1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election

1831 Mississippi gubernatorial election
	August 1, 1831
	County results ; Scott: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% ; Runnels: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 80-90% ; Lynch: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% ; Harris: 50-60% ; Gordon: 40-50% ; Tie: 30-40%
Governor before election; Gerard Brandon; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Abram M. Scott; National Republican

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 Democrats Hiram G. Runnels and Charles Lynch.^[1]^[a] Two other candidates, Wiley P. Harris and Adam Gordon, received scattered votes.^[3]^[4]

Results

Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1831^[1]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Republican	Abram M. Scott	3,953	31.6%
	Democratic	Hiram G. Runnels	3,711	29.7%
	Democratic	Charles Lynch	2,902	23.2%
	Democratic	Wiley P. Harris	1,449	11.6%
	Independent	Adam Gordon	492	3.9%
Total votes			12,503	100.00
	National Republican gain from Democratic

^ Glashan 1979 labels Scott as both an Independent Republican or National Republican, whereas John Raimo and Robert Sobel 1978 label him a National Republican.^[2]

^ ^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.