1824 Missouri gubernatorial election

1824 Missouri gubernatorial election
	County results; Bates: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%; Ashley: 50–60% 70–80% 90–100%; No Data/Vote:
Governor before election; Alexander McNair; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; Frederick Bates; Democratic-Republican

The 1824 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on August 2, 1824, Frederick Bates defeated Lt. Gov William Henry Ashley. Both candidates were members of the Democratic-Republican Party. The death of Frederick Bates in August 1825,^[1] meant that the next election for governor of Missouri would be held little more than a year after this election.^[2]

Results

1824 gubernatorial election, Missouri^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic-Republican	Frederick Bates	6,165	57.10
	Democratic-Republican	William Henry Ashley	4,631	42.90
Majority			1,534	14.20	−29.82
Turnout			10,796
	Democratic-Republican hold		Swing

^ "SOS, Missouri – State Archives: Governors". Sos.mo.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "MO Governor – Special Election Race – Dec 08, 1825". Our Campaigns. March 8, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
^ "MO Governor Race – Aug 02, 1824". Our Campaigns. March 8, 2005. Retrieved March 18, 2013.