Elections / 1987 · Governor · MS
Mississippi — 1987 governor election
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Akashic1987 · GovernorMississippi · GovernorRay MabusD+6.9
Candidates
Mississippi 1987 governor — certified statewide results.
- Ray Mabus✓Democratic385,68953.4%
- Jack ReedRepublican336,00646.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+24.5Governor 1987D+6.9vs. baselineD+31.3
Mississippi's 1987 governor race ran 31.3 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1987 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.