1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election

←  1851 November 8, 1853 1855  →

Nominee John J. McRae Francis M. Rogers Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 32,116 27,279 Percentage 54.07% 45.93%

County results McRae:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100% Rogers:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election John J. Pettus (Acting) Democratic Elected Governor John J. McRae Democratic

The 1853 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1853, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic US Senator for Mississippi John J. McRae defeated the Whig nominee Francis M. Rogers. ^[1]

General election

On election day, November 8, 1853, John J. McRae defeated Francis M. Rogers by a margin of 4,837 votes. McRae became the 21st Governor of Mississippi, taking office on January 10, 1854. ^[2] This maintained Democrat control of the office of Governor. The previous governor, Henry S. Foote, a Democrat elected for the Union Party, resigned on January 5, 1854; president of the Mississippi State Senate John J. Pettus served as governor for the intervening five days. ^[3] McRae was sworn in on January 10, 1854. ^[4]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1853 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. McRae	32,116	54.07
	Whig	Francis M. Rogers	27,279	45.93
Total votes			59,395	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "John J. McRae: Twenty-first Governor of Mississippi: 1854-1857". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
2. "Gov. John Jones McRae". nga.org. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
3. Dubay, Robert W. (1975). John Jones Pettus, Mississippi fire-eater. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN   9781617033537.
4. John J. Pettus at the National Governors Association
5. "MS Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 27, 2005. Retrieved 2023-05-08.