1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1847 November 5, 1849 1851 →
 
Nominee John A. Quitman Luke Lea
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 33,117 22,996
Percentage 59.0% 41.0%
County results
Quitman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Lea:      50–60%      60–70%
No data/vote:      
Governor before election

Joseph W. Matthews
Democratic

Elected Governor

John A. Quitman
Democratic

The 1849 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 1, 1849, to elect the governor of Mississippi. John A. Quitman, a Democrat won against Whig Luke Lea, future Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Department of Interior.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1925). History of Mississippi, the Heart of the South. Vol. 1. S. J. Clarke publishing Company.
  3. ^ DeJong, David H. (2021), "Luke Lea: Commissioner of Indian Affairs (July 1, 1850–March 24, 1853)", Paternalism to Partnership, The Administration of Indian Affairs, 1786–2021, University of Nebraska Press, pp. 80–85, ISBN 978-1-4962-3058-4, JSTOR j.ctv2cw0sp9.20, retrieved 2024-01-14