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1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1845 November 1, 1847 1849 →
 
Nominee Joseph W. Matthews Alexander Blackburn Bradford
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 26,995 13,997
Percentage 64.8% 33.6%

County results
Matthews:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Bradford:      50–60%      60–70%
No data/vote:      

Governor before election

Albert G. Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph W. Matthews
Democratic

The 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1847, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Joseph W. Matthews, a Democrat won against Whig Alexander Blackburn Bradford.[1][2]

General election

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With the question of slavery in the background, Mississippi politics slowly became dominated by the issue. Joseph W. Matthews, an outspoken defender of slavery and military leader, was nomianted as the Democratic candidate. Alexander B. Bradford, major of the Mississippi militia in the Mexican-American War and lawyer, was nomianted for the Whig ticket, a party with a reputation for infrastructure improvements and a moderate slavery stance. Matthews won by a two-to-one margin.[2][3]

Results

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Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1847[1][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph W. Matthews 26,995 64.8%
Whig Alexander Blackburn Bradford 13,997 33.6%
Scattering 682[a] 1.6%
Total votes 41,674 100.00
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Of the scattering votes, 615 were cast for Jefferson Davis.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. Vol. 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company.
  3. ^ Busbee, Westley F. (2015). Mississippi: A History (1st ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 166.
  4. ^ a b Dublin, Michael J. (2011). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County. McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 133. ISBN 9780786453245.