1857 Missouri gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1857 Missouri gubernatorial special election presidential no 1856 Missouri gubernatorial election 1856 1860 Missouri gubernatorial election 1860 August 7, 1857 x150px Robert Marcellus Stewart Democratic Party (United States) 47,975 50.18% x150px James S. Rollins Know-Nothing 47,641 49.82% 1857 Missouri gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg County resultsStewart: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Rollins:#c88fe4 50–60%#b368d9 60–70%#9d40cc 70–80% #808080 No Data Governor Hancock Lee Jackson Democratic Party (United States) Robert Marcellus Stewart Democratic Party (United States) The 1857 Missouri gubernatorial special election was held on August 7, 1857. The election was called to fill the remainder of the term of Trusten Polk, who had resigned in February 1857 upon his election to the United States Senate.http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/historicallistings/governors.asp SOS, Missouri – State Archives: Governors Sos.mo.gov 2013-03-22 In the special election, held on August 7, 1857, the Democratic nominee, Robert Marcellus Stewart, defeated Know-Nothing candidate James S. Rollins (running under the American Party label) by a margin of only 334 votes. This was Rollins' second run for Governor of Missouri, having also lost in the 1848 gubernatorial election. Results 1857 gubernatorial special election, MissouriDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 143–144 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Marcellus Stewart 47,975 50.18 +9.39 Know-Nothing James S. Rollins 47,641 49.82 +14.59 334 0.36 -5.20 95,616 14.02 Democratic Party (United States) References Missouri 1857 Gubernatorial Category:August 1857 Missouri 1857 Gubernatorial 1857