The 1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, to elect the

Governor of Mississippi The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Mississippi National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either appro ...

. Incumbent Democrat

Paul B. Johnson Sr. Paul Burney Johnson Sr. (March 23, 1880December 26, 1943) was an American attorney, judge, and politician, serving as United States Representative from Mississippi, 1919–1923, and as Governor of Mississippi, 1940–1943. Early career From 190 ...

was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term (he died less than two months after the election was held). 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

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Democratic primary

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 former state representative

Thomas L. Bailey Thomas Lowry Bailey (January 6, 1888 – November 2, 1946) was an American politician from the state of Mississippi. He was born in Webster County, Mississippi and graduated from Millsaps College. Bailey was elected to the Mississippi House of ...

, who defeated former Governor

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Results

Runoff

General election

In the general election, Bailey ran unopposed.

Results

References

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