1865 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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 County results Humphreys: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Fisher: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 80-90% Patton: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1865 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on October 2, 1865, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Benjamin Humphreys won against Ephraim S. Fisher and William S. Patton. The election was officially nonpartisan to replace the outgoing Provisional Governor William Sharkey, though Humphreys was a Democrat and Fisher and Patton were both formerly Whigs.[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Nonpartisan | Benjamin G. Humphreys | 19,036 | 42.2% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ephraim S. Fisher | 15,551 | 34.5% | |
| Nonpartisan | William S. Patton | 10,519 | 23.3% | |
| Total votes | 45,106 | 100.00 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
- ^ Dublin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County (1st ed.). McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 322. ISBN 9780786456468.