1812 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1812 Louisiana gubernatorial election

July 6, 1812 1816  →

Nominee William C. C. Claiborne Jacques Villeré Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Electoral vote 33 6 Popular vote 2,757 945 Percentage 71.17% 24.42%

County/Parish Results [a] Claiborne:     50-60%     70-80%     90-100%      No Data

Governor before election William C. C. Claiborne Democratic-Republican Elected Governor William C. C. Claiborne Democratic-Republican

The 1812 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article 3 Sec 2 of the 1812 Constitution of the State of Louisiana the Governor was elected in two steps. On the first Monday in July, eligible voters went to the polls and voted. The returns were sent to the President of the Louisiana State Senate. On the second day of the session of the Louisiana State Legislature, the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate met in joint session and voted between the top two candidates. The candidate who received a majority in General Assembly became governor.

General election

Candidates

• William C. C. Claiborne, incumbent Governor of the Territory of Orleans
• Jean Noël Destréhan, president of the legislative council of the Territory of Orleans
• Jacques Villeré, former first lieutenant in the French Army

Popular Vote ^{[1] [2]}

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
William C. C. Claiborne	2,757	71.17%
Jacques Villeré	946	24.42%
Jean Noël Destréhan	168	4.34%
Scattering	3	0.08%

General Assembly Vote ^[1]

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
William C. C. Claiborne	33	84.62%
Jacques Villere	6	15.38%
Total Vote	39

Preceded by First

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1816 Louisiana gubernatorial election

References

1. Calhoun, Milburn, and Jeanne Frois. 1997. Louisiana almanac, 1997-98 Edition. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.473
2. Michael J. Dubin (January 1, 2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776 1860: The Official Results By State And County.

1. The source provides the results inconsistently, sometimes by county and other times by parish.