1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election

← 1987 November 5, 1991 1995 →
 
Nominee Kirk Fordice Ray Mabus
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 361,500 338,459
Percentage 50.83% 47.59%

County results
Fordice:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Mabus:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Ray Mabus
Democratic

Elected Governor

Kirk Fordice
Republican

The 1991 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1991 to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Ray Mabus unsuccessfully ran for reelection to a second term. This election marked the first time a Republican was elected Governor of Mississippi since Reconstruction, when Adelbert Ames won the office in 1873.

This is the last gubernatorial election where the Democratic candidate carried any of three counties (Hancock, Harrison and Jackson) along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.