The 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2011. Incumbent Republican Governor of Mississippi Haley Barbour was unable to run for a third term due to term limits.

Republican nominee Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant defeated the Democratic nominee, Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree. Sworn in on January 10, 2012, Bryant became only the third Republican governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction. This is the first election in which Republicans won three consecutive gubernatorial elections in the state. This was also the first time that Issaquena County and Benton County voted Republican since Reconstruction.

Republican primary

Candidates James Broadwater, businessman Phil Bryant, lieutenant governor of Mississippi Dave Dennis, former New Orleans Federal Reserve Board chairman Hudson Holliday, Pearl River County Supervisor Ron Williams, businessman

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror PhilBryant DaveDennis Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 400 ± 4.9% 63% 14% 3%Hudson Holliday 2%, James Broadwater 1%, Ron Williams 0% 20%

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates William Bond Compton Jr., 2007 candidate for governor Johnny DuPree, Hattiesburg mayor Bill Luckett, businessman and attorney Guy Dale Shaw

Results

Runoff results

General election

Predictions SourceRankingAs of Rothenberg Political Report November 4, 2011 Governing November 4, 2011 Cook November 4, 2011 Sabato November 4, 2011

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror PhilBryant (R) JohnnyDuPree (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling November 4–6, 2011 796 ± 3.5% 54% 40% — 6%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 56% 25% — 19%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaveDennis (R) JohnnyDuPree (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 41% 28% — 31%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror HudsonHolliday (R) JohnnyDuPree (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 37% 28% — 35%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror PhilBryant (R) BillLuckett (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 53% 27% — 20%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaveDennis (R) BillLuckett (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 43% 27% — 32%

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror HudsonHolliday (R) BillLuckett (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling March 24–27, 2011 817 ± 3.4% 38% 28% — 34%

Results

By county CountyPhil BryantRepublicanJohnny DuPreeDemocraticMarginTotal#%#%#%Adams5,05648.34%5,40351.66%-347-3.32%10,459Alcorn8,21072.53%3,11027.47%5,10045.05%11,320Amite3,63757.87%2,64842.13%98915.74%6,285Attala3,77162.79%2,23537.21%1,53625.57%6,006Benton1,92456.11%1,50543.89%41912.22%3,429Bolivar4,08338.65%6,48261.35%-2,399-22.71%10,565Calhoun4,12369.35%1,82230.65%2,30138.70%5,945Carroll3,35871.22%1,35728.78%2,00142.44%4,715Chickasaw3,62654.38%3,04245.62%5848.76%6,668Choctaw2,22571.94%86828.06%1,35743.87%3,093Claiborne62716.65%3,13883.35%-2,511-66.69%3,765Clarke4,32265.55%2,27134.45%2,05131.11%6,593Clay3,55247.70%3,89552.30%-343-4.61%7,447Coahoma2,02239.27%3,12760.73%-1,105-21.46%5,149Copiah5,07352.94%4,50947.06%5645.89%9,582Covington4,56759.14%3,15640.86%1,41118.27%7,723DeSoto28,25776.49%8,68723.51%19,57052.97%36,944Forrest12,57457.57%9,26842.43%3,30615.14%21,842Franklin2,22866.73%1,11133.27%1,11733.45%3,339George5,36079.99%1,34120.01%4,01959.98%6,701Greene3,23973.41%1,17326.59%2,06646.83%4,412Grenada4,49558.64%3,17141.36%1,32417.27%7,666Hancock8,83772.63%3,33027.37%5,50745.26%12,167Harrison25,48863.68%14,54036.32%10,94827.35%40,028Hinds24,09234.45%45,85165.55%-21,759-31.11%69,943Holmes1,42123.59%4,60376.41%-3,182-52.82%6,024Humphreys1,36735.33%2,50264.67%-1,135-29.34%3,869Issaquena25350.70%24649.30%71.40%499Itawamba5,89377.70%1,69122.30%4,20255.41%7,584Jackson23,44469.12%10,47630.88%12,96838.23%33,920Jasper3,12445.85%3,68954.15%-565-8.29%6,813Jefferson50315.73%2,69484.27%-2,191-68.53%3,197Jefferson Davis2,31342.63%3,11357.37%-800-14.74%5,426Jones16,69670.91%6,84829.09%9,84841.83%23,544Kemper1,86441.75%2,60158.25%-737-16.51%4,465Lafayette7,82761.10%4,98438.90%2,84322.19%12,811Lamar14,46879.03%3,83920.97%10,62958.06%18,307Lauderdale13,83865.67%7,23534.33%6,60331.33%21,073Lawrence3,75665.48%1,98034.52%1,77630.96%5,736Leake3,98361.09%2,53738.91%1,44622.18%6,520Lee17,08768.82%7,74031.18%9,34737.65%24,827Leflore3,41338.63%5,42161.37%-2,008-22.73%8,834Lincoln8,76169.95%3,76430.05%4,99739.90%12,525Lowndes10,27258.75%7,21341.25%3,05917.49%17,485Madison21,17663.16%12,34936.84%8,82726.33%33,525Marion7,01266.90%3,46933.10%3,54333.80%10,481Marshall4,52949.41%4,63850.59%-109-1.19%9,167Monroe7,72163.09%4,51736.91%3,20426.18%12,238Montgomery2,51860.89%1,61739.11%90121.79%4,135Neshoba6,39076.86%1,92423.14%4,46653.72%8,314Newton5,16971.57%2,05328.43%3,11643.15%7,222Noxubee1,09927.93%2,83672.07%-1,737-44.14%3,935Oktibbeha7,08756.24%5,51443.76%1,57312.48%12,601Panola7,25854.17%6,14045.83%1,1188.34%13,398Pearl River11,08079.83%2,79920.17%8,28159.67%13,879Perry3,51473.12%1,29226.88%2,22246.23%4,806Pike6,66350.78%6,45849.22%2051.56%13,121Pontotoc7,94776.68%2,41723.32%5,53053.36%10,364Prentiss5,42370.36%2,28529.64%3,13840.71%7,708Quitman1,00943.57%1,30756.43%-298-12.87%2,316Rankin35,39979.86%8,93020.14%26,46959.71%44,329Scott5,16663.26%3,00036.74%2,16626.52%8,166Sharkey78838.10%1,28061.90%-492-23.79%2,068Simpson6,20865.58%3,25934.42%2,94931.15%9,467Smith5,37776.51%1,65123.49%3,72653.02%7,028Stone4,20771.05%1,71428.95%2,49342.10%5,921Sunflower2,38940.18%3,55759.82%-1,168-19.64%5,946Tallahatchie2,11248.71%2,22451.29%-112-2.58%4,336Tate5,61268.16%2,62131.84%2,99136.33%8,233Tippah5,89575.37%1,92624.63%3,96950.75%7,821Tishomingo4,71875.42%1,53824.58%3,18050.83%6,256Tunica94929.24%2,29770.76%-1,348-41.53%3,246Union6,99778.39%1,92921.61%5,06856.78%8,926Walthall3,26161.19%2,06838.81%1,19322.39%5,329Warren9,01958.57%6,38041.43%2,63917.14%15,399Washington4,45640.93%6,43159.07%-1,975-18.14%10,887Wayne5,11059.01%3,54940.99%1,56118.03%8,659Webster3,45978.52%94621.48%2,51357.05%4,405Wilkinson1,06734.05%2,06765.95%-1,000-31.91%3,134Winston4,79758.36%3,42341.64%1,37416.72%8,220Yalobusha2,74957.58%2,02542.42%72415.17%4,774Yazoo4,49253.08%3,97146.92%5216.16%8,463Totals544,85160.98%348,61739.02%196,23421.96%893,468

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Benton (largest municipality: Ashland) Chickasaw (largest city: Houston) Copiah (largest city: Crystal Springs) Issaquena (largest city: Mayersville) Prentiss (largest city: Booneville) Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro) Winston (largest city: Louisville)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adams (largest city: Natchez)

See also 2011 United States elections

References

External links Candidates (Archived) Phil Bryant Johnny Dupree Bobby Kearan Hudson Holliday Information Elections at the Mississippi Secretary of State Statewide Sample Ballot Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011 at Ballotpedia 2011 Mississippi Governor Candidates at Project Vote Smart Campaign contributions for 2011 Mississippi Governor from Follow the Money Mississippi Governor 2011 from OurCampaigns.com