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2007 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2007 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election?

Haley Barbour won the 2007 Mississippi Gubernatorial Election. Haley Barbour received 430,807 popular votes (57.9%). The main challenger was John Arthur Eaves Jr. (42.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Barbour and Jr.

Barbour +15.8 pts · won by 117,575 votes
Haley BarbourRepublicanWINNER57.9%
430,807 votes
John Arthur Eaves Jr.Democratic42.1%
313,232 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.