1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election

The 1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 1, 1831, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Abram M. Scott, a National Republican won against Democratic-Republicans Hiram G. Runnels and Charles Lynch.^[1]^[a] Two other candidates, Wiley P. Harris and Adam Gordon, received scattered votes.^[3]^[4]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1831^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Republican	Abram M. Scott	3,953	31.6%
	Democratic-Republican	Hiram G. Runnels	3,711	29.7%
	Democratic-Republican	Charles Lynch	2,902	23.2%
	Democratic-Republican	Wiley P. Harris	1,449	11.6%
	Independent	Adam Gordon	492	3.9%
Total votes			12,503	100.00
	Democratic-Republican

Notes

National Republican.^[2]

References

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

ISBN 978-0-930466-00-8
.

^ ^a ^b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi. 1900.

ISBN 9780786453245
.

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[3] National Republican.^[2]

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

[2] ISBN 978-0-930466-00-8
.

[statref-4] Mississippi Official and Statistical Register. Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi. 1900.

[results2-5] ISBN 9780786453245
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