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1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1833 November 2, 1835 1837 →
 
Nominee Charles Lynch Hiram Runnels
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 9,867 9,441
Percentage 51.1% 48.9%

Governor before election

Hiram Runnels
Democratic

Elected Governor

Alexander G. McNutt
Democratic

The 1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1835, to elect the next governor of Mississippi. Charles Lynch, a Whig won against incumbent Governor Hiram Runnels, a Democrat.[1]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1835[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig Charles Lynch 9,867 51.1%
Democratic Hiram Runnels 9,441 48.9%
Total votes 19,308 100.00
Whig gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ a b Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.