1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election
  1833 November 2, 1835 1837  
  Charles Lynch.png Hiram G. Runnels (Mississippi Governor).jpg
Nominee Charles Lynch Hiram Runnels
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote9,8679,441
Percentage51.1%48.9%

1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

Lynch:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Runnels:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%

     No Votes

Governor before election

Hiram Runnels
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles Lynch
Whig

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

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1835 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Lynch 9,867 51.1%
Democratic Hiram Runnels 9,44148.9%
Total votes19,308 100.00
Whig gain from Democratic

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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.