1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1939 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1939, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat J. B. Snider chose not to seek reelection to a second term, instead choosing to run for governor.

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1939 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

← 1935 August 8, 1939 1943 â†’

Candidate Dennis Murphree Clarence E. Morgan Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 172,201 94,028 Percentage 56.76% 30.99%

County results Murphree:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Morgan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant governor before election J.B. Snider 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.