1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election

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%

Governor before election

Albert G. Brown
Democratic

Elected Governor

John A. Quitman
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]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. Vol. 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company.

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