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1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential 1829 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1829 1833 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1833 no August 1, 1831 File:Abram Marshall Scott.jpg Abram M. Scott National Republican Party (United States) 3,958 31.61% File:Hiram Runnels.jpg Hiram G. Runnels Democratic Party (United States) 3,711 29.67% Charles Lynch (Mississippi governor).jpg Charles Lynch Democratic Party (United States) 2,902 23.20% 1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results
Scott:
#FFB380 50–60%
#FF9955 60–70%
#FF7F2A 70–80%
Runnels:
#A5B0FF 40–50%
#7996E2 50–60%
#6674DE 60–70%
#3933E5 80–90%
Lynch:
#7DDDDD 40–50%
#51C2C2 50–60%
#2AACAC 60–70%
#009696 70–80%
Harris:
#C64C4B 50–60%
Gordon:
#D9D9D9 40–50%
Tie:#DECDE6 30–40% Governor Gerard Brandon Democratic Party (United States) Abram M. Scott National Republican Party (United States)
The 1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Abram M. Scott, a National Republican won against Democrats Hiram G. Runnels and Charles Lynch.Glashan Roy R. https://archive.org/details/americangovernor0000glas/page/168/mode/2up American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 168–169Glashan 1979 labels Scott as both an Independent Republican or National Republican, whereas John Raimo and Robert Sobel 1978 label him a National Republican.Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000sobe/page/802/mode/2up Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978 Raimo John 1978 Meckler Books 978-0-930466-00-8 803 en Two other candidates, Wiley P. Harris and Adam Gordon, received scattered votes.https://books.google.com/books?id=i_1BAQAAMAAJ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi 1900 Jacksonville, FloridaDublin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers 2011 9780786453245 129
Results
Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1831
National Republican Party (United States)
Abram M. Scott
3,953
31.61%
Democratic Party (United States)
Hiram G. Runnels
3,711
29.67%
Democratic Party (United States)
Charles Lynch
2,902
23.20%
Democratic Party (United States)
Wiley P. Harris
1,449
11.59%
Independent
Adam Gordon
492
3.93%
12,507
100.00
National Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
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