What Alabama governor ran against Fob James in 1998?
Alabama gubernatorial election, 1998 The Alabama gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on 3 November 1998 to select the governor of the state of Alabama. The election saw incumbent Fob James (R) taking on Lieutenant Governor Don Siegelman (D). The result saw Don Siegelman win a decisive victory over Fob James. As of 2017, this is the most recent election in which a Democrat was elected Governor of Alabama.
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1947 The 1947 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1947, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Fielding L. Wright, who had succeeded to the governorship a year prior following the death of Thomas L. Bailey, ran for election to a first full term. As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate won in a landslide so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.