Lester Spell

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Lester Spell

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Prior offices
Mayor of Richland Mississippi

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce

Education

Bachelor's

Mississippi State University

Other

Auburn University, 1968

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1968 - 1970

Personal
Religion
Christian: Baptist
Profession
Veterinarian/Farmer
Contact

Lester Spell was the Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. Spell, a Republican, served in the position from January 1996 to January 2012.

Elections

2011

See also: Mississippi down ballot state executive elections, 2011

Spell did not run for re-election in 2011.

2007

On November 6, 2007, Lester Spell won re-election to the office of Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. He defeated Rickey Cole (Democrat) and Paul L. Riley (Constitution) in the general election.

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, 2007
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLester Spell Incumbent 51% 371,191
     Democratic Rickey Cole 42.4% 308,693
     Constitution Paul Leslie Riley 6.5% 47,647
Total Votes 727,531
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

2003

On November 4, 2003, Lester Spell won re-election to the office of Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce. He defeated Max Phillips (Democrat) and Bob Claunch (Reform) in the general election.

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce, 2003
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLester Spell Incumbent 66.1% 564,283
     Democratic Max Phillips 32.1% 274,097
     Reform Bob Claunch 1.8% 15,229
Total Votes 853,609
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture
1996-2012
Succeeded by
Cindy Hyde-Smith