Mississippi gubernatorial election, 2007
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Mississippi gubernatorial election of 2007.
Dates
- Filing Deadline - March 1
- Primary - August 7
- Runoff - August 28
- General - November 6
Candidates
- Incumbent: Haley Barbour (R) (website) - winner
- Challenger: John Arthur Eaves Jr. (D) (website) - Attorney and former Congressional candate.
- Other primary candidates:
- Bill Renick (D) (website) - Bill Renick was the Chief of Staff for Gov. Ronnie Musgrove (Democrat defeated by Barbour in 2003).
- Fred Smith (D)
- William Compton Jr. (D)
- Louis Fondren (D)
- Commentary: The primary winners were Barbour and Eaves, who will meet in the general election in November. Barbour won.
