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| Description | The state's 1890 constitution requires gubernatorial candidates to win both a majority of the statewide vote and a majority of the 122 districts that make up the state House. Otherwise, the State House chooses the winner from the top two. |
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| Date |
Type |
Results
[Show Primaries]
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| Nov 07, 2023 |
General Election |
| | Tate Reeves(I)
418,233
50.94%
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| Brandon Presley
391,614
47.70%
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| Gwendolyn Gray
11,153
1.36%
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| Nov 05, 2019 |
General Election |
| | Tate Reeves
459,396
51.91%
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| Jim Hood
414,368
46.83%
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| David R. Singletary
8,522
0.96%
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| Bob Hickingbottom
2,625
0.30%
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| Nov 03, 2015 |
General Election |
| | Phil Bryant(I)
476,697
66.38%
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| Robert Gray
231,643
32.25%
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| Shawn O'Hara
9,845
1.37%
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| Nov 08, 2011 |
General Election |
| | Phil Bryant
544,851
60.98%
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| Johnny DuPree
348,617
39.02%
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| Nov 06, 2007 |
General Election |
| | Haley Barbour(I)
430,807
57.90%
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| John Arthur Eaves Jr.
313,232
42.10%
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| Nov 04, 2003 |
General Election |
| | Haley Barbour
470,404
52.59%
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| Ronnie Musgrove(I)
409,787
45.81%
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| John Thomas Cripps
6,317
0.71%
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| Shawn O'Hara
4,070
0.46%
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| Sherman Lee Dillon
3,909
0.44%
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| Nov 02, 1999 |
General Election |
| | Ronnie Musgrove
379,033
49.62%
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| Mike Parker
370,691
48.52%
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| Jerry Ladner
8,208
1.07%
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| Helen Perkins
6,005
0.79%
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| Nov 07, 1995 |
General Election |
| | Kirk Fordice(I)
455,261
55.56%
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| Dick Molpus
364,210
44.44%
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| Nov 05, 1991 |
General Election |
| | Kirk Fordice
361,500
50.83%
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| Ray Mabus Jr.(I)
338,459
47.59%
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| Shawn O'Hara
11,253
1.58%
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| Nov 03, 1987 |
General Election |
| | Ray Mabus Jr.
385,689
53.44%
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| Jack Reed, Sr.
336,006
46.56%
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| Nov 08, 1983 |
General Election |
| | Bill Allain
409,209
55.09%
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| Leon Bramlett
288,764
38.88%
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| Charles Evers
30,593
4.12%
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| Billy Taylor
7,869
1.06%
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| Henry McMullen Williams
6,302
0.85%
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| Nov 07, 1979 |
General Election |
| | William F. Winter
413,620
61.07%
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| Gil Carmichael
263,702
38.93%
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| Nov 04, 1975 |
General Election |
| | Cliff Finch
369,568
52.20%
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| Gil Carmichael
319,632
45.14%
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| Henry Jay Kirksey
18,833
2.66%
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| Nov 02, 1971 |
General Election |
| | William L. Waller
601,222
77.02%
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| Charles Evers
172,762
22.13%
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| Tom Brady
6,653
0.85%
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| Nov 07, 1967 |
General Election |
| | John Bell Williams
315,318
70.27%
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| Rubel L. Phillips
133,379
29.73%
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| Nov 05, 1963 |
General Election |
| | Paul B. Johnson, Jr.
225,456
61.94%
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| Rubel L. Phillips
138,515
38.06%
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| Nov 03, 1959 |
General Election |
| | Ross R. Barnett
57,671
100.00%
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| Nov 08, 1955 |
General Election |
| | James P. Coleman
40,707
100.00%
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| Nov 06, 1951 |
General Election |
| | Hugh L. White
43,422
100.00%
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| Nov 04, 1947 |
General Election |
| | Fielding L. Wright(I)
166,095
97.59%
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| George L. Sheldon
4,102
2.41%
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| Nov 02, 1946 |
Appointment |
| | Fielding L. Wright
1
100.00%
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| Dec 26, 1943 |
Appointment |
| | Dennis Murphree
1
100.00%
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| Nov 02, 1943 |
General Election |
| | Thomas L. Bailey
50,488
100.00%
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| Nov 07, 1939 |
General Election |
| | Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
61,614
100.00%
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| Nov 05, 1935 |
General Election |
| | Hugh L. White
45,881
100.00%
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| Nov 03, 1931 |
General Election |
| | Martin S. Conner
45,942
100.00%
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| Nov 08, 1927 |
General Election |
| | Theodore G. Bilbo
31,717
100.00%
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| Mar 18, 1927 |
Appointment |
| | Dennis Murphree
1
100.00%
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| Nov 06, 1923 |
General Election |
| | Henry L. Whitfield
29,138
100.00%
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| Nov 04, 1919 |
General Election |
| | Lee M. Russell
39,239
96.96%
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| J. T. Lester
1,231
3.04%
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| Nov 02, 1915 |
General Election |
| | Theodore G. Bilbo
50,541
92.59%
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| J. T. Lester
4,046
7.41%
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| Nov 07, 1911 |
General Election |
| | Earl Brewer
40,471
95.18%
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| Sumner W. Rose
2,049
4.82%
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| Nov 05, 1907 |
General Election |
| | Edmund F. Noel
29,528
100.00%
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| Nov 03, 1903 |
General Election |
| | James K. Vardaman
32,191
100.00%
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| Nov 07, 1899 |
General Election |
| | Andrew H. Longino
42,273
87.40%
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| Rufus K. Prewitt
6,097
12.60%
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| Nov 05, 1895 |
General Election |
| | Anselm J. McLaurin
46,870
72.07%
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| Frank Burkett
18,167
27.93%
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| Nov 01, 1889 |
General Election |
| | John M. Stone
84,929
99.98%
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| Others
16
0.02%
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| Nov 03, 1885 |
General Election |
| | Robert Lowry(I)
88,783
99.01%
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| Put Darden
824
0.92%
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| Others
64
0.07%
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| Nov 08, 1881 |
General Election |
| | Robert Lowry
76,805
59.63%
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| Benjamin King
51,994
40.37%
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| Nov 06, 1877 |
General Election |
| | John M. Stone(I)
96,376
99.95%
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| Others
47
0.05%
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| Mar 29, 1876 |
Appointment |
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| Nov 04, 1873 |
General Election |
| | Adelbert Ames
73,324
58.11%
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| James L. Alcorn(I)
52,857
41.89%
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| Nov 30, 1869 |
General Election |
| | James L. Alcorn
76,186
66.66%
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| Lewis T. Dent
38,097
33.34%
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| Jun 22, 1868 |
General Election |
| | Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
62,321
52.64%
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| Beriah B. Eggleston
56,072
47.36%
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| Others
5
0.00%
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| Jun 15, 1868 |
Appointment |
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| Oct 02, 1865 |
General Election |
| | Benjamin Grubb Humphreys
19,037
42.09%
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| E. S. Fisher
15,557
34.40%
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| W. S. Patton
10,519
23.26%
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| Others
116
0.26%
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| Jun 13, 1865 |
Appointment |
| | William L. Sharkey
1
100.00%
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| Oct 03, 1859 |
General Election |
| | John J. Pettus
34,559
77.03%
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| Harvey W. Walter
10,308
22.97%
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| Oct 05, 1857 |
General Election |
| | William McWillie
27,377
66.01%
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| Edward M. Yerger
14,095
33.99%
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| Nov 06, 1855 |
General Election |
| | John Jones McRae(I)
32,666
54.22%
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| Charles D. Fontaine
27,579
45.78%
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| Jan 05, 1854 |
Appointment |
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| Nov 08, 1853 |
General Election |
| | John Jones McRae
32,116
54.07%
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| Francis M. Rogers
27,279
45.93%
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| Nov 04, 1851 |
General Election |
| | Henry Stuart Foote
29,358
50.87%
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| Jefferson Davis
28,359
49.13%
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| Nov 04, 1851 |
Appointment |
| | James Whitfield
1
100.00%
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| Feb 03, 1851 |
Appointment |
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| Nov 06, 1849 |
General Election |
| | John A. Quitman
33,117
59.02%
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| Luke Lea
22,996
40.98%
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| Nov 02, 1847 |
General Election |
| | Joseph W. Matthews
26,995
64.78%
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| Alexander B. Bradford
13,997
33.59%
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| Scattering
682
1.64%
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| Nov 04, 1845 |
General Election |
| | Albert Gallatin Brown(I)
28,310
66.08%
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| Thomas Coopwood
12,852
30.00%
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| Isaac N. Davis
1,683
3.93%
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| Nov 07, 1843 |
General Election |
| | Albert Gallatin Brown
21,035
52.98%
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| G. R. Clayton
17,322
43.63%
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| Thomas Hickman Williams
1,343
3.38%
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| Nov 02, 1841 |
General Election |
| | Tilghman M. Tucker
19,059
53.17%
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| David O. Shattuck
16,784
46.83%
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| Nov 05, 1839 |
General Election |
| | Alexander G. McNutt(I)
18,900
54.33%
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| Edward Turner
15,886
45.67%
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| Nov 07, 1837 |
General Election |
| | Alexander G. McNutt
12,936
46.45%
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| J. B. Morgan
9,896
35.54%
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| John A. Grimball
4,974
17.86%
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| Scattering
41
0.15%
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| Nov 20, 1835 |
Appointment |
| | John A. Quitman
1
100.00%
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| Nov 03, 1835 |
General Election |
| | Charles Lynch
9,867
51.10%
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| Hiram G. Runnels(I)
9,441
48.90%
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| Nov 05, 1833 |
General Election |
| | Hiram G. Runnels
6,705
52.29%
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| Abram M. Scott(I)
6,117
47.71%
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| Jun 12, 1833 |
Appointment |
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| Aug 02, 1831 |
General Election |
| | Abram M. Scott
3,953
31.61%
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| Hiram G. Runnels
3,711
29.67%
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| Charles Lynch
2,902
23.20%
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| Wiley P. Harris
1,449
11.59%
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| Adam Gordon
492
3.93%
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| Aug 04, 1829 |
General Election |
| | Gerard C. Brandon(I)
7,344
64.79%
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| George W. Winchester
3,991
35.21%
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| Aug 07, 1827 |
General Election |
| | Gerard C. Brandon(I)
5,482
50.47%
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| Daniel Williams
3,519
32.40%
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| Beverly R. Grayson
1,861
17.13%
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| Jul 25, 1826 |
Appointment |
| | Gerard C. Brandon
1
100.00%
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| Nov 17, 1825 |
Appointment |
| | Gerard C. Brandon
1
100.00%
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| Aug 02, 1825 |
General Election |
| | David Holmes
7,846
83.96%
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| Cowles Mead
1,499
16.04%
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| Aug 05, 1823 |
General Election |
| | Walter Leake(I)
3,996
47.05%
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| David Dickson
2,511
29.57%
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| William Lattimore
1,986
23.38%
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| Aug 07, 1821 |
General Election |
| | Walter Leake
4,780
77.13%
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| Charles B. Green
1,269
20.48%
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| George B. Green
148
2.39%
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| Aug 03, 1819 |
General Election |
| | George Poindexter
2,721
61.52%
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| Thomas Hinds
1,702
38.48%
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| Sep 02, 1817 |
General Election |
| | David Holmes
4,108
100.00%
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