1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1829 August 1, 1831 1833 →
 
Nominee Abram M. Scott Hiram G. Runnels Charles Lynch
Party National Republican Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote 3,958 3,711 2,902
Percentage 31.6% 29.7% 23.2%

Governor before election

Gerard Brandon
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Hiram G. Runnels
Democratic

The 1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Abram M. Scott, a National Republican won against Democratic-Republicans Hiram G. Runnels and Charles Lynch.[1][a] Two other candidates, Wiley P. Harris and Adam Gordon, received scattered votes.[3][4]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ^ Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978. Meckler Books. p. 803. ISBN 978-0-930466-00-8.
  3. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi. 1900.
  4. ^ Dublin, Michael J. (2011). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 9780786453245.


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