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1903 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1903 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

James K. Vardaman won the 1903 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. James K. Vardaman received 53,032 popular votes (53.42%). The main challenger was Frank A. Critz (46.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Vardaman and Critz

Vardaman +6.8 pts · won by 6,783 votes
James K. VardamanDemocraticWINNER53.42%
53,032 votes
Frank A. CritzDemocratic46.58%
46,249 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.