1837, mississippi, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1837, elect, governor, mississippi, alexander, mcnutt, democrat, against, whig, candidate, john, grimball, states, rights, whig, candidate, jacob, morgan, fourth, candidate, democrat, benjamin, edward. The 1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on November 6 1837 to elect the governor of Mississippi Alexander G McNutt a Democrat won against Whig candidate John A Grimball and States Rights Whig candidate Jacob B Morgan 1 2 A fourth candidate Democrat Benjamin W Edwards died during the campaign 3 1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1835 November 6 1837 1839 Nominee Alexander G McNutt Jacob B Morgan John A GrimballParty Democratic Whig WhigPopular vote 12 936 9 896 4 974Percentage 46 5 35 5 17 9 Governor before electionCharles LynchWhig Elected Governor Alexander G McNuttDemocraticResults editMississippi gubernatorial election 1837 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Alexander G McNutt 12 936 46 5 Whig Jacob B Morgan 9 896 35 5 Whig John A Grimball 4 974 17 9 Total votes 27 351 100 00Democratic gain from WhigReferences edit a b Glashan Roy R 1979 American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections 1775 1978 Westport CT Meckler Books pp 168 169 Mississippi Official and Statistical Register Jacksonville Florida Vance Printing Co State Printers for Mississippi 1900 Rowland Dunbar 1907 Mississippi L Z Southern Historical Publishing Association p 137 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1837 Mississippi gubernatorial election amp oldid 1195272258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
