1987Final results
1987 election for Mississippi Governor
Governor · Mississippi
Ray Mabus (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Jack R. Reed (R) by 6.9 points.
Ray MabusDemocrat · winner
53.4%385,689
Jack R. ReedRepublican
46.6%336,006
721,695 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1987
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET