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1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1919 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1919, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Theodore G. Bilbo was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

No candidate received a majority in the Democratic primary, which featured 4 contenders, so a runoff was held between the top two candidates. The runoff election was won by Lieutenant Governor Lee M. Russell, who defeated Oscar G. Johnston.

Ross A. Collins, Attorney General of Mississippi
Oscar G. Johnston, State Representative from Coahoma County
Andrew H. Longino, former Governor
Lee M. Russell, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	48,348	32.58
	Democratic	39,206	26.42
	Democratic	30,831	20.77
	Democratic	30,026	20.23
148,411	100.00

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	77,427	52.67
	Democratic	69,565	47.33
146,992	100.00

In the general election, Russell easily defeated Socialist candidate J. T. Lester, who was also the party's nominee in 1915.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	39,241	96.96
	Socialist	1,231	3.04
40,472	100.00

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