1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 January 2025 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential 1847 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1847 1851 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1851 no November 5, 1849 John_A_Quitman.jpg John A. Quitman Democratic Party (United States) 33,117 59.02% 3x4.svg Luke Lea Whig Party (United States) 22,996 40.98% 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsQuitman: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Lea: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70%No data/vote: #808080 Governor Joseph W. Matthews Democratic Party (United States) John A. Quitman Democratic Party (United States) The 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1849, to elect the governor of Mississippi. John A. Quitman, a Democrat won against Whig Luke Lea, future Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior.Glashan Roy R. https://archive.org/details/americangovernor0000glas/page/168/mode/2up American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775–1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 168–169Rowland Dunbar https://books.google.com/books?id=aQk8AAAAMAAJ&q=george%20r.%20clayton History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1925 1DeJong David H. Luke Lea: Commissioner of Indian Affairs (July 1, 1850–March 24, 1853) 2021 https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2cw0sp9.20 Paternalism to Partnership 80–85 2024-01-14 The Administration of Indian Affairs, 1786–2021 University of Nebraska Press j.ctv2cw0sp9.20 978-1-4962-3058-4 Background Debates over slavery and state rights continued to dominate the Mississippi political scene. Political leaders called for the defense of slavery and the necessity of secession if further encroachment on the institution of slavery occurred.Busbee Westley F. Mississippi: A History John Wiley and Sons 2015 1st 201–202 General election Incumbent Governor Joseph Matthews announced he would not run for reelection. The Democrats unanimously nominated John A. Quitman, a staunch defender of nullification, "state sovereignty", and slavery. The Whigs nominated Luke Lea, who was also a defender of slavery but did not believe in secession. However, many Whigs preferred Quitman. Quitman was elected governor by a wide margin, reflecting the political environment at the time. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1849 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Quitman 33,117 59.02% Whig Party (United States) Luke Lea 22,996 40.98% 56,113 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Mississippi gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Mississippi Category:1849 in Mississippi