1852 Indiana gubernatorial election

1852 Indiana gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joseph A. Wright Nicholas McCarty
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 92,576 73,641
Percentage 54.61% 43.44%

Governor before election

Joseph A. Wright
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph A. Wright
Democratic

The 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1852.[1]

This was the first election held in October, and the first election for a four-year term, since a new state constitution came into effect in 1851.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee Nicholas McCarty and Free Soil nominee Andrew L. Robinson with 54.61% of the vote.

  1. ^ "The Election". The Evansville daily journal. Evansville, Ind. October 6, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

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