentage2: | 42.10% |
Electoral Vote2: | 44 |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Haley Barbour |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Haley Barbour |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
Flag Year: | 2001 |
Country: | Mississippi |
The 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 6. Incumbent Haley Barbour was re-elected to serve a four-year term as Governor of Mississippi from January 15, 2008, through January 10, 2012.[1] The Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi is also on the ballot and elected for the same time period. This was the first time that Panola County and Yalobusha County voted Republican for governor since Reconstruction.