1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1855 5 October 1857 1859 →
 
Nominee William McWillie Edward M. Yerger
Party Democratic American Party
Alliance Whig
Popular vote 27,377 14,095
Percentage 66.01% 33.99%

County results

Governor before election

John J. McRae
Democratic

Elected Governor

William McWillie
Democratic

The 1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on 5 October 1857 in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi's 3rd district William McWillie defeated the American Party nominee Edward M. Yerger.[1][2]

  1. ^ "William McWillie: Twenty-second Governor of Mississippi: 1857-1859". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "William McWillie". mississippiencyclopedia.org. July 11, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2023.