1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election
  1823 August 1, 1825 1827  
  DavidHolmesMS.jpg CowlesMeadPortrait.png
Nominee David Holmes Cowles Mead
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote7,8461,499
Percentage84.0%16.0%

1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Holmes:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Mead:     50-60%     80-90%

     No Votes

Governor before election

Walter Leake
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Gerard Brandon
Democratic-Republican

The 1825 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1825, to elect the governor of Mississippi. David Holmes, a Democratic-Republican and first governor of Mississippi won against Cowles Mead, another Democratic Republican. [1]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1825 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican David Holmes 7,846 84.0%
Democratic-Republican Cowles Mead 1,49916.0%
Total votes9,345 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.