1849 Indiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1849 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana File:Flag of the United States (1848–1851).svg Presidential no 1846 Indiana gubernatorial election 1846 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election 1852 August 6, 1849 x150px Joseph A. Wright Democratic Party (United States) 76,996 52.27% x120px John A. Matson Whig Party (United States) 67,218 45.64% File:1849 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Wright: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Matson: #FEE391 40–50% #FED463 50–60% No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor James Whitcomb Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Wright Democratic Party (United States) The 1849 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1849. August 2, 1849 Proclamation https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015677/1849-08-02/ed-1/seq-4/ Indiana State sentinel Indianapolis 4 24 August 2023 This was the last election held in August, and the last election for a three-year term, until a new state constitution came into effect in 1851. Incumbent Democratic Governor James Whitcomb was term-limited, and could not seek a third consecutive term.https://www.in.gov/history/about-indiana-history-and-trivia/explore-indiana-history-by-topic/indiana-documents-leading-to-statehood/constitution-of-1816/article-iv/ Article IV Constitution of 1816 Indiana Historical Bureau 24 August 2023 Democratic nominee Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee John A. Matson and Free Soil nominee James H. Cravens with 52.27% of the vote. Before the election, on December 26, 1848, Whitcomb resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate. Lieutenant Governor Paris C. Dunning acted as governor for the remainder of the unexpired term. General election Candidates James H. Cravens, Free Soil, former U.S. Representative John A. Matson, Whig, attorney, former member of the Indiana House of Representatives, unsuccessful candidate for Indiana's 3rd congressional district in 1843https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/persons/MA39945 Matson, John A. Papers of Abraham Lincoln Digital Library 24 August 2023 Joseph A. Wright, Democrat, former U.S. Representative Results 1849 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=202364 IN Governor, 1849 Our Campaigns 24 August 2023Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 50 1-56802-396-0 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County 62–63 McFarland 2003 978-0-7864-1439-0 Jefferson, North Carolina Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 86–87 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 173 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0 Riker Dorothy Thornbrough Gayle 1960 Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851 https://archive.org/details/indianaelectionr0000unse/ Indiana Historical Review 155–158 The Indiana State Senate Journal and some other sources give the result as Wright 76,996, Matson 67,228, Cravens 3,018. 1849 Journal of the Indiana State Senate, during the Thirty-Fourth Session of the General Assembly. Commencing December 3, 1849 https://books.google.com/books?id=WU8vAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA30 Indianapolis John D. Defrees, State Printer 30 Stoll John B. 1917 History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916 https://archive.org/details/historyofindiana00stol/ Indianapolis Indiana Democratic Publishing Company 108 Woodburn James Albert September 1914 Constitution Making in Early Indiana: a Historical Survey https://www.jstor.org/stable/27785637 Indiana Magazine of History 10 3 237–255 27785637 24 August 2023 September 8, 1849 [Unknown] https://newspaperarchive.com/fort-wayne-sentinel-sep-08-1849-p-2/ Fort Wayne Sentinel Fort Wayne, Indiana 2 24 August 2023 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Wright 76,996 52.27% Whig Party (United States) John A. Matson 67,218 45.64% Free Soil Party James H. Cravens 3,076 2.09% Write-in #ffffff Ephraim Trabu 3 0.00 Write-in #ffffff James A. MatsonLikely intended for John A. Matson. 2 0.00 9,778 6.63% 147,295 Democratic Party (United States) Notes References 1849 Indiana Gubernatorial Category:August 1849 Category:1849 in Indiana