1868 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1868 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin G. Humphreys Beroth B. Eggleston Party Conservative Republican Popular vote 63,321 [a] 55,250 [a] Percentage 53.4% 46.6%

County results Humphreys:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Eggleston:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%

Governor before election Adelbert Ames Republican Governor after election Adelbert Ames Republican

A gubernatorial election was held in Mississippi from June 22 to 23, 1868. The Conservative candidate Benjamin G. Humphreys, who was the 26th governor of Mississippi from 1865 until June 15, 1868, outpolled the Republican candidate Beroth B. Eggleston, the former president of the state constitutional convention. However, in a concurrent referendum, voters rejected the proposed Constitution of Mississippi; consequently, the results of the election were declared invalid, and Adelbert Ames, the incumbent military governor following Humphrey's removal, continued in office until after the next election. ^[1]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1868 ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Benjamin G. Humphreys	63,321	53.4%
	Republican	Beroth B. Eggleston	55,250	46.6%
	Others	Scattering	5	0.0%
Total votes			118,526	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. The results of the election were declared invalid following the rejection of the proposed Constitution of Mississippi in a concurrent referendum.

1. • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. p. 168.
   • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. p. 816.
   • Portrait and Biographical Album of Sedgwick County, Kan. [...]. Chicago. 1888. p. 471.
2. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. p. 168.