1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

1931 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

August 4, 1931
 
Candidate Dennis Murphree Bidwell Adam
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 173,339 129,614
Percentage 57.22% 42.78%

County results
Murphree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Adam:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant governor before election

Bidwell Adam
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant governor

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

The 1931 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1931, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bidwell Adam ran for reelection to a second term, but was defeated in the primary by Dennis Murphree.

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election; therefore, the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.