1843 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1843 Mississippi gubernatorial election

← 1841 November 6, 1843 1845 →

Nominee Albert G. Brown George R. Clayton Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 21,035 17,322 Percentage 53.0% 43.6%

County results Brown   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%   90-100% Clayton   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% No returns

Governor before election Tilghman Tucker Democratic Elected Governor Albert G. Brown Democratic

The 1843 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1843, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Albert G. Brown, an anti-bond Democrat won against Whig George R. Clayton and "bond-paying Democrat" and former U.S. Senator Thomas Hickman Williams.^[1][2]