Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1995

November 7, 1995



Nominee	Kirk Fordice	Dick Molpus
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	455,261	364,210
Percentage	55.56	44.45

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Kirk Fordice
Republican

Elected Governor

Kirk Fordice
Republican

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The 1995 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1995, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Republican Kirk Fordice successfully ran for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

Mississippi Secretary of State Dick Molpus won the Democratic primary, defeating business consultant and 1991 independent candidate Shawn O'Hara.

Results

Mississippi Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1995^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dick Molpus	396,816	77.10
	Democratic	Shawn O'Hara	117,833	22.90
Total votes			514,649	100.00

Republican primary

Incumbent Governor Kirk Fordice won the Republican primary, defeating two minor candidates.

Results

Mississippi Republican gubernatorial primary, 1995^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kirk Fordice	117,907	93.74
	Republican	George "Wagon Wheel" Blair	4,919	3.91
	Republican	Richard O'Hara	2,956	2.35
Total votes			125,782	100.00

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1995^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kirk Fordice	455,261	55.56
	Democratic	Dick Molpus	364,210	44.45
Total votes			819,471	100.00
	Republican hold

References

↑ "MS Governor D Primary 1995". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ "MS Governor R Primary 1995". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ "MS Governor 1995". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
↑ "1995 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Mississippi". David Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

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