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  MS Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner
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Parents > United States > Mississippi > Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner
OfficeAgriculture & Commerce Commissioner
HonorificAgriculture & Commerce Commissioner - Abbr: Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner
Type General Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2007 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 2007 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2007 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 10, 2008 - 02:00pm
Term End January 05, 2012 - 02:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH June 21, 2010 12:47am
Data SourcesMississippi Blue Book, 2008-2012
Description Agriculture & Commerce Commissioners' Term: January 10, 2008-January 5, 2012 (at 2 PM)

According to Constitution/Code, the Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce is sworn in on the
Thursday following the swearing in of the State Legislature.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won06/03/2005
NameLester Spell Jr. Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/03/2005 - 01/03/2008 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/2011
NameCindy Hyde-Smith Votes492,271 (56.89%)
Term01/10/2012 - 01/12/2016 Margin140,545 (+16.24%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Aug 07, 2007 MS Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner - R Primary
Lester Spell Jr.
R 187,900
Aug 07, 2007 MS Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner - D Primary
Rickey L. Cole
D 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/30/2007 11/06/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Lester Spell Jr. 5 --4 --
Rickey L. Cole 2 ------
Leaning Call: Lester Spell Jr. (89.47%)
Weighted Call: Lester Spell Jr. (99.91%)

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Agriculture & Commerce Commissioner Lester Spell Jr. Rickey L. Cole Paul Leslie Riley  
PartyRepublican Democratic Constitution  
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Certified Votes 363,943 (50.02%) 308,693 (42.43%) 54,895 (7.55%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -55,250 (-7.59%) -309,048 (-42.48%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2007  
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