2011 Governor's Races in LA, MS, KY and WV

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BTW: Does anyone know if he's the first Black gubernatorial nominee of any MS party or have there been African-Amiercan nominees before ?

Looks like it (although maybe there was an African-American GOP nominee during their wilderness years - all those guys getting 1-10% are rather obscure...).  Needless to say, his victory makes Bryant's election assured.

EDIT:

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2011/08/mississippi-democrats-elect-first-black-gubernatorial-nominee/1

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The "in modern times" seems to suggest that there was one a long time ago (the GOP wilderness years, like I suggested?).