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Mississippi gubernatorial election for 1831
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]
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^ a b Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
^ Sobel, Robert; Raimo, John (1978). Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789-1978 . Meckler Books. p. 803. ISBN 978-0-930466-00-8 .
^ a b Mississippi Official and Statistical Register . Jacksonville, Florida: Vance Printing Co., State Printers for Mississippi. 1900.
^ Dublin, Michael J. (2011). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860 : The Official Results by State and County . McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. p. 129. ISBN 9780786453245 .