A general election was held in
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
on November 6, 2007, to elect to 4 year terms all members of the
Mississippi State Legislature
The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi State Senate, with 52 ...
(122 representatives, 52 senators), the offices of
Governor of Mississippi
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,
Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General,
State Treasurer,
State Auditor,
Secretary of State,
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, and
Commissioner of Insurance, plus all three members of the
Transportation Commission
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and all three members of the
Mississippi Public Service Commission
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.
The election was generally a success for Republicans, as they held all their statewide elected offices, and won the open Secretary of State and Insurance Commissioner seats, leaving Attorney General
Jim Hood the only statewide elected Democratic officeholder. However, Democrats regained control of the State Senate and maintained their majority in the House of Representatives, won a 2-1 majority on the Public Service Commission, and held their 2-1 majority on the Transportation Commission.
Primaries
*
Jamie Franks, the Democratic Party candidate, ran unopposed for Lieutenant Governor.
;Attorney General
*
Jim Hood, the incumbent Democratic Attorney General, ran unopposed.
*
Al Hopkins, the Republican candidate, ran unopposed.
;State Treasurer
* Shawn O'Hara, the Democratic candidate, ran unopposed.
;Commissioner for Agriculture and Commerce
* Rickey Cole, the Democratic candidate, ran unopposed.
Results for the Mississippi State Legislature
All 122 representatives and 52 senators of the
Mississippi State Legislature
The Mississippi Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The bicameral Legislature is composed of the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, with 122 members, and the upper Mississippi State Senate, with 52 ...
are elected for four-year terms with no staggering of terms. The state legislature draws up separate district maps for the
Mississippi House of Representatives and the
Mississippi Senate
The Mississippi Senate is the upper house of the Mississippi Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The Senate, along with the lower Mississippi House of Representatives, convenes at the Mississippi State Capitol i ...
, usually after the federal
U.S. Census. There are no
term limits for members of both houses of the legislature.
Results for the Mississippi Senate
Results for House of Representatives
Results for Statewide Offices
According to the
state constitution, a statewide officer must win both the majority of electoral votes and the majority of the popular vote to be elected.
The number of electoral votes equals the number of
Mississippi House of Representatives districts, currently set at 122. A plurality of votes in each House District is required to win the electoral vote for that District. In the event of a tie between the two candidates with the highest votes, the electoral vote is split between them.
In the event an officeholder does not win both the majority electoral and majority popular vote, the House of Representatives shall choose the winner. The
Democrats held a large edge (73–46 with three vacancies) in the House, thus ensuring that any contested race will go to the Democratic candidate.
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
State Treasurer
State Auditor
Secretary of State
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Note: Spell was elected as a Democrat in 2003, but changed his party affiliation to Republican.
Commissioner of Insurance
Results for Commissions
Transportation Commission
Northern District
Democratic incumbent
Bill Minor ran unopposed in the general election.
Central District
Southern District
Public Service Commission
Northern District
Central District
Southern District
{{2007 U.S. general elections, 2007
Mississippi Legislature elections