1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election

1943 Mississippi Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary runoff

August 24, 1943
 
Candidate Fielding L. Wright John Lumpkin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 153,265 108,661
Percentage 58.51% 41.49%

County results
Wright:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Lumpkin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant governor before election

Dennis Murphree
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant governor

Fielding L. Wright
Democratic

The 1943 Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1943, in order to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Dennis Murphree decided to run for governor instead of seeking another term.

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.