1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election
← 1821 August 4, 1823 1825 →
	County results ; Leake: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% ; Dickson: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ; Lattimore: 50–60% ; No votes
Governor before election; Walter Leake; Democratic-Republican	Elected Governor ; David Holmes; Democratic-Republican

The 1823 Mississippi gubernatorial election was held on August 4, 1823, to elect the governor of Mississippi. Walter Leake, a Democratic-Republican incumbent, won against David Dickson and William Lattimore, two other Democratic Republicans.^[1]^[2]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1823^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Walter Leake (incumbent)	3,996	47.05%
	Democratic-Republican	David Dickson	2,511	29.57%
	Democratic-Republican	William Lattimore	1,986	23.38%
Total votes			8,493	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

1 2 Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 168–169.
↑ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved January 7, 2024.