1829 Mississippi gubernatorial election
August 3, 1829
 
Nominee Gerard Brandon George Winchester
Party Democratic-Republican National Republican
Popular vote 7,344 3,991
Percentage 64.8% 35.2%
Governor before election

Gerard Brandon
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Governor

Abram M. Scott
National Republican

The 1829 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1829, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Gerard Brandon, a Democratic-Republican won against George Winchester, a National Republican.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1829[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican Gerard Brandon 7,344 64.8%
National Republican George Winchester 3,991 35.2%
Total votes 11,335 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Glashan 1979 labels Winchester as a National Republican, as does John Raimo and Robert Sobel 1978, whereas Rowland 1907 labels him a Whig.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ↑ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. II. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 985.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Dublin, Michael J. (2011). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 127. ISBN 9780786453245.
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