1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential 1855 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1855 1859 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1859 no October 5, 1857 125px William McWillie Democratic Party (United States) 27,377 66.01% 125px Edward M. Yerger American Party Whig Party (United States) 14,095 33.99% 1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County results McWillie #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Yerger #d796ea 50–60% #ce80e3 60–70% Governor John J. McRae Democratic Party (United States) William McWillie Democratic Party (United States) The 1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1857, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district William McWillie defeated the American Party nominee Edward M. Yerger.https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/issue/william-mcwillie-twenty-second-governor-of-mississippi-1857-1859 William McWillie: Twenty-second Governor of Mississippi: 1857-1859 mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov 2023-05-08https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/william-mcwillie/ William McWillie mississippiencyclopedia.org July 11, 2017 2023-05-08 General election On election day, October 5, 1857, William McWillie won the election by a margin of 13,282 votes against his opponent Edward M. Yerger. Thus retaining Democratic control of the office, he was sworn in as the 22nd governor of Mississippi on November 16, 1857.https://www.nga.org/governor/william-mcwillie/ Gov. William McWillie nga.org 2023-05-08 Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1857https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=233546 MS Governor ourcampaigns.com May 27, 2005 2023-05-08 Democratic Party (United States) William McWillie 27,377 66.01 Know Nothing Edward M. Yerger 14,095 33.99 41,472 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Mississippi gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial Category:October 1857 Mississippi