1991Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1991 election for Mississippi Governor
Governor · Mississippi
Kirk Fordice (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ray Mabus (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kirk FordiceRepublican · winner
51.6%361,500
Ray MabusDemocrat
48.4%338,435
699,935 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 1991
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET