1903 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1903 Mississippi Democratic Party gubernatorial runoff
| type = presidential
| country = Mississippi
| flag_image = Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
| previous_election = 1899 Mississippi gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1899
| next_election = 1907 Mississippi gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1907
| ongoing = no
| election_date = August 27, 1903
| registered =
| turnout =
| image1 = File:James K. Vardaman, half-length portrait, seated LCCN2005687429-cropped2.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = James K. Vardaman
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 53,032
| percentage1 = 53.42%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Frank A. Critz
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 46,249
| percentage2 = 46.58%
| map_image =
| map_size = 150px
| map_alt =
| map = 250px
| map_caption = County results
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Vardaman
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Critz
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| title = Governor
| before_election = Andrew H. Longino
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = James K. Vardaman
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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The 1903 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1903, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Andrew H. Longino was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary election was held on August 6, 1903, with the runoff held on August 27, 1903.
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1903{{cite book |editor=Dunbar Rowland |date=1904 |title=The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1904 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073448550&view=1up&seq=475 |location=Nashville, TN |publisher=The Brandon Printing Company |page=445}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=736302 |title=MS Governor, 1903 - D Primary |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 April 2021 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James K. Vardaman
|votes = 39,679
|percentage = 40.19%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Frank A. Critz{{cite news |author= |title=For Governor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/466345094/ |work=The Grenada Sentinel |location=Grenada, Mississippi |date=August 22, 1903 |page=4 |access-date=13 April 2021 }}
|votes = 34,813
|percentage = 35.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edmond Noel
|votes = 24,233
|percentage = 24.55%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 98,725
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff, 1903{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=736303 |title=MS Governor, 1903 - D Runoff |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=13 April 2021 }}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James K. Vardaman
|votes = 53,032
|percentage = 53.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Frank A. Critz
|votes = 46,249
|percentage = 46.58%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 99,281
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
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General election
In the general election, Democratic candidate James K. Vardaman, a former state senator, ran unopposed.
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1903{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263359|title=MS Governor 1903|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 9, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = James K. Vardaman
|votes = 32,191
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 32,191
|percentage = 100.00
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link no change|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser =
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