1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1833 November 2, 1835 1837 →
 
Nominee Charles Lynch Hiram Runnels
Party Whig Democratic
Popular vote 9,867 9,441
Percentage 51.1% 48.9%
County results

Lynch:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Runnels:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%

     No votes
Governor before election

Hiram Runnels
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles Lynch
Whig

The 1835 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1835, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Charles Lynch, a Whig, won against incumbent Governor Hiram Runnels, a Democrat.[1]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.