The 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1919, in order to elect the
Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat
Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered
tantamount to election.
Democratic primary
No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Lieutenant Governor
Lee M. Russell, who defeated
Oscar G. Johnston.
Results
Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 5 August 1919[1]