1846 Indiana gubernatorial election
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County results Whitcomb: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Marshall: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1846 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1846.[1]
Incumbent Democratic Governor James Whitcomb defeated Whig nominee Joseph G. Marshall and Liberty nominee Stephen C. Stevens with 50.65% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Joseph G. Marshall, Whig, attorney[2][3]
- Stephen C. Stevens, Liberty, former justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- James Whitcomb, Democratic, incumbent Governor
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James Whitcomb | 64,104 | 50.65% | ||
Whig | Joseph G. Marshall | 60,138 | 47.52% | ||
Liberty | Stephen C. Stevens | 2,301 | 1.82% | ||
Scattering | 21 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 3,966 | 3.13% | |||
Turnout | 126,564 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Alexandria: Friday Morning, August 7, 1846". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. August 7, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Campbell, Prof. John L. (1897). "Joseph G. Marshall". Indiana Historical Society Publications. 1 (6). Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company: 189–200. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "News of the Day". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. April 16, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "IN Governor, 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 50. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 173. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle (1960). Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851. Indiana Historical Review. pp. 153–155.
- ^ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E., eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, during the Thirty-First Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis: J.P. Chapman, State Printer. 1846. p. 25.
- ^ Stoll, John B. (1917). History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916. Indianapolis: Indiana Democratic Publishing Company. p. 91.
- ^ The Whig Almanac and United States Register 1850. New York: Greeley & McElrath. p. 49.