1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1943 Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary runoff

← 1939 November 2, 1943 1947 →
 
Nominee Thomas L. Bailey Martin S. Conner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 143,153 125,882
Percentage 53.21% 46.79%

County results
Bailey:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Conner:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Paul B. Johnson Sr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Thomas L. Bailey
Democratic

The 1943 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Paul B. Johnson Sr. was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term (he died less than two months after the election was held). As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.