2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election

| country = Mississippi

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2007 Mississippi gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2007

| next_election = 2015 Mississippi gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2015

| election_date = November 8, 2011

| image1 = File:Secretary Perry with Govt Phil Bryant KSS2455 (32743097363) (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Phil Bryant

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| running_mate1 =

| popular_vote1 = 544,851

| percentage1 = 60.98%

| electoral_vote1 = 82

| image2 = Image:Johnny DuPree 2011 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = x150px

| nominee2 = Johnny DuPree

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| running_mate2 =

| popular_vote2 = 348,617

| percentage2 = 39.02%

| electoral_vote2 = 40

| map_image = 2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 170px

| map_caption = County results
Bryant: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
DuPree: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Haley Barbour

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Phil Bryant

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

| flag_year = 2001

}}

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=

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:90px;"| Phil
Bryant

! style="width:90px;"| Dave
Dennis

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MS_0407915.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 400

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 63%

| align=center| 14%

| align=center| 3%Hudson Holliday 2%, James Broadwater 1%, Ron Williams 0%

| align=center| 20%

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections/electionResults/State%20Repulican%20Party%20Primary%202011%20Cert.pdf|format=PDF|title=Certified Republican Primary Results|website=Sos.ms.gov|access-date=13 August 2018}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Phil Bryant

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 172,300

| percentage = 59.46

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dave Dennis

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 74,546

| percentage = 25.72

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ron Williams

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 25,555

| percentage = 8.82

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Hudson Holliday

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 13,761

| percentage =4.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = James Broadwater

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,626

| percentage = 1.25

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 289,788

| percentage = 100.00

}}

Democratic primary

=Candidates=

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

=Results=

[[File:Mississippi Governor D Primary 2011.svg|thumb|160px|Results by county

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#7996E2|DuPree}}

|{{legend|#BDD3FF|30–40%}}

|{{legend|#A5B0FF|40–50%}}

|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}

|{{legend|#0D0596|>90%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#5bc75bff|Luckett}}

|{{legend|#78e478ff|40–50%}}

|{{legend|#5bc75bff|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#41b742ff|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#309a30ff|70–80%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#ffdd55ff|Shaw}}

|{{legend|#ffed67ff|40–50%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections/electionResults/State%20Democratic%20Party%20Primary%202011%20Cert.pdf|format=PDF|title=Certified Democrat Primary Results|website=Sos.ms.gov|access-date=13 August 2018}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Johnny DuPree

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 179,748

| percentage = 43.57

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luckett

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 161,833

| percentage = 39.23

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = William Bond Compton, Jr.

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 40,452

| percentage = 9.81

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Guy Dale Shaw

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 30,497

| percentage = 7.39

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 412,530

| percentage = 100.00

}}

=Runoff results=

[[File:Mississippi Governor D Runoff 2011.svg|thumb|160px|Results by county

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#7996E2|DuPree}}

|{{legend|#7996E2|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}

|{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}

|{{legend|#0D0596|>90%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = {{legend|#5bc75bff|Luckett}}

|{{legend|#5bc75bff|50–60%}}

|{{legend|#41b742ff|60–70%}}

|{{legend|#309a30ff|70–80%}}

}}

{{collapsible list

| title = Tie

|{{legend|#AE8BB1|50–60%}}

}}

]]

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary runoff results{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Elections/electionResults/State%20Democratic%20Party%20Primary%20RUNOFF%202011%20Cert.pdf|format=PDF|title=Certified Democrat Primary Results|website=Sos.ms.gov|access-date=13 August 2018}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Johnny DuPree

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 177,767

| percentage = 54.99

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Luckett

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 145,517

| percentage = 45.01

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 323,284

| percentage = 100.00

}}

General election

=Predictions=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | Rothenberg Political Report{{cite web |title=Gubernatorial Ratings {{!}} Inside Elections |url=https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/governor/2011-12-gubernatorial-ratings-november-4-2011 |website=www.insideelections.com}}

| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2011

align=left| Governing{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801190131/http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/update-2011-2012-gubernatorial-contests.html |url=http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/update-2011-2012-gubernatorial-contests.html |archive-date=August 1, 2011 |date=July 25, 2011 |title=An Update on the 2011-2012 Gubernatorial Contests |work=Governing}}

| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2011

align=left| Cook{{cite web |title=2011/2012 GOVERNORS RACE RATINGS |website=The Cook Political Report |date=September 15, 2011 |url=http://www.governing.com/blogs/politics/update-2011-2012-gubernatorial-contests.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007113156/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/governors/raceratings_2011-09-15_14-50-15.php |archive-date=October 7, 2011}}

| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2011

align=left| Sabato{{cite web |title=2012 Governor |website=Sabato's Crystal Ball |url=https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-governor/}}

| {{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2011

=Polling=

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:140px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Phil
Bryant (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Johnny
DuPree (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_MS_1106925.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| align=center| November 4–6, 2011

| align=center| 796

| align=center| ± 3.5%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 54%

| align=center| 40%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 6%

Public Policy Polling[http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/PPP_Release_MS_0330.pdf Public Policy Polling]

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 56%

| align=center| 25%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 19%

{{hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#cff|title=Hypothetical polling|contentstyle=border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Dave
Dennis (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Johnny
DuPree (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 41%

| align=center| 28%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 31%

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Hudson
Holliday (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Johnny
DuPree (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 37%

| align=center| 28%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 35%

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Phil
Bryant (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Bill
Luckett (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 53%

| align=center| 27%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 20%

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Dave
Dennis (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Bill
Luckett (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 43%

| align=center| 27%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 32%

class="wikitable"

valign= bottom

! Poll source

! style="width:120px;"| Date(s)
administered

! class=small | Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Hudson
Holliday (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Bill
Luckett (D)

! Other

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling

| align=center| March 24–27, 2011

| align=center| 817

| align=center| ± 3.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 38%

| align=center| 28%

| align=center| —

| align=center| 34%

=Results=

{{Election results

|firstround=Popular vote

|secondround=Electoral vote

|party1=Republican Party|cand1=Phil Bryant|votes1=544851|votes1_2=82

|party2=Democratic Party|cand2=Johnny DuPree|votes2=348617|votes2_2=40

|source=[https://www.sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/election-results/2011-election-results/2011-general-election Mississippi Secretary of State]

}}

== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==

Adams (largest city: Natchez)

== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==

Benton (largest municipality: Ashland)
Chickasaw (largest city: Houston)
Copiah (largest city: Hazlehurst)
Issaquena (largest city: Mayersville)
Jasper (largest city: Bay Springs)
Prentiss (largest city: Booneville)
Wayne (largest municipality: Waynesboro)
Winston (largest city: Louisville)

References

External links

Candidates (Archived)

[https://web.archive.org/web/20111007194244/http://www.philbryant.com/index.php Phil Bryant]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025021107/http://www.johnnydupree.com/ Johnny Dupree]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110812182841/http://bobbykearan.com/ Bobby Kearan]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110207071109/http://www.hudsonholliday4gov.com/ Hudson Holliday]

Information

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110428224147/http://www.sos.ms.gov/elections.aspx Elections] at the Mississippi Secretary of State
[http://www.sos.ms.gov/links/elections/home/tab1/G11%20Sample%20Ballot1.pdf Statewide Sample Ballot]
[http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Mississippi_gubernatorial_election,_2011 Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2011] at Ballotpedia
[http://votesmart.org/election/2011/G/MS/ 2011 Mississippi Governor Candidates] at Project Vote Smart
[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/state_candidates.phtml?s=MS&y=2011&f=G Campaign contributions for 2011 Mississippi Governor] from Follow the Money
[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=471982 Mississippi Governor 2011] from OurCampaigns.com

Gubernatorial

2011

Mississippi

Category:November 2011 in the United States

Category:2011 in Mississippi