1846 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1846 Louisiana gubernatorial election

←  1842 January 5, 1846 1849  →

Nominee Isaac Johnson Guillaume DeBuys Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 12,629 10,138 Percentage 54.05% 43.39%

Parish Results Johnson   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% DeBuys   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% No Data

Governor before election Alexandre Mouton Democratic Elected Governor Isaac Johnson Democratic

The 1846 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the first of two elections to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1845. The new constitution abolished the provision in the 1812 constitution that required a gubernatorial candidate to win a vote of the legislature to get elected, leaving the final decision up to the people. The new constitution also cut incumbent Governor Alexandre Mouton's term short by one year thus moving the election from July 1846 to January 1846 with the inauguration of the new governor in February.

Results

Popular Vote ^[1]

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Democratic	Isaac Johnson	12,629	54.05%
Whig	Guillaume DeBuys	10,138	43.39%
Native American	Charles Derbigny	598	2.56%
Total Vote		23,365

References

1. Jeanne Frois. 2006. Louisiana Almanac, 2006–2007 Edition. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.547

Preceded by 1842 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1849 Louisiana gubernatorial election