1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1835 November 6, 1837 1839 →
 
Nominee Alexander G. McNutt Jacob B. Morgan John A. Grimball
Party Democratic Whig Whig
Popular vote 12,936 9,896 4,974
Percentage 46.5% 35.5% 17.9%
County results

McNutt:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Morgan:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Grimball:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

     70-80%
Governor before election

Charles Lynch
Whig

Elected Governor

Alexander G. McNutt
Democratic

The 1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1837, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Alexander G. McNutt, a Democrat won against Whig candidate John A. Grimball and States Rights Whig candidate Jacob B. Morgan.[1][2] A fourth candidate, Democrat Benjamin W. Edwards died during the campaign.[3]

  1. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
  2. ^ Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi. 1900.
  3. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: L-Z. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 137.