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1971 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

Mississippi · 2 candidates · See every 1971 Governor race

Who won the 1971 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Waller won the 1971 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Bill Waller received 601,222 popular votes (77%). The main challenger was Charles Evers (22.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Waller and Evers

Waller +54.9 pts · won by 428,460 votes
Bill WallerDemocraticWINNER77%
601,222 votes
Charles EversIndependent22.1%
172,762 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.