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Lester Spell
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
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 |  Lester 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 | Lester 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. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 1999
- Lester Spell on Facebook
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by ' |
Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture 1996-2012 |
Succeeded by Cindy Hyde-Smith |
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