1852 Indiana gubernatorial election
Indiana gubernatorial election
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The 1852 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on October 12, 1852.[1]
This was the first election held in October, and the first election for a four-year term, since a new state constitution came into effect in 1851.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph A. Wright defeated Whig nominee Nicholas McCarty and Free Soil nominee Andrew L. Robinson with 54.61% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Nicholas McCarty, Whig, retired businessman[2]
- Andrew L. Robinson, Free Soil, former Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives[3]
- Joseph A. Wright, Democratic, incumbent Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph A. Wright | 92,576 | 54.61% | ||
| Whig | Nicholas McCarty | 73,641 | 43.44% | ||
| Free Soil | Andrew L. Robinson | 3,303 | 1.95% | ||
| Scattering | 2 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 18,935 | 11.17% | |||
| Turnout | 169,522 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
References
- ^ "The Election". The Evansville daily journal. Evansville, Ind. October 6, 1852. p. 2. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Beeler, Dale (December 1915). "The Election of 1852 in Indiana". Indiana Magazine of History. 11 (4): 301–323. JSTOR 27785701. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Bigham, Darrel E. (2006). On Jordan's banks: emancipation and its aftermath in the Ohio (PDF). Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 44. ISBN 0-8131-2366-6.
- ^ "IN Governor, 1852". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Pitchell, Robert J., ed. (1960). Indiana Votes: Election Returns for Governor, 1852-1956, and Senator, 1914-1958. Bloomington: Bureau of Government Research, Indiana University. pp. 6–7.
- ^ Beeler, Dale (March 1916). "The Election of 1852". Indiana Magazine of History. 12 (1): 34–52. JSTOR 27785718. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Gugin, Linda C.; St. Clair, James E., eds. (2006). The Governors of Indiana. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society Press. p. 119. ISBN 0-87195-196-7.
- ^ Journal of the Indiana State Senate during the Thirty-Seventh Session of the General Assembly, commencing January 6, 1853. Indianapolis: J.P. Chapman, State Printer. 1853. p. 52.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 50. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 86–87. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 174. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Holt, Michael F. The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party. New York, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. pp. 752, 1126. ISBN 0-19-505544-6.
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