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Parents > United States > Mississippi > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1859 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open October 03, 1859 - 08:00am Central
Polls Close October 03, 1859 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start November 21, 1859 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 1861 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker March 07, 2007 11:38pm
Data SourcesUnited States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 The Official Results by State and County Michael J. Dubin
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won10/05/1857
NameWilliam McWillie Votes27,377 (66.01%)
Term11/16/1857 - 11/21/1859 Margin13,282 (+32.03%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyIndependent Won06/13/1865
NameWilliam L. Sharkey Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/13/1865 - 10/15/1865 Margin1 (+100.00%)
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Name Gov. John J. Pettus Harvey W. Walter  
PartyDemocratic Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 34,559 (77.03%) 10,308 (22.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -24,251 (-54.05%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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