1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bidwell Adam ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the primary by Dennis Murphree.^[1]

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1931 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

← 1927 August 4, 1931 1935 â†’

Candidate Dennis Murphree Bidwell Adam Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 173,339 129,614 Percentage 57.22% 42.78%

County results Murphree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Adam:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant governor before election Bidwell Adam Democratic Elected Lieutenant governor Dennis Murphree Democratic

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As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election; therefore, the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.