Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Mississippi
1857 Mississippi gubernatorial election ← 1855 | 5 October 1857 | 1859 → |
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| | | Nominee | William McWillie | Edward M. Yerger | | Party | Democratic | American Party | Alliance | | Whig | Popular vote | 27,377 | 14,095 | Percentage | 66.01% | 33.99% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/MS_gov_1857.png/140px-MS_gov_1857.png) County results McWillie 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% | Yerger 50-60% 60-70% | |
Governor before election John J. McRae Democratic | Elected Governor William McWillie Democratic | |
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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]
General election
On election day, 5 October 1857, William McWillie won the election by a margin of 13,282 votes against his opponent Edward M. Yerger. Retaining democratic control of the office of Governor and being sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Mississippi on 16 November 1857.[3]
Results
References
- ^ "William McWillie: Twenty-second Governor of Mississippi: 1857-1859". mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "William McWillie". mississippiencyclopedia.org. July 11, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Gov. William McWillie". nga.org. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "MS Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 27, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2023.