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Paul Burney Johnson Jr. (January 23, 1916 – October 14, 1985) [1] was an American attorney and Democratic politician from Mississippi, serving as 54th governor from January 1964 until January 1968. He was a son of former Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Sr.
The 1967 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1967, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Paul B. Johnson Jr. was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.
The gubernatorial contest was a prelude to the 1964 national election in Mississippi. Paul Johnson at first, in an appearance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, endorsed "free electors" for 1964, a move strongly opposed by Republicans. Irwin Lee Potter of Arlington, Virginia, chairman of the GOP's "Operation Dixie" said, "The South has been that route ...
[2] [3] Ultimately, Goldwater won Mississippi with a 74.28 point margin of victory over Johnson, making Mississippi 97% more Republican than the nation and Goldwater the first Republican to win the state since Reconstruction, even outperforming Johnson's 71% margin of victory in the District of Columbia.
Paul B. Johnson Sr. (1880–1943), judge/governor (Hattiesburg) Pete Johnson (born 1948), state auditor, co-chair of Delta Regional Authority ( Clarksdale ) Daryl Jones (born 1955), Florida legislator, attorney ( Jackson )
Johnson ignored it, a decision an editorial in The Nation claimed was due to the fact that he was "incapable of rising above personal politics." [ 22 ] Once news of the situation in the Delta went public, Mississippi Governor Paul B. Johnson Jr. dismissed the report as the product of "Socialist-minded senators."
Drew Johnson in an undated photo from the George County Sheriff's Office (left) and after his capture near Leaksville, Mississippi, on Dec. 25, 2024. / Credit: George County Sheriff's Office ...
Paul B. Johnson Jr. (1916–1985), American politician, governor of Mississippi 1964–1968 Paul B. Johnson Sr. (1880–1943), American politician, governor of Mississippi 1940–1943 Paul Johnson (United States Air Force) (born 1958), USAF general and Distinguished Service Cross recipient