1820 Missouri gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1820 Missouri gubernatorial election presidential no 1824 Missouri gubernatorial election 1824 August 28, 1820 x150px Alexander mcnair.jpg Alexander McNair Democratic-Republican Party 6,576 72.01% William Clark-Charles Willson Peale.jpg William Clark Democratic-Republican Party 698DC5 2,556 27.99% 1820 Missouri gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsMcNair: #73BC84 50–60% #3FA457 60–70% #008C21 70–80% #006E1A 80–90% #005113 90–100%Clark: #FE9929 60–70% No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor William Clark Democratic-Republican Party Alexander McNair Democratic-Republican Party The 1820 Missouri gubernatorial election was Missouri's first gubernatorial election due to it becoming a state. In the election, which was held on August 28, 1820, territorial governor William Clark was defeated by Alexander McNair.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=199291 Our Campaigns - MO Governor Race - Aug 28, 1820 Clark was disliked by many Missourians due to accusations that he was too accomodating to indigenous peoples and thus lost to his fellow Democratic-Republican challenger Alexander McNair.David Kennedy Margaret O'Mara Lizabeth Cohen 2025 The American Pageant: A History of the American People English 1st pub. 1954 Cengage Learning 275 Mason, Ohio 979-8-214-07110-7 References Missouri 1820 Gubernatorial Category:August 1820