Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1987

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1987

November 3, 1987

Nominee Ray Mabus Jack Reed Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 385,689 336,006 Percentage 53.44 46.56

County results

Governor before election William Allain Democratic Elected Governor Ray Mabus Democratic

The 1987 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1987, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat William Allain was term-limited, and could not for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 7 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by State Auditor Ray Mabus, who defeated cotton farmer and businessman Mike Sturdivant.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1987^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Mabus	304,559	37.69
	Democratic	Mike Sturdivant	131,180	16.24
	Democratic	Bill Waller	105,056	13.00
	Democratic	John Arthur Eaves, Sr.	98,517	12.19
	Democratic	Maurice Dantin	83,603	10.35
	Democratic	Ed Pittman	73,667	9.12
	Democratic	Gilbert Fountain	5,990	0.74
Total votes			802,572	100.00

Runoff

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1987^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Mabus	428,883	64.31
	Democratic	Mike Sturdivant	238,039	35.69
Total votes			666,922	100.00

Republican primary

Businessman and State Board of Education member Jack Reed won the Republican primary, defeating Doug Lemon.

Results

Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary, 1987^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Reed	14,798	78.48
	Republican	Doug Lemon	4,057	21.52
Total votes			18,855	100.00

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1987^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Mabus	385,689	53.44
	Republican	Jack Reed	336,006	46.56
Total votes			721,695	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "MS Governor D Primary 1987". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
2. "MS Governor D Primary Runoff 1987". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
3. "MS Governor R Primary 1987". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
4. "MS Governor 1987". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.