1846 Indiana gubernatorial election

Indiana gubernatorial election

1846 Indiana gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Whitcomb Joseph G. Marshall
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 64,104 60,138
Percentage 50.65% 47.52%

Governor before election

James Whitcomb
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Whitcomb
Democratic

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The 1846 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on August 3, 1846.[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor James Whitcomb defeated Whig nominee Joseph G. Marshall and Liberty nominee Stephen C. Stevens with 50.65% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1846 Indiana gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James Whitcomb 64,104 50.65%
Whig Joseph G. Marshall 60,138 47.52%
Liberty Stephen C. Stevens 2,301 1.82%
Scattering 21 0.02%
Majority 3,966 3.13%
Turnout 126,564
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ The Indiana State Senate Journal and some other sources give the result as Whitcomb 64,104, Marshall 60,067, Stevens 2,278.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Alexandria: Friday Morning, August 7, 1846". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. August 7, 1846. p. 3. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Campbell, Prof. John L. (1897). "Joseph G. Marshall". Indiana Historical Society Publications. 1 (6). Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company: 189–200. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "News of the Day". Alexandria gazette. Alexandria, Virginia. April 16, 1855. p. 2. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "IN Governor, 1846". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 50. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 61–62. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  7. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  8. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 173. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  9. ^ Riker, Dorothy; Thornbrough, Gayle (1960). Indiana Election Returns 1816-1851. Indiana Historical Review. pp. 153–155.
  10. ^ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E., eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
  11. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Indiana, during the Thirty-First Session of the General Assembly. Indianapolis: J.P. Chapman, State Printer. 1846. p. 25.
  12. ^ Stoll, John B. (1917). History of the Indiana Democracy, 1816-1916. Indianapolis: Indiana Democratic Publishing Company. p. 91.
  13. ^ The Whig Almanac and United States Register 1850. New York: Greeley & McElrath. p. 49.


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